Science Dec 14 The link between climate change and tornadoes is unclear. Here’s what we know so far In the aftermath of last Friday’s deadly tornado outbreak, federal emergency officials say they are bracing for more severe and more frequent weather disasters, raising questions about whether there’s a link between climate change and tornadoes. While scientists are confident…
Nation Dec 13 Why the $380 million settlement in gymnast sexual abuse suit is just a start After a five-year legal battle, USA Gymnastics, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and their insurance companies reached a settlement with the victims of former physician Larry Nassar. The settlement — totaling $380 million — is one of the largest…
Nation Dec 10 How the Supreme Court’s ruling on Texas abortion law could affect reproductive rights Abortion has been front-and-center at the Supreme Court this term. The justices on Friday issued their opinion on a controversial Texas law, allowing abortion providers to continue challenging the measure in lower courts, but leaving the law in place for…
Education Dec 08 Supreme Court mulls church-state separation again in religious school funding case The U.S. Supreme Court grappled once again with the issue of church and state. As John Yang reports, Wednesday’s arguments about whether taxpayer funds can be used to pay tuition at religious schools in Maine comes on the heels of…
Health Dec 06 Could omicron lead to more breakthrough COVID cases? Here’s what we know For the first time in nearly two months, the United States is averaging more than 100,000 new coronavirus cases daily. Roughly one-third of states have also now detected the new omicron variant. John Yang reports.
Nation Dec 03 ‘All kinds of red flags’ as parents of accused Michigan high school shooter are charged There were dramatic twists and turns Friday in the aftermath of this week's shooting attack at a Michigan high school. The parents of the accused 15-year-old killer were charged with involuntary manslaughter and declared fugitives by authorities a short while…
Nation Dec 02 Dozens of suburban Detroit schools close amid threats after high school shooting Dozens of schools across suburban Detroit cancelled classes Thursday, two days after four students were killed in a shooting at Oxford High School. The alleged shooter, who is 15, remains held without bail, charged with murder and terrorism. The prosecutor…
World Nov 23 Why Russia may end its ‘unstable ceasefire’ with Ukraine, and how U.S. politics affects it American and European officials are growing increasingly alarmed by a Russian military build up of more than 100,000 troops along the border with Ukraine. The region has been a flashpoint since 2014, when Russia invaded and annexed Crimea, and supported…
Nation Nov 18 Why Malcolm X’s murder was revisited, and what exonerations say about U.S. justice system A New York judge on Thursday exonerated two men of assassinating Malcolm X. The iconic civil rights figure was gunned down in Manhattan in 1965. Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam were convicted, and imprisoned until the 1980's. A…
Nation Nov 17 Heavy rains flood and isolate parts of U.S. Pacific Northwest, Canada Parts of the U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, Canada, are still reeling tonight from record rain that touched off flooding and mudslides. John Yang reports.