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…
Politics Jun 26 How a draft opinion on Idaho’s abortion ban was mistakenly posted by the Supreme Court The Supreme Court handed down two opinions Wednesday but left some of the most politically fraught cases for the final days of its term. One left undecided for now is focused on abortion and a ban in Idaho. But we…
Nation Jun 23 How Arizona aims to reduce the number of teens aging out of foster care More than 400,000 children in the U.S. are living in foster care. Each year, nearly 20,000 become adults and are left without the support of a guardian or the government. John Yang speaks with Darcy Olsen, CEO of the Center…
Science Jun 23 Meet the ninth grader who’s helping restore Mississippi’s oyster reefs In the past two decades, the oyster population in Mississippi’s Gulf waters has been devastated by both natural and manmade disasters. Among those working to restore oyster habitats is ninth grader Demi Johnson, who was recently recognized by the National…
Health Jun 22 Bowel cancer is on the rise. Here’s how immunotherapy drugs could help Bowel cancer is the second-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, killing nearly 1 million people per year, and cases of colorectal cancer have been on the rise. But there are glimmers of hope after two studies found that using immunotherapy…
Nation Jun 16 What to know about a conservative lawsuit against reparations in Evanston, Illinois In 2021, the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, became the first U.S. city to offer reparations to Black Americans for past housing discrimination. Now, a conservative legal group is challenging the program in court, saying it unconstitutionally discriminates against residents…
Arts Jun 16 How Raina Telgemeier’s graphic novels teach kids it’s OK to have ‘big feelings’ Graphic novelist Raina Telgemeier has been described as “like the Beatles for teenagers.” Her popular books depict feelings and emotions young people may not want to talk about with adults, like adolescent anxiety, loneliness and embarrassment. John Yang sits down…