Nation Oct 03 Former Memphis officers convicted of witness tampering in Tyre Nichols beating death Three former Memphis police officers were found guilty of witness tampering following the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in January 2023. John Yang reports.
Nation Sep 29 Deadly floods submerge North Carolina roads and towns in the wake of Helene The remnants of Hurricane Helene have been wreaking havoc hundreds of miles away from where it made landfall in Florida three days ago. Western North Carolina is one of the hardest hit areas. John Yang speaks with Laura Hackett, a…
Politics Sep 22 Nation’s top weather and climate service faces potential political storm While extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, the National Weather Service and its parent agency, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, are targeted for drastic changes in Project 2025, the roadmap for the next conservative president. To…
Nation Sep 22 Judy Woodruff discusses takeaways from the Crossroads town hall in Wisconsin PBS News senior correspondent Judy Woodruff was in Milwaukee this past week for her ongoing series, America at a Crossroads, where she met with more than 50 Wisconsin residents from across the political spectrum for a frank conversation about the…
Nation Sep 21 How a rise in extreme heat threatens the health of young children worldwide According to a recent report from UNICEF, nearly half a billion children live in places around the world where there are at least twice the number of days that are 95 degrees or hotter than in the 1960s, creating a…
Health Sep 18 Investigation links Georgia’s abortion ban to preventable deaths of 2 women We’re learning more about the effects of abortion restrictions enacted after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade. ProPublica found at least two women in Georgia who died after being unable to get either a legal abortion or timely…
Arts Sep 14 GeoGuessr star player Trevor Rainbolt’s tips for success in the popular geography game A popular online geography game is taking players around the globe, one Google Street View image at a time. John Yang speaks with Trevor Rainbolt, perhaps the game’s most famous player, for a look inside the world of GeoGuessr.
Politics Sep 08 New book explores how Gen Z’s politics differ from previous generations In the last three elections, voter turnout hit record highs among those born after 1997. This year, both the Harris and Trump campaigns are heavily courting this generation. A new book, “The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters…
Health Sep 07 What a court ruling means for the future of pollution in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley Many studies have shown that the burden of air pollution in the United States disproportionately falls on racial minorities, especially Black Americans. In August, a federal judge barred the EPA and DOJ from using part of the Civil Rights Act…
Politics Sep 06 Trump appeals to overturn sexual abuse, defamation case after hush-money sentencing delay The 2024 presidential campaign is entering the final weekend before the critical first debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. While the vice president huddles with her team for debate prep, the Republican nominee was in federal court fighting to…