Entertainment Weekly explains the union backlash over Drew Barrymore resuming her talk show during the strike. An FDA panel says an ingredient in popular cold medicines doesn’t actually work. The Wall Street Journal has details. The BBC has the story of how a stolen Van Gogh was handed over to a Dutch art detective — in a blue Ikea bag....
More than 5,000 people have died in Libya’s catastrophic flooding, and 10,000 are believed missing. The Washington Post details how weak infrastructure and an unusual storm contributed to the huge death toll. California pharmacies are making millions of mistakes. They’re fighting to keep that a secret. The Los Angeles Times investigates. Vox explains how adult birthday parties turned into weeklong blowouts....
Ahead of this week’s strike deadline, United Auto Workers called a GM counteroffer “insulting.” USA Today looks into how negotiations are going between the union and the three major U.S. automakers. KFF Health News reports on what experts think about the new COVID booster shots. And Time breaks down all the shots available in the months ahead, including protection against RSV. Can artificial intelligence allow us to speak to another species? The New Yorker speaks to researchers who are asking th...
CNN reports on how some Moroccan earthquake survivors are still fending for themselves in the Atlas Mountains. The Washington Post looks into how climate change is creating new health crises around the world. Biden rejected proposed conditions for a plea deal for 9/11 defendants. Victims’ families have been waiting for a trial for more than 20 years as the case moves slowly through the court system. ABC has more....
CBS reports on why a wave of child-care-center closures is expected as pandemic stimulus funds dry up. India’s government referred to the country as “Bharat” in an official G20 invitation to a dinner in New Delhi. Critics say it’s a move by Hindu nationalists to exclude other faiths. Time explains. Couples are spending hundreds of dollars an hour to hire their college mascots for weddings. The Wall Street Journal talked to mascots about the challenges of dancing for hours in a giant bird, beaver...
Growing up, Jennifer Senior thought her mom was an only child. But when she was 12 years old, she learned her mom had a sister, named Adele, who was institutionalized as a baby. Adele had spent almost her entire life separated from her family. Decades later, in 2021, Senior reconnected with her aunt and uncovered the dark history of institutionalizing children with intellectual disabilities. Senior wrote about her aunt’s story in the Atlantic and spoke with Apple News In Conversation host Shumit...
Prosecutors predicted that a trial in the Georgia election case will last four months. The timeline would force Trump to spend a third of a year sitting in an Atlanta courtroom, possibly while also running for president and juggling three other criminal cases. The Washington Post has more. ESPN has everything you need to know ahead of the 2023 NFL regular season, including how the teams rank before Week 1. Bloomberg explains why the Caribbean island of Anguilla is expected to make millions this ...
NPR looks into schools’ struggle to deal with an alarming increase in teenagers overdosing on fentanyl. Several major festivals have faced serious disruptions recently. The Washington Post looks into why. Coco Gauff is the first American teenager to reach the U.S. Open semifinals since Serena Williams. Reuters has more. And the Wall Street Journal reports on how stars of tennis are carving out time to study the moves of Carlos Alcaraz....
U.S. officials say Ukraine’s southern counteroffensive has seen “notable” progress. CBS reports. The Dallas Morning News details how Texas attorney general Ken Paxton’s legal issues stretch far beyond his impeachment trial. USA Today explains why wild flamingos have appeared in so many U.S. states in recent days....
U.S. allies and adversaries around the world are preparing for a possible second Trump presidency. The Wall Street Journal has the story. A Reuters investigation found that at Taser maker Axon, former staffers say loyalty meant being tased and tattooed. CNN explains why this college-football season could be the last of its kind....
Rebuilding after catastrophes like Idalia is dependent on the federal government’s Disaster Relief Fund. But the program could run out of money this fall if Congress can’t agree on how to replenish it. Inside Climate News has the story. Tourists were initially urged to stay away from Maui after the island’s devastating wildfires. Now some in the community want visitors to return. The Los Angeles Times spoke with locals. More people are discovering Swedish death cleaning, which encourages them to...
Fox Weather is tracking Hurricane Idalia’s impact on Florida and other Southeast states. Families of troops killed in the Kabul airport bombing as the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan were on Capitol Hill calling for accountability. CNN has the story. And the Atlantic has a book excerpt with the inside story of how Biden and his team handled the withdrawal. Federal student loans are emerging from a pandemic deep freeze, and borrowers are confused. The Wall Street Journal breaks things down. A rare...
Breast cancer is increasing among young women. But there’s little advice for that group regarding early detection. The Washington Post has more. NBC reports on how Jacksonville is grappling with its legacy of racist violence after the deadly shooting. AFP explains why France and the E.U. are setting aside $216 million to destroy wine....
An emergency meeting will take place today over the head of the Spanish soccer federation forcibly kissing player Jenni Hermoso following the team’s World Cup victory. Reuters has the story. Bloomberg Businessweek investigates how eye drops tainted with an antibiotic-resistant superbug slipped past the FDA, blinding and even killing Americans. NPR explains why a stranger’s hello can do more than just brighten your day....
