Science Jul 13 ‘Slow-motion crisis’: Why some of the most populous cities in the U.S. are sinking According to a recent study published in the journal Nature Cities, 28 of the most populous U.S. cities are sinking. It’s due to a phenomenon called land subsidence, exacerbated in many cases by humans extracting too much groundwater from underground…
Nation Jul 12 FEMA missed major flood risks at Camp Mystic in Texas, new analysis reveals The search for more than 100 people still missing from the catastrophic July 4 flash floods in Texas began its second week Saturday. Officials have rejected suggestions that the calamity could have been anticipated, but an analysis by NPR and…
Nation Jul 06 Ground crews and volunteers race to find those still missing after Texas floods The desperate search for the missing after deadly flash floods in Texas has become a race against time. The official death toll climbed to at least 70 on Sunday, with 11 girls from a Christian summer camp still unaccounted for.
Science Jul 06 Study warns 1.5-degree warming limit can’t prevent dangers of melting glaciers The 2015 Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius was thought to be the threshold for averting severe climate change impacts. But new research says even that level is too high to prevent the catastrophic consequences…
World Jul 05 How North Korean operatives are infiltrating U.S. companies to fund weapons programs This week, federal prosecutors charged four North Korean nationals with scheming to get hired by a U.S. company as remote workers and then steal nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency. It’s a relatively new North Korean threat: operatives using fake IDs…
Health Jun 28 Former top CDC vaccine expert on why she resigned in protest over firing of advisory panel Earlier in June, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fired all 17 members of a key vaccine advisory panel and handpicked eight new members, including several who have expressed skepticism about some vaccines. The move prompted the resignation of Dr.
World Jun 22 Former national security adviser analyzes U.S. airstrikes on Iran The Trump administration said “Operation Midnight Hammer” severely damaged or destroyed Iran’s Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz nuclear sites. For more analysis of the strikes, John Yang speaks with retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, a Hoover Institution senior fellow who served…
World Jun 22 Desperation mounts in Gaza as Palestinians are killed while seeking food aid While the world’s attention is focused on Iran, Israel’s war in Gaza continues. Gaza health officials said Israeli strikes over the past 24 hours killed 51 Palestinians and wounded 104. John Yang speaks with James Elder, global spokesperson for UNICEF,…
Nation Jun 15 ‘Panic industry’ surges as more Americans fortify their homes to prepare for the worst Bomb shelters, secret passageways, gun rooms and flammable moats may sound like the stuff of Hollywood. But today across the country, they’re part of plans people are making to protect themselves against the worst. That’s according to a recent report…
Nation Jun 01 As hurricane season begins, federal agencies overseeing storms face barrage of challenges Sunday marks the official start of what NOAA forecasters predict will be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. But big staffing cuts at NOAA and FEMA are raising questions about the federal government's ability to forecast and track these storms and…