Arts Sep 14 GeoGuessr star player Trevor Rainbolt’s tips for success in the popular geography game A popular online geography game is taking players around the globe, one Google Street View image at a time. John Yang speaks with Trevor Rainbolt, perhaps the game’s most famous player, for a look inside the world of GeoGuessr.
Economy Aug 31 Families paying for school lunches grapple with recurring online transaction fees Schools are increasingly turning to online payment systems for school lunches. Those systems are run by payment processing companies, which typically charge transaction fees. According to federal analysis, families qualifying for reduced-price meals may be paying as much as 60…
Health Aug 31 Why carbon monoxide poisoning is on the rise as extreme weather causes more power outages Climate change is making extreme weather events like wildfires, floods and hurricanes more frequent and severe. Scientists now say that carbon monoxide poisonings are on the rise amid widespread power outages following those events. ProPublica’s Lexi Churchill joins Ali Rogin…
Health Aug 25 In post-Roe era, study finds more Americans are self-managing their abortions According to a new study, the percentage of people who say they’ve tried to end a pregnancy outside of the medical system has gone up since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade two years ago. John Yang speaks with…
Health Aug 18 One medical device is raising questions about FDA’s approval process Americans rely on the Food and Drug Administration to make sure that medical devices are safe. Reporting by KFF Health News has raised questions about how the FDA has dealt with some products, including a device that treats a heart…
Nation Aug 10 Nonconsensual sexual images posted online made worse by deepfakes and AI technology Deepfake and AI technology’s ability to manipulate photos and even videos has made the problem of sexual images being posted online without consent even worse. Google recently announced new steps to combat sexually explicit deepfakes in their search results, but…
World Aug 04 How Bangladesh’s student protests ignited a broader movement against the country’s leader Bangladesh is under a nationwide curfew and internet blackout after a weekend of violent clashes between security forces and protestors. Almost 300 people have died since the start of the protests, which have grown into a national movement against Prime…
Politics Aug 03 As Trump questions Harris’ identity, a look at the history of race in American politics Earlier this week, while speaking at a gathering of Black journalists, former President Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity. Laura Barrón-López speaks with Peniel Joseph, founding director of UT Austin’s Center for the Study of Race and…
Arts Jul 28 How Lois Curtis paved the way for equal rights for Americans with disabilities For the next installment in our “Hidden Histories” series, Ali Rogin brings us the story of Lois Curtis, an artist whose lawsuit 25 years ago over the conditions of her confinement in state institutions ended up at the Supreme Court…
Nation Jul 27 As more retailers embrace digital price tags on shelves, how will they be used? Traditional price tags at grocery stores may soon be on their way out, in favor of what are being called digital or electronic shelf labels that can be updated remotely. Consumer advocates worry this technology can lead to surge pricing…