Education Jun 05 How nontraditional pathways can lead workers to good jobs Not everyone takes a traditional route to a college degree that will prepare them for the workforce. John Yang talks with Nicole Smith of Georgetown University and Beth Cobert of the Markle Foundation about alternatives to help young adults and…
Nation May 30 Why defendants plead guilty to crimes they didn’t commit Two brothers wrongly convicted of murder were granted a new trial, but then they faced an excruciating decision: plead guilty to a lesser crime and go home as convicted felons, or risk trial and the chance of going back to…
Nation May 30 Would you plead guilty? Share your story with the Trading Away Justice reporting project You've been arrested and you have a choice: Take your chances in court, or plead guilty and go home with time served and a criminal record? Which do you choose?…
Nation May 29 Self-awareness is key to self-sufficiency at this job training program For workers trying to break the generational cycle of poverty, keeping a job can be as important as getting the job in the first place. As part of our series Chasing the Dream, John Yang reports on a program called…
Nation May 02 Missouri public defenders are overloaded with hundreds of cases while defendants wait in jail The Sixth Amendment to the Constitution guarantees every American facing trial the right to a lawyer, even if they cannot afford one. But across the country, the public defender system is being stretched to the breaking point, and Missouri may…
Politics Apr 10 Trump anger over FBI raids sparks speculation of Mueller firing According to the White House, President Trump believes he has the power to fire Robert Mueller after the FBI raided Trump's personal lawyer based on information from the special counsel's team. It's widely reported that the FBI seized thousands of…
Science Jan 17 Cracking down on poaching with 3D-printed fake turtle eggs One of the world’s most endangered species, the sea turtle, is under threat from human encroachment and poaching. But a conservation biologist has developed a strategy that could help save them. By placing 3D-printed eggs with GPS trackers in nesting…
Politics Nov 03 Why Trump is on the minds of Virginia voters picking a governor President Trump’s involvement in the race has been limited to four tweets, but polling suggests he is casting a very long shadow over how voters relate to the Republican candidate, Ed Gillespie, who's embraced some of Mr. Trump’s signature issues.
Politics May 11 On Comey’s firing, the White House keeps changing its story When and how Trump reached the decision to fire FBI director James Comey is a moving target.
Nation Mar 16 Trump budget seeks to boost defense spending, slash State Department and EPA President Donald Trump is proposing “an America First budget” that would boost spending for defense, border security, law enforcement and school choice, while seeking to eliminate “the most inefficient, most wasteful, most indefensible programs” in the federal government, budget director…