Nation Mar 21 Why the DOJ and 16 states are suing Apple in a landmark antitrust case The Department of Justice and more than a dozen states sued Apple in a landmark antitrust case. They argue the tech giant created a monopoly in the smartphone market by using excessively restrictive hardware and apps that keep customers locked…
Nation Mar 20 Mississippi 'Goon Squad' case highlights abuse in rural areas and power of sheriffs In Mississippi, six former officers are being sentenced for their roles in a series of brutal attacks. The self-proclaimed "Goon Squad" members pleaded guilty to assaulting two Black men by repeatedly shocking them with Tasers, sexually assaulting them with a…
Nation Mar 14 Why Black women face mistreatment, discrimination in higher education The death of an administrator at Lincoln University in Missouri and the resignation of Harvard’s former president have sparked outrage, concern and dialogue about the treatment of Black women in higher education. We hear from Black women about the challenges…
Nation Mar 13 Boeing remains under scrutiny amid quality control issues Boeing remains on the hot seat over questions about its production processes. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board told lawmakers her investigators still don’t know who worked on the door panel that blew out of an Alaska Airlines…
Nation Mar 05 'Burn Book' explores Kara Swisher's life and complicated relationship with tech industry Few journalists have been covering Silicon Valley as long as Kara Swisher, and even fewer are as respected, liked and feared by the tech industry and its most iconic leaders. For the first time, Swisher is opening up about her…
Nation Feb 26 Trials show asthma drug helps reduce allergic reactions to certain foods There's some relief for people with food severe allergies. A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine reports the drug Xolair allows people with allergies to tolerate higher doses of allergenic foods before developing a reaction after accidental…
Nation Feb 22 Research reveals depths of racial and ethnic bias in health care We’ve long known about racial and ethnic bias in health care, but now we’re getting some first-hand knowledge of how pervasive it is through interviews with health care workers in the largest study of its kind. William Brangham breaks down…
Science Feb 21 The potentially dangerous implications of an AI tool creating extremely realistic video The realism of AI-generated video is one of the more remarkable, and potentially scary, developments we’ve seen so far with the technology. Oren Etzioni studies artificial intelligence and is the founder of truemedia.org, an organization that fights against AI-based disinformation.
Nation Feb 15 Why diversity initiatives at colleges and companies are facing political backlash The debate over diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in colleges and universities has been heating up around the country. The political and actual backlash to past DEI programs has been growing. John Yang breaks down more of what this dispute…
Arts Feb 15 'The Greatest Night in Pop' reveals how music's stars came together to make history In 1985, the biggest American pop stars all gathered in one Los Angeles studio, for one night only, to record "We Are the World," a song that raised tens of millions of dollars in humanitarian aid for Africa. Amna Nawaz…