Arts Dec 14 New era in chess: Levy Rozman discusses Gukesh Dommaraju becoming youngest world champion The newest world chess champion is also the youngest ever to claim the title. Eighteen-year-old Gukesh Dommaraju, who defeated defending titleholder Ding Liren at the World Chess Championship in Singapore on Thursday, has had a meteoric rise amid a surge…
World Dec 08 Half-century of iron rule ends in Syria as rebels seize Damascus. What’s next? For more than half a century, Syria had been ruled with an iron fist by the Assad regime. It all came to an end this weekend with lightning speed, as rebels took control of the capital city of Damascus, and…
Nation Dec 08 New documentary details how governments use spyware to monitor citizens’ phones This past week, the White House detailed the scope of a massive Chinese hacking campaign that reaped information from American cell phone networks. But an HBO original documentary, “Surveilled,” says some governments use commercial spyware to monitor their own citizens.
World Dec 07 Notre Dame’s ceremonial reopening also marks Trump’s return to the world stage Against the Paris skyline, the Notre Dame Cathedral has risen from the ashes with its official reopening Saturday. Dozens of world leaders, diplomats and celebrities attended the celebration of the monument’s rebirth, including a high-profile return to the global spotlight…
Nation Dec 07 Drunk driving in the U.S. rose in recent years. Would a lower legal limit improve safety? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data, drunk driving crashes are as much as 40 percent higher between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day than the rest of the year. The legal blood alcohol limit in the U.S. is…
World Dec 05 Syrian rebels capture city of Hama, dealing another serious blow to Assad government Rebels dealt another blow to the Syrian government by capturing a city in the center of the country. Opposition forces took control of Hama, one of the few cities that remained largely under government control since the civil war started…
Nation Dec 04 The bald eagle was never officially named the national bird. That could soon change Despite centuries on the national seal and widespread assumption, the bald eagle has never officially been designated as the national bird. John Yang reports on the effort to change that and why it matters.
Politics Dec 01 Trump taps ‘deep state’ conspiracy theorist Kash Patel to lead the FBI As he continues stocking his new administration with staunch loyalists, President-elect Trump on Saturday nominated Kash Patel to be FBI director. Patel claims that the FBI is part of what he calls the “deep state” conspiracy against Trump and his…
Economy Nov 30 Consumers still feel inflation’s squeeze as holiday shopping season begins The weekend after Thanksgiving is the traditional start of the holiday shopping season, beginning with Black Friday. Some retailers have been offering discounts throughout November in hopes of encouraging shoppers squeezed by inflation to open their wallets. We hear from…
Health Nov 30 Why Black women are more likely to get unnecessary C-sections, risking complications Cesarean sections to deliver babies are among the most common surgical procedures in U.S. hospitals. A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that Black women are almost 25 percent more likely than white women to have…