Nation Mar 22 Female basketball players get unreliable COVID testing, less online promotion from NCAA The NCAA women's basketball tournament got underway Sunday. But even before the opening tip, new anger and frustration erupted last week over the NCAA's different approaches to the women's and mens' teams — including less reliable COVID testing. The problems…
Nation Mar 09 Water crisis in Jackson, Mississippi highlights ‘dire state’ of city’s infrastructure Much of Mississippi's largest city is beginning its fourth week without safe drinking water coming out of faucets. Jackson residents, about 80 percent of whom are Black, remain under a system-wide order to boil water, and some don't have any…
Politics Mar 02 Supreme Court hears challenges to two Arizona election laws State legislatures across the country are trying to rewrite election laws after the contentious 2020 election. And as John Yang reports, a U.S. Supreme Court case argued Tuesday will determine how courts will assess those new laws.
Nation Feb 25 Millions of students with limited broadband access at risk of falling behind amid COVID-19 During the pandemic, the federal government has tried to boost access to broadband internet. The Cares Act provided $150 billion to state and local governments, which many used to help extend connectivity, and the most recent stimulus package gave $7…
Health Feb 23 Why the vaccine rollout in the U.S. has been slower than expected So far, 65 million Americans have received at least one shot of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines. As a country, the U.S. has recently picked up the pace of vaccinations, but there are concerns over supply and demand, which…
Politics Jan 20 Biden sworn in as the 46th president, beginning a new chapter in the post-Trump era This day has seen the inauguration of Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. as the 46th president of the United States. He was sworn in Wednesday to lead the nation into the post-Trump era, facing deep political divisions and the worst public…
Nation Jan 14 Former Michigan governor charged for mishandling Flint water crisis Prosecutors in Michigan announced 41 criminal charges against nine former state and city officials Thursday in the Flint water crisis, including Michigan's former governor. Sandra Jones, executive director of R. L. Jones Community Outreach Center at the Greater Holy Temple…
Nation Jan 12 Glacial pace of the U.S. inoculation campaign raises questions about priorities Operation Warp Speed may have produced effective COVID vaccines in record time, but administering them has been another matter. Just 9 million of the more than 25 million doses distributed have been given out, according to the CDC. But the…
Health Dec 29 Unseen crisis emerges as patients delay medical care during the pandemic For much of the year, millions of Americans have been hunkering down and avoiding crowds to try to stay safe from COVID-19. But with that, many have also been delaying important medical care, sometimes with devastating consequences. John Yang reports.
Nation Dec 21 What’s behind the sharp rise in murders across the U.S.? Murders across the U.S. have skyrocketed in 2020, while nonviolent offenses have largely dropped, according to publicly available crime data. But efforts to curb homicides come at a time when police departments are facing both staffing shortages because of the…