Health Apr 16 Why mortality for young Americans is increasing at an alarming rate Life expectancy for the average American is now 76 years, hitting the lowest point in nearly two decades after declining for the second year in a row. Dr. Steven Woolf, director emeritus of the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society…
Nation Apr 16 ‘Tetris’ screenwriter on translating dramatic history of Soviet game to film There’s an addictive quality to Tetris — so addictive that in the Soviet Union, where it was created in 1984, the government blocked it from state computers because it was ruining productivity. A slightly embellished version of how the video…
World Apr 15 Journalists retrace fateful journey of group of 43 African migrants lost at sea A new AP investigation highlights the desperate and sometimes deadly journey many African migrants are taking across the Atlantic in search of a better life in Europe. The reporting centers on a boat that drifted thousands of miles off-course from…
Health Apr 10 Uninsured patients say North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion is a life-changing development North Carolina is now the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The bipartisan expansion, signed into law last month, comes after a decade of Republican resistance in the state. As John Yang reports, it will be…
Politics Apr 08 The history and future consequences of the Supreme Court’s conservative shift Recent reporting by ProPublica revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas took undisclosed, lavish trips funded by a Republican megadonor. This comes as the country waits to see how the justices will rule in a number of contentious cases. Supreme…
Politics Apr 02 Trump’s arraignment will be unprecedented in U.S. history. Here’s what’s next Donald Trump is set to appear in a New York court this week to face the first criminal charges ever brought against a former president. At the same time, recent polling shows him leading the 2024 Republican presidential field. Former…
Nation Apr 02 Biden’s complex relationship with oil and gas, despite campaign promises In 2020, Joe Biden promised to move the U.S. away from fossil fuels. But the Biden administration has a complicated relationship with the oil and gas industry — it has moved forward on plans to drill federally owned lands, auctioned…
Nation Apr 01 Deadly storms, tornadoes lay waste to large areas of South and Midwest A massive line of severe weather wreaked havoc from the Deep South to the Great Lakes. An estimated 85 million people were in the path of the storms, and at least 21 people were killed. We hear from residents affected…
Health Apr 01 How FDA approval of over-the-counter Narcan sales affects the opioid crisis This week, the FDA approved nationwide over-the-counter sales of Narcan, the brand name version of the generic overdose reversal drug naloxone. Overdoses are the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., driven in large part by opioid use. Dr.
Education Mar 26 Why so few Black men teach in American classrooms More than half of public schools report being understaffed, and bringing diversity into the classroom is a big part of the challenge. In the 2020-2021 school year, less than 2 percent of teachers were Black men. Mark Joseph of “Call…