Nation Jan 23 Michigan trial tests if parents are responsible for their child committing a mass shooting A trial in Michigan is seeking to answer a difficult question: can parents be held responsible when their child commits a mass shooting? In this particular case, the teenage shooter has already been convicted. But as William Brangham reports, officials…
Nation Jan 19 After Supreme Court ruling, Biden cancels student loan debt for millions of borrowers President Biden on Friday announced another $5 billion in student loan forgiveness for 74,000 borrowers. It’s the latest batch of student debt cancellations after the Supreme Court struck down his larger forgiveness plan last year. John Yang reports on Biden's…
Nation Jan 17 School leaders work to keep students in class amid rise in chronic absenteeism Chronic absenteeism is a problem for school districts and students and the situation has grown significantly worse since the pandemic. Nearly 30 percent of students were chronically absent during the 2021-2022 school year, missing at least 10 percent of school…
Health Jan 12 Why experts are concerned about the JN.1 variant responsible for latest COVID wave The U.S. and other parts of the world are in the midst of another COVID-19 wave. Infections and hospitalizations are on the rise this winter and a new variant is responsible for most of those cases. John Yang discussed these…
Nation Jan 11 What the newly released Jeffrey Epstein documents reveal about his sex-trafficking ring Thousands of court documents tied to Jeffrey Epstein have been made public as part of a settled lawsuit involving one of his victims. The records detail Epstein’s sexual abuse and trafficking of underage girls and include the names of 150…
Nation Jan 09 2023 beats record for hottest year on record by larger than expected margin Last year was the hottest on record by a long shot. Europe’s top climate agency released data showing 2023 global temperatures averaged 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Record-high temperatures are expected to continue this year. Amna Nawaz discussed the…
Nation Jan 05 Extreme drought in Louisiana threatens to create a crawfish shortage Nearly 80 percent of Louisiana remains in a severe drought which will lead to fewer crawfish and higher prices for the state’s multi-million dollar "mudbug" industry. Communities correspondent Roby Chavez has been following the story and joined Geoff Bennett to…
Nation Jan 02 Why renting over buying might be the favored choice in today’s real estate landscape Buying has almost always been favored over renting when it comes to housing. For generations, the prevailing wisdom has been that renting is a waste of money. But what about now, with a tough real estate market characterized by elevated…
Nation Dec 27 Why thousands of congregations are leaving the United Methodist Church One of the dominant Christian denominations in the U.S., the United Methodist Church, is experiencing a major split. Since 2019, more than 7,000 congregations have received approval to leave the church. The factions have disagreements in theology, namely how the…
Nation Dec 20 NTSB chair discusses airline industry burnout and risks of major disaster It’s been described as the airline industry’s silent struggle, the issue of pilot mental health. It was pushed into the spotlight when an off-duty pilot was charged with trying to crash an Alaska Airlines flight from inside the cockpit. The…