Nation Mar 05 What's behind the stunning rise in alcohol-related deaths Alcohol is one of the most commonly used drugs in America, and it is also one of the deadliest, with more and more people losing their lives to alcohol-related causes over the last two decades. A new report reveals how…
Politics Mar 04 Supreme Court says only Congress, not states, can remove Trump from presidential ballots The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that individual states cannot remove former President Donald Trump from their ballots based on the 14th Amendment. In an unsigned opinion, the court said only Congress, not states, can disqualify presidential candidates under the…
Nation Feb 28 Supreme Court agrees to decide if Trump is immune from election interference prosecution The Supreme Court says it will hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The justices set oral arguments for the week of April 22. Trump’s pending trial in…
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…
Nation Feb 21 Supreme Court hears challenge to rule reducing pollution drifting between states The Supreme Court heard arguments in a major environmental case over a rule that requires states to stop their air pollution from drifting over to neighboring states. Three states, led by Ohio, are claiming the rule is too costly and…
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.
World Feb 20 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange makes last-ditch attempt to avoid U.S. extradition A two-day hearing in a London court room began Tuesday over the fate of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. At stake is whether he'll be extradited to the U.S. on espionage charges. Carrie DeCell, a senior staff attorney at the Knight…
Nation Feb 20 Deadly Minnesota shooting sheds light on nation's growing domestic violence problem A shooting outside of Minneapolis over the weekend is putting the spotlight once again on domestic violence. Two police officers and a paramedic responding to a domestic-abuse call were killed. Rachel Louise Snyder, who covers domestic violence and is author…
World Feb 19 Alexei Navalny's widow vows to continue his fight for a free Russia Alexei Navalny's death Friday in a Russian Arctic prison continues reverberating around the globe. World leaders, including President Biden, spoke Monday of stepped-up sanctions against Russia as Navalny's widow picked up his fight against Vladimir Putin. Andrei Soldatov, an investigative…
Politics Feb 19 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on South Carolina's primary and Trump's legal woes NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join William Brangham to discuss the latest political news, including how the presidential primary season may effectively come to a close this week after voters in…