Nation Apr 05 New COVID variants, relaxed public restrictions cause spike in Michigan hospitalizations Even as more Americans receive vaccinations, parts of the U.S. are seeing a troubling surge in COVID cases. This is especially true for the upper Midwest and Northeast. Michigan is struggling with an especially strong spike. William Brangham speaks to…
Nation Mar 25 Honoring the lives cut short by Colorado mass shooting Monday's mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado left 10 dead and many more mourning the senseless tragedy. Tonight, we take a moment to remember those who lost their lives in the grocery store shooting.
Nation Mar 09 Water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi highlights ‘dire state’ of city’s infrastructure Much of Mississippi's largest city is beginning its fourth week without safe drinking water coming out of faucets. Jackson residents, about 80 percent of whom are Black, remain under a system-wide order to boil water, and some don't have any…
Nation Feb 22 In storm-ravaged Texas, ‘a lot of black eyes’ among state leadership Temperatures in Texas have warmed up considerably as experts try to determine just how many deaths in the state were tied to last week's winter storm. But as recovery efforts continue, the fallout is just beginning. Alana Rocha, a multimedia…
Science Feb 18 NASA rover lands on Mars, resuming search for remnants of life The U.S. is back on the Red Planet after a nearly 300-million-mile journey. NASA celebrated late Thursday afternoon when it landed its latest rover on Mars. The rover is designed to explore new areas of the planet and look for…
Nation Feb 08 Baltimore begins push to reopen schools as students fall behind Baltimore City Public Schools have started to reopen, but it's a fraction of all the students so far. Out of roughly 80,000 students who attend public schools there, 2,000 have returned to in-person learning, and an expanded reopening was recently…
Nation Feb 03 What impact is ‘the COVID slide’ having on students? The questions around when to re-open more schools for in-person classes remains front and center for millions of Americans. Data show about 42 percent of all students between kindergarten and high school are in virtual-only schooling right now. Christopher Morphew,…
Arts Jan 01 Highlighting the best music of 2020, a year many live performances were silenced As with many things this past year, the typical live music scene was silenced. But there were creative attempts to provide entertainment breaking out all over, and recording artists put out new music that offered a wide range of options.
Health Dec 16 For some students, virtual learning means falling further behind Despite the fact that many school districts worked at being prepared during the pandemic, this fall has been a tough road for students, parents and educators. Most used some form of hybrid learning, but many have felt it's not safe…
Politics Nov 19 Trump’s firing of top election security official unsettles lawmakers The consensus among top election officials was that the Nov. 3 election was the most secure in history. But the president disagreed.