Bloomberg Businessweek looks into how the Supreme Court’s ruling on affirmative action in university admissions could also impact the workplace. USA Today investigates an ambulance-access crisis affecting millions of Americans. Universities in Connecticut began offering classes to incarcerated people a few years ago. The program’s first class of graduates just walked across the stage at commencement. CT Insider has the story....
Jun 30, 2023•11 min
The Supreme Court ruled that it was unconstitutional to consider race in university admissions, upending decades of precedent involving affirmative action. The Los Angeles Times has details. Survivors of the recent migrant shipwreck near Greece told CNN that the coast guard attempted to tow the vessel when it capsized. The comments contradict the Greek authorities’ version of events. Reparations for Black Californians face an uphill climb in the state legislature. The Wall Street Journal has the...
Jun 29, 2023•12 min
The Washington Post tells the story of how as many as 750 migrants boarded a fishing trawler and ended up in one of the Mediterranean’s deadliest shipwrecks. Reuters reports on the relentless heat wave scorching Texas and neighboring states, and the deterioration of air quality over the Midwest as Canadian wildfire smoke lingers. The Wall Street Journal explains why everyone in South Korea is a year or two younger today....
Jun 28, 2023•9 min
CNN has the tape of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents, an important piece of evidence in the federal case against him. Remote school during the pandemic was devastating for many kids. The New Yorker looks at how one school system is attempting to make up for lost ground by experimenting with its calendar. Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing has forced some people to have pretty awkward conversations with freeloading family and friends. The Wall Street Journal has the story...
Jun 27, 2023•10 min
The Wall Street Journal looks at the big questions that remain about Putin’s control over Russia after Wagner troops briefly rebelled. Some Western officials wonder whether the drama is truly over. A federal judge struck down a ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender youth in Arkansas. It’s an important case that could have national implications. The Arkansas Advocate has the story. Research indicates lobsters likely feel pain. Should we get them high before cooking them? National Ge...
Jun 26, 2023•10 min
NPR reports on how ending affirmative action changed California. Nearly a year later, most Americans oppose the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. NPR looks at survey data. The Wall Street Journal explains how TikTok is upending how companies create and market new products....
Jun 23, 2023•11 min
At their worst, graduation speeches are boring, trite, and pedantic. But at their best, they’re touching meditations on what it means to live a purposeful, fulfilling life. On this week’s episode of Apple News In Conversation , host Shumita Basu speaks with commencement-speech connoisseur Cristina Negrut, who has read hundreds of speeches and cataloged many on the website Best Graduation Speeches . This is a preview of their conversation....
Jun 22, 2023•2 min
A ProPublica investigation finds that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito took an undisclosed luxury vacation with a Republican megadonor who later had multiple cases before the court. Artificial intelligence is raising difficult questions in health-care settings about who makes the final call in a crisis: the human or the machine. The Wall Street Journal has more. ESPN breaks down the roster of the U.S. Women’s National Team as it prepares to compete for the World Cup....
Jun 22, 2023•10 min
Searchers detect underwater noises in the hunt for the missing tourist submersible on a Titanic expedition. CBS News has more. Reuters reports on the suspected human traffickers detained pending trial over the deadly migrant shipwreck off of Greece. Hunter Biden reached a deal with prosecutors on cases involving taxes and a gun purchase. The Washington Post has details. Cases involving slavery are still cited as good law across the U.S. NPR reports on the effort to change that. Every generation ...
Jun 21, 2023•10 min
NPR reports on how some crucial cancer drugs are in short supply, putting patients’ care at risk. Gen Z has had cosmetic work done. They’re happy to tell you all about it. The Washington Post explains. Satellites keep photobombing space images. Astronomers need to find a fix. Wired has more....
Jun 20, 2023•9 min
ProPublica and Frontline investigate decades of government failure to prevent deadly crashes between cars and commercial trucks. The Nile is the world’s longest river? The Amazon would like a word. The Washington Post has more on an intractable geographic debate. NPR reports on research into whether a playlist of fish sounds can help save the world’s coral reefs....
Jun 16, 2023•10 min
Samantha Irby is many things: blogger; essayist; and writer for shows like Shrill , And Just Like That … , and Work in Progress . Above all, she is a master of transforming seemingly mundane moments of everyday life into high comedy. Irby sat down with Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu to talk about her new book, Quietly Hostile , her writing process, turning herself into a TV character, and why frivolous things matter. This is a preview of their conversation....
Jun 15, 2023•2 min
Dozens of migrants have been stuck for months on a tiny island in the Indian Ocean. They say conditions are terrible. The BBC reports. A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. The Washington Post explains how her story may change psychiatry. The Houston Chronicle reports on why elephants at the local zoo do yoga....
Jun 15, 2023•10 min
Olympian Tori Bowie died from a pregnancy complication that disproportionately impacts Black women. ABC News reports on the latest. The Associated Press has been covering health disparities that are affecting this community in America. San Francisco put cash in kindergarteners’ college savings accounts 13 years ago. The San Francisco Chronicle examines whether the move paid off. Paul McCartney tells the BBC how AI has enabled a “final” Beatles song....
Jun 14, 2023•9 min
The Washington Post explains why Trump was charged in relation to handling secret information while Hillary Clinton and Mike Pence were not, and details the 37 charges he faces . In a groundbreaking climate lawsuit, young plaintiffs argue that Montana’s fossil-fuel support violates their constitutional rights. The Daily Montanan has the story. The student-loan freeze is ending. The Wall Street Journal has what you need to know. Apple News has a special collection of coverage on how the Denver Nu...
