Nation Jul 14 What happened during and after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump For the first time in more than four decades, someone who has been president of the United States was wounded in an assassination attempt. Former President Donald Trump’s injuries aren’t life-threatening, but Saturday’s shooting in Pennsylvania could make an already…
Nation Jul 13 How extreme heat is damaging American transportation infrastructure Scientists say much of the persistent and dangerous heat blanketing wide swaths of the country is a long-term result of greenhouse gas emissions. Climate scientist Kristina Dahl joins John Yang to discuss how it’s affecting everything from the power grid…
Nation Jul 13 How the U.S. government is trying to crack down on Russian disinformation online Earlier this week, the Justice Department said that for the first time, it had disrupted a Russian propaganda campaign that attempted to use artificial intelligence to inflame election-year divisions in U.S. society. John Yang speaks with Nina Jankowicz, co-founder and…
Science Jul 06 Former NASA astronaut Cady Coleman on the joys and challenges of life in space Fewer than 300 human beings have visited the International Space Station, and an even smaller number have spent more than 150 days living there. John Yang speaks with Cady Coleman, one of those select few astronauts, about her new book,…
Nation Jun 30 Historic floods in the Midwest put spotlight on America’s aging dams Across the country, new weather extremes are testing aging dams. According to the federal government’s most recent climate assessment, the number of extreme precipitation days in the Midwest has increased 45 percent since the 1950s. Del Shannon, former president of…
Nation Jun 30 How the Lavender Scare forced LGBTQ+ workers out of the federal government On this final day of Pride Month, the next installment of our “Hidden Histories'' series isn’t about an individual, but a phenomenon: how the anti-communist paranoia that gripped Washington at the dawn of the Cold War led to an often-overlooked…
Education Jun 29 Key points in the debate over public funding for religious schools According to an analysis by The Washington Post, the vast majority of school voucher money nationwide is going to religious schools. John Yang speaks with Robert Enlow of EdChoice and Richard Katskee of Duke University's Appellate Litigation Clinic for two…
World Jun 29 How the climate crisis is changing family planning and reproductive health in Bangladesh Few places in the world are suffering more from the effects of climate change than Bangladesh. Most of the country is no higher than 50 feet above sea level, making it vulnerable to severe flooding after monsoon rains. As a…
Politics Jun 28 Breaking down Supreme Court decisions on Jan. 6 cases, homeless camps and agency power With just one day left in its term, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a trio of major decisions Friday. The justices upheld a law making it a crime for unhoused people to camp in public areas like parks, sidewalks and…
Politics Jun 27 Conservative Supreme Court majority takes aim at ‘administrative state’ in latest rulings The U.S. Supreme Court handed down several high-profile decisions Thursday morning. One case blocked a controversial bankruptcy deal involving the opioid crisis, another reinstated access to abortions for those facing medical emergencies in Idaho and a third blocked an EPA…