Nation Nov 09 Remembering Max Cleland, former senator and Vietnam War veteran Former U.S. Sen. Max Cleland from Georgia, a Vietnam War veteran, died Tuesday at age 79 in Atlanta after suffering congestive heart failure. He lost three limbs in a hand grenade blast in Vietnam, and championed veterans' rights. John Yang…
Health Nov 08 States sue over new Biden vaccine rule for businesses, claim federal overreach This weekend, a federal appeals court in Louisiana temporarily blocked the Biden administration's new rule that millions of private sector workers get a COVID-19 vaccine, or get tested weekly. The rule has led more than two dozen states to file…
Nation Nov 04 Majority-white jury in Ahmaud Arbery case like a ‘relic of the old South,’ expert says Opening statements begin Friday in the trial of three white men accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black jogger, in Southeast Georgia last year. Arbery's death triggered national protests after cellphone video of the incident showed him being chased down…
Politics Nov 03 Supreme Court mulls limits of Second Amendment in New York gun law case Gun rights and the Second Amendment were front-and-center at the Supreme Court Wednesday, in the first major test of gun regulations since the court said gun ownership was a right protected by the Constitution. John Yang reports.
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…