Nation Sep 15 More people are dying in Louisiana prisons, some before getting a trial A new report sheds light on a rise in the number of people dying behind bars in Louisiana prisons, jails and juvenile detention centers. The Incarceration Transparency Project at the Loyola University Law School says there's been a 50 percent…
Economy Sep 03 Is the era of inexpensive cars over? Why auto prices are on the rise in America The average price of cars has soared in recent years, and buyers are being further squeezed by rising interest rates. It’s hitting Gen Z and millennials particularly hard — in 2022, people aged 18 to 39 had over $20 billion…
Nation Sep 02 Former FEMA head discusses the evolving challenges of emergency response The Federal Emergency Management Agency has responded to a record number of billion-dollar weather-related disasters so far in 2023. And in recent years, FEMA has been called on for duties beyond extreme weather events, from COVID vaccine distribution to helping…
Economy Sep 01 What the latest jobs report signals for American workers The August jobs report portrays a labor market that’s steadily growing, but there are signs of cooling in the face of the Federal Reserve’s higher interest rates. Employers added 187,000 jobs in August while the unemployment rate ticked up from…
Politics Sep 01 Brooks and Capehart on the politics surrounding Trump’s trial date New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including fatal shootings that rocked the nation, the former president is at the center of unprecedented legal prosecutions…
Nation Aug 31 U.S. health officials recommend moving marijuana to lower-risk drug classification The Department of Health and Human Services is recommending a major change in the way the federal government treats marijuana, but stops short of saying it should be decriminalized under federal law. HHS says marijuana should no longer be classified…
Health Aug 27 Gene variant found linking people of African descent to higher Parkinson’s risk One million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive condition that causes problems with body movement. New research has identified a genetic variant that increases the risk of Parkinson’s in people of African descent, and is not seen in those…
World Aug 27 How climate change is disrupting the global food supply The effects of climate change have been hard to miss across North America and Europe this summer: record heat, wildfires and warming oceans. There are also other, less obvious consequences that affect both the quantity and quality of food crops.
Nation Aug 26 Why unpaid internships still exist despite hardships for young workers Internships can give a leg up to students starting their careers. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, more than half of internships lead to full-time jobs. But 47 percent of U.S. interns were unpaid in 2022, creating…
Arts Aug 26 Art and agriculture meet in collaborative Colorado exhibition In Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, an innovative art exhibit uses multimedia collaborations between artists and farmers to explore the similarities between the two fields. More than 15 local and national artists and collectives teamed up with Boulder County farmers to create…