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…
World Jul 12 Moo Deng, the baby hippo who took social media by storm, turns 1 Adoring fans from around the world converged in Thailand this week to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the baby pygmy hippo who became a social media sensation. John Yang reports.
Politics Jul 09 Trump faces growing criticism from his base over Jeffrey Epstein files The Justice Department released a memo detailing Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death in prison. The report ruled out foul play, saying Epstein died by suicide, and found no evidence that he kept a list to incriminate those involved in his sex…
World Jul 06 What to expect from Netanyahu and Trump's high-stakes White House meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House Monday. Netanyahu left Israel Sunday for the two leaders’ first in-person meeting since last month’s joint U.S.-Israeli assault on Iranian nuclear facilities. John…
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…
Nation Jul 05 What the U.S. has accomplished in 250 years of innovation and what's next President Donald Trump went to Iowa on Thursday to start the countdown to the nation’s 250th Independence Day next year. To mark the anniversary, the nonpartisan Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress is looking at 250 years…
Politics Jul 04 A look at rulings from the Supreme Court term that could have far-reaching consequences As the Supreme Court headed into its summer break, the justices gave President Trump a big win, saying that district court judges don't have the authority to issue the sort of nationwide injunctions that had blocked administration policies. It capped…
Politics Jul 04 Brooks and Capehart on Trump's total control over Washington New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the political fallout of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump's total control over Washington and…
Nation Jun 29 How Trump's proposed health and education program cuts affect Native communities Native American and Indigenous people say the Trump administration’s proposed cuts to health and education programs for their communities are a continuation of the federal government’s historical failure to deliver on what it promised in land and peace agreements. John…