Nation Feb 20 Deadly Minnesota shooting sheds light on nation’s growing domestic violence problem A shooting outside of Minneapolis over the weekend is putting the spotlight once again on domestic violence. Two police officers and a paramedic responding to a domestic-abuse call were killed. Rachel Louise Snyder, who covers domestic violence and is author…
Nation Feb 16 Buttigieg on why rail safety measures have stalled one year after East Palestine disaster A year after a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, spilling toxic chemicals, many questions remain about safety standards for all trains, but especially those carrying hazardous chemicals. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg joins Geoff Bennett to discuss the Biden administration’s…
Nation Feb 13 FDA warns addictive ‘gas station heroin’ supplement widely available in U.S. The Food and Drug Administration has issued warnings about a potentially addictive dietary supplement that’s widely available in the U.S. "Neptune’s Fix" is often sold as a supplement and features an ingredient called tianeptine, popularly known as "gas-station heroin." Ali…
Nation Feb 09 Why some governors turned down a food assistance program for children in their states A new federal food assistance program is aiming to reduce child hunger by giving low-income families money for summer groceries. But only those who live in certain states will have access to that relief. John Yang explains.
Nation Feb 07 Meta’s Nick Clegg on the challenges of AI content and misinformation Meta’s policy for dealing with deepfakes and AI is under fire after it allowed an altered video of President Biden to remain online. Meta’s oversight board called the company’s manipulated media policies “incoherent” and “confusing.” Meta now says it will…
Nation Feb 02 What the strong jobs report means for the Fed’s plan to lower interest rates The labor market was running hot again last month as U.S. employers added 353,000 jobs, double what many expected. It's been resilient for months despite predictions of a recession last year. At the same time, the Federal Reserve indicated it’s…
Nation Jan 22 Millions of Americans lose Medicaid coverage as pandemic-era policies end Medicaid recipients typically had to prove their eligibility each year to renew coverage. That stopped during the onset of the pandemic, but automatic re-enrollment ended in April. Since then, more than 15 million people have been disenrolled from Medicaid. Geoff…
Nation Jan 18 DOJ issues scathing review of failed police response to Uvalde school shooting The Justice Department released a report on how law enforcement failed in its response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and two teachers dead. The nearly 600-page report lays out a series of “cascading failures…
Nation Jan 10 Defense secretary’s diagnosis highlights stigma surrounding prostate cancer The diagnosis of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s prostate cancer, and his initial decision not to disclose it, has put that cancer back at the center of some attention. It’s one of the most treatable cancers, but for many men there's…
Nation Jan 09 Boeing and FAA face scrutiny over safety inspections after door panel incident We're learning more about what went wrong when a door panel unhinged from an Alaska Airlines flight mid-air. Officials are looking into whether four bolts that were supposed to hold the panel in place were missing. The investigation grounded at…