Education Jul 24 Study outlines how college admissions practices benefit richest applicants A study shows how college admissions practices benefit the richest applicants. Opportunity Insights, a group of Harvard economists, analyzed data from 12 of the country’s top colleges from 1999 to 2015. They found that among students with the same test…
Politics Jul 21 What the trial date for Trump's classified documents case means for the 2024 election A federal judge set a May 2024 trial date in the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump. The judge rejected the Justice Department’s bid to go to trial in December and Trump's request for a delay until after…
Politics Jul 21 Capehart and Abernathy on how multiple Trump investigations affect the presidential race Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post contributor Gary Abernathy join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including how investigations into former President Trump are affecting the 2024 presidential race.
World Jul 20 Punishing heat waves break records and disrupt life across much of the world The record heat across the world has been unrelenting and the World Meteorological Organization says it could last into August. The extreme weather is not limited to the heat, there is also torrential rain in some places. Special correspondents in…
Nation Jul 20 Student journalist discusses reporting that led to Stanford president's resignation Stanford University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne will resign next month over the questionable handling of flawed scientific research. The investigation began last year after the campus newspaper “The Stanford Daily” investigated claims of research misconduct in past academic papers. Geoff Bennett…
Politics Jul 19 IRS whistleblowers claim Justice Department meddled in Hunter Biden investigation A pair of IRS whistleblowers testified before the House Oversight Committee about alleged meddling in the Justice Department investigation of Hunter Biden. The president's son reached an agreement to plead guilty to two federal misdemeanor counts of failing to pay…
Arts Jul 19 A Brief But Spectacular take on using craft to push back on injustice Tanya Aguiñiga is a Los Angeles-based artist, designer and activist who grew up as a binational citizen of Mexico and the United States. Much of her work speaks of her divided identity and tells the larger and often invisible stories…
Politics Jul 18 Trump says he's target in investigation into efforts to overturn 2020 election Former President Donald Trump says he's been notified he's a target in the investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, signaling that he's likely to be charged with federal crimes. Special counsel Jack Smith is investigating Trump’s actions…
Arts Jul 18 Actors' union president Fran Drescher discusses ongoing strike and future of Hollywood For the first time in 63 years, actors and writers are striking at the same time, bringing movie and TV production to a halt. The Writers Guild has been on strike since May and SAG-AFTRA joined them last week. Key…
Nation Jul 17 Deadly flooding hits Northeast as heat wave tightens grip on western and southern U.S. The nation remains at the mercy of nature, but nature is showing no mercy with 100 degree heat stretching from the far West across the Deep South. It comes as a weekend deluge in the Northeast washed out roads and…