World Nov 03 Can the world’s whitest paint save Earth? Its inventors say it could help address climate change because it's highly reflective, and thus absorbs very little heat.
Education Nov 02 College students’ stress levels are ‘bubbling over.’ Here’s why, and how schools can help College is a time of major transition and of stress. During the pandemic, students have been struggling to cope with ever-increasing levels of mental distress among students. A recent study by The American College Health Association found that one in…
Health Nov 01 Supreme Court considers ‘chilling effect,’ enforcement of Texas abortion law It has been two months since the nation’s toughest restrictions on abortion took effect in Texas, effectively ending access to abortion in the state. A case against the law has once again reached the highest court in the land. John…
Health Oct 29 Why police, firefighters are fighting vaccine mandates and what that means for their jobs Friday afternoon was the deadline for all New York City workers to get at least one COVID vaccine dose or go on unpaid leave. It could mean several thousand officers may have to stay home as early as Monday. In…
Arts Oct 27 Philadelphia’s ‘Liberty’ exhibit spotlights role of people of color in American Revolution A new Philadelphia exhibit, “Liberty,” seeks to tell a more inclusive story of the American revolution by introducing visitors to people critical to building the nation — yet whose names they’ve likely never heard. John Yang visited as part of…
Nation Oct 26 U.S. Northeast, Midwest hit by big storms; West Coast recovers from ‘bomb cyclones’ Much of the U.S. is dealing with powerful storms that brought extreme winds and rain that triggered floods and mudslides. Governors of New Jersey and New York declared emergencies over the storms. Americans in the Midwest are also recovering from…
Health Oct 25 Benton Harbor’s Black community fuming over ‘environmental racism,’ water crisis As Congress debates a massive bill to overhaul the nation's physical infrastructure, one Michigan city is an example of how badly help is needed, and how communities of color are often the last to receive it. John Yang traveled to…
Nation Oct 21 How this ‘vulture’ hedge fund’s gutting of local newsrooms could hurt Americans The hedge fund Alden Global Capital has been acquiring scores of U.S. newspapers across the country — then gutting newsrooms and selling off assets. It’s part of a larger trend in the erosion of local news and related jobs in…
Nation Oct 18 Can the world’s whitest paint save Earth? A special experimental white paint that recently made it into the Guinness World Records could one day help keep the world from heating up. John Yang explains from West Lafayette, Indiana.
Nation Oct 14 Benton Harbor’s water has had excess lead for years. Residents are only now receiving help Residents in Michigan's Benton Harbor — a predominantly Black city — have been advised to only use bottled water for things like cooking and bathing due to lead contamination. The warning comes just a few years after Flint’s water crisis…