Jun 13, 2023•9 min
The Guardian has fresh details on how four Colombian children lived through nearly six weeks alone in the Amazon jungle after a plane crash. A new program could shed light on the link between fighting wildfires and cancer. Boise State Public Radio reports. The Sacramento Bee looks at how riders are taking mail on horseback from California to Missouri to celebrate the anniversary of the Pony Express....
Jun 12, 2023•8 min
Donald Trump was indicted again, this time on federal criminal charges. The Washington Post has the details. The Wall Street Journal has exclusive reporting on a secret agreement reached by Cuba and China for the island to host a Chinese spy facility. The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday upheld a lower-court ruling that Alabama’s 2022 congressional maps violated the Voting Rights Act. The Alabama Reflector explains the decision’s significance. Air quality in the Northeast is slowly improving as wildf...
Jun 09, 2023•11 min
Around 2013, author and cardiologist Sandeep Jauhar started noticing some worrying changes in his father. He would forget the code to their safe; he couldn’t remember what he did the day before and would get lost driving home. Eventually, his father was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. In his new book, My Father’s Brain: Life in the Shadow of Alzheimer’s , Jauhar chronicles the challenges of caring for a sick parent and explains where medicine is today when it comes to treatment for this incu...
Jun 08, 2023•4 min
National Geographic explains how wildfire smoke affects your body and how to protect against it. CNN CEO Chris Licht was ousted after a tumultuous year. The Hollywood Reporter has more. Soccer superstar Lionel Messi made a deal to play for Major League Soccer’s Inter Miami. The Wall Street Journal has details....
Jun 08, 2023•11 min
Even as more and more Republicans run for president, many GOP voters remain devoted to Trump. The Atlantic has the story. NBC explains what to know about the health risks of the wildfire smoke spreading across the U.S. NPR reports on how a heart-transplant recipient died after being denied meds in jail....
Jun 07, 2023•9 min
Ukraine blames Russia for destroying a critical dam near Kherson, forcing evacuations. CNN has more. The Hollywood Reporter details how a vote by the actors union to authorize a strike is raising the stakes in Hollywood’s season of labor unrest. NPR examines how the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud. Why do Golden Knights fans throw flamingos on the ice? The Sporting News explains Las Vegas’s unusual hockey tradition....
Jun 06, 2023•10 min
State psychiatric hospitals are full, which means people who are waiting for mental-health treatment in order to stand trial are behind bars for long periods. The Wall Street Journal investigates. GQ talks to NBA players about the art of the pregame nap. Esquire introduces us to the one-person team behind Antarctica’s longest-running newspaper, the Antarctic Sun....
Jun 05, 2023•8 min
The Associated Press spent the past year exploring how the legacy of racism in America has laid the foundation for the health inequities that Black people face. Time looks at the scientific reasons why you can’t remember that Beyoncé or Taylor Swift concert all too well. Electric vehicles are hailed as an environmentally friendly alternative to gas-powered cars. But that doesn’t mean they’re totally clean. Hear more on this weekend’s episode of Apple News In Conversation ....
Jun 02, 2023•11 min
Electric vehicles may be better for the planet in a lot of ways, but there are huge, often-unseen environmental and human costs associated with harvesting the minerals needed to make EV batteries. On the latest episode of Apple News In Conversation , host Shumita Basu spoke with Washington Post reporters Rebecca Tan and Evan Halper about the paper’s series “ Clean Cars, Hidden Tolls .”...
Jun 01, 2023•2 min
NPR explains how Florida’s new immigration law is creating fear and frustration for businesses and workers. The Ringer previews the 2023 NBA Finals matchup between the Miami Heat and Denver Nuggets tipping off tonight. The brightest young spellers in the country are battling it out at the Scripps National Spelling Bee this week. The Washington Post caught up with a record-setting six-time competitor ahead of his final bee....
Jun 01, 2023•11 min
The Atlantic reports on the Supreme Court case that could upend Native American sovereignty. Luxury goods are having a moment with American consumers despite the rough economy. Vox explains the surprising reason why. The National Women’s Soccer League scrapped its age minimum. The Wall Street Journal reports on the wave of teens trying to go pro—and hoping to make the U.S. national team....
May 31, 2023•10 min
Drones attack residential areas in Moscow for the first time since Russia invaded Ukraine, NBC News reports. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two decades of dominance over the country’s politics will continue after a win in Sunday’s election. NPR has more. A new anti-LGBTQ law in Uganda calls for life in prison for those who are convicted, NPR explains. President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a deal over the weekend to raise the debt limit and avoid a government default....
May 30, 2023•11 min
Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in the January 6 Capitol attack. USA Today has more. The Supreme Court dramatically shrunk the Clean Water Act’s reach. Politico explains what to know. The Wall Street Journal looks at why Texas lawmakers are set to consider impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton. Older Americans are flooding homeless shelters that can’t care for them. The Washington Post reports on cities that a...
May 26, 2023•9 min
An analysis from the Washington Post of book challenges from across the nation shows that the majority were filed by just 11 people. NPR describes how dozens of countries face a default dilemma: Either pay their debt or fund schools and hospitals. Scientists are puzzled by orcas sinking boats in a string of abnormal attacks. NBC News has the story....
May 25, 2023•9 min
After her daughter was killed in Uvalde, Kimberly Mata-Rubio became an advocate for changing gun laws. Texas Monthly looks at a year in the life of a grieving mother. Guam residents evacuated as Typhoon Mawar approached. CNN is on the story. The South Carolina Legislature advanced a six-week abortion ban, which the governor says he will sign. The State has full coverage. USA Today reports on a New York judge’s decision to set a March 2024 trial date for Trump’s criminal case, meaning it will hap...
May 24, 2023•10 min
