Nation Apr 12 Police search for suspect in New York City subway shooting Police in New York City are looking for the gunman who opened fire on a subway train Tuesday morning when at least 10 people were shot and 19 others hurt. The rampage left smoke in the station and people wounded…
Science Apr 04 UN climate report warns governments are falling short on lowering planet’s temperature The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change laid out its latest report Monday stressing the critical need to implement dramatic cuts in greenhouse gasses to head off the worst impacts of climate change. Dave Roberts writes a newsletter and…
Health Apr 01 China orders millions in Shanghai to shelter in place as COVID cases surge Shanghai is under lockdown Friday, as COVID cases continue to surge in China’s financial capital. It is the most severe measure by the Chinese government to isolate and tract infections since it shut down the city of Wuhan after the…
Nation Mar 31 Transgender community marks day of visibility as state laws target LGBTQ youth President Biden commemorated Transgender Day of Visibility by announcing a number of changes to make the government more inclusive, including giving trans people the right to mark "X" for gender identity on their passports. The president's message came as more…
Health Mar 29 FDA and CDC authorize additional COVID booster shots for some Americans The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed a second booster shot of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines for those over 50. It also applies to younger people with badly weakened immune systems.
Health Mar 23 What’s driving the dramatic rise in alcohol-related deaths during the pandemic? During the first year of the pandemic, alcohol-related deaths increased dramatically by 25 percent, according to a new study. In 2020, deaths jumped from about 79,000 a year to 99,000, with the spike seen across all drinking-age groups. Katherine Keyes,…
World Mar 21 Dozens presumed dead in China’s worst aviation disaster in nearly a decade Search teams worked into the night in southern China after a domestic flight crashed with 132 people on board and no signs of survivors. The Boeing 737-800 was flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it dove to the ground. It…
Science Mar 14 Two years into the pandemic ‘COVID is not done with us’ It is now more than two years since the WHO declared the COVID-19 emergency a pandemic, and last week the death toll topped 6 million people worldwide. While the U.S. in many ways appears to have moved into a new…
World Mar 10 How Russia is spreading blatantly false information about the war in Ukraine CIA director William Burns told the Senate Intelligence Committee Thursday that he believes Vladimir Putin is losing the "information war" over Ukraine, and this may chip away at his domestic support for the invasion. But what are Russian citizens hearing…
Science Mar 09 Shackleton’s ship Endurance discovered after more than 100 years at the bottom of the sea Off the coast of Antarctica, deep underwater, researchers have discovered the British ship called “Endurance," the vessel that launched one of the most remarkable stories of survival and determination. William Brangham reports.