Guns killed a record number of U.S. children in 2021. The Washington Post reports on a sobering new analysis of CDC data. Taylor Twellman, lead announcer of MLS Season Pass on Apple TV and the host of Offside with Taylor Twellman , previews Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer debut this weekend. In this week’s episode of In Conversation , CNN host Anderson Cooper shares his struggle to process the deaths of his parents and sibling — and his newfound appreciation for feeling your feelings....
Anderson Cooper is now the only living member of the family he grew up with. When he was 10 years old, his father died of a heart attack. His brother died by suicide about a decade later. And in 2019, his mother died at the age of 95. It’s only recently that Cooper has been able to talk about and process these deaths. For Apple News In Conversation ’s Think Again series, he spoke with host Shumita Basu about what he’s learned by talking to people about death and grief on his podcast, All There I...
Eight Republican candidates for president gathered in Milwaukee for the first 2024 debate. The Washington Post has key takeaways from the event, while CNN fact-checks the candidates’ onstage statements. A key part of the White House’s strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border is about to go on trial. NPR has the story. The Wall Street Journal explains how Kroger became the biggest sushi seller in America....
With Trump planning to skip the first Republican presidential debate tonight in Milwaukee, his rivals are hoping to seize the spotlight. The Washington Post looks at their preparations. The Republican focus on Milwaukee shows that Wisconsin will be a critical state again in 2024. NPR explains why. A key witness in the Mar-a-Lago documents case changed his testimony to implicate Trump, after dropping a lawyer paid for by the former president’s PAC. Axios has more. Colleges have been on a spending...
This episode includes an audio segment that contains discussion of sexual violence. On today’s show: Saudi border guards regularly kill African men, women, and children trying to cross the border from Yemen, according to Human Rights Watch. Its report says hundreds are known to have died in the last year and a half. The Guardian has more. Fewer Americans rely on a primary-care physician than in previous generations. Vox explores the decline of the family doctor. Parmigiano-Reggiano producers are...
Tropical Storm Hilary has caused flooding, downed trees, and power outages in California. The Los Angeles Times has the story. By turning out in groups, women created a multiplier effect and propelled watershed success for the ‘Barbie’ movie, Beyoncé, and Taylor Swift, the Wall Street Journal explains. In its final episode, After the Whistle reflects on the cinematic finish to the World Cup....
Utility company Hawaiian Electric knew about wildfire risks for years but made little progress in making its equipment safer. The Wall Street Journal investigates. The average 30-year mortgage rate rose above 7% to its highest level in more than two decades, adding to housing costs as buyers compete over a limited number of properties for sale. Barron’s has details. This weekend features the final of the World Cup. The Ringer has a preview. And ESPN looks ahead to the Leagues Cup final, which wi...
You’ve prepped the nursery, read all the books, and are eagerly waiting to meet the new member of your family. But are you also ready to meet the new version of yourself? For Apple News In Conversation ’s “ Think Again” series, host Shumita Basu talks to Jessica Grose, author of Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood , about the ways parenthood can change you, the lack of societal support for this seismic life shift, and how reconnecting with your sense of self can ...
Lahaina already suffered from a dire housing crisis before the fires. Now Maui residents are worried they may lose the city, the Washington Post reports. Meanwhile, Honolulu Civil Beat lists places where you can donate to the relief effort. ProPublica investigates how social media could be fueling homicides among young Americans. Why is part of the Pacific Ocean cooling instead of warming? It’s a puzzle with big implications for climate science. New Scientist delves into the issue....
The Miami Herald speaks with legal experts who believe Trump’s latest set of criminal charges could present the greatest legal threat to his freedom. Women in Afghanistan tell CNN about how two years of Taliban rule has eroded their freedoms. Activists are targeting workplace diversity initiatives following the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate affirmative action in college admissions. The Wall Street Journal has the story....
Trump and several advisers have been indicted in Georgia, accused of trying to overturn his 2020 election loss. Reuters explains the charges, and the RICO law prosecutors are using. A judge sided with young Montanans in a climate-change trial, finding two of the state’s laws unconstitutional. The Daily Montanan has more. The Washington Post explains what’s killing Florida’s coral reefs — and why you should care....
The cleanup of toxic materials in Maui may go on for months, and rebuilding could take years. Hawaii Public Radio has more. Most of the fentanyl flowing into the U.S. is brought by people legally authorized to cross from Mexico, not migrants seeking asylum. NPR reports. Bakeries are learning that the most delicious pastry is sometimes the one their customers can’t have. The Wall Street Journal explains “croissant theory.”...
A new ProPublica investigation shows how Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood. Experts don’t agree on whether to intervene to try to save California’s iconic sequoia trees, which have been devastated by wildfires. The San Francisco Chronicle has the story. On the 50th birthday of hip-hop, the L.A. Times chooses its 50 greatest moments....
Early adulthood can be a particularly confusing and unsettling phase of life. You’re figuring out how to get a job, pay rent, and plan meals. At the same time, you’re also determining your values and the kind of person you want to be. It can feel like being pulled down two completely opposite life paths. In the latest episode of Apple News In Conversation ’s Think Again series, host Shumita Basu talks to psychotherapist Satya Doyle Byock about how to balance the tugs of purpose and survival duri...
The San Francisco Chronicle explains how the Hawaii fires got started, and why they became so extreme, so quickly. FEMA doesn’t respond to heat waves. Grist unpacks the bureaucratic reasons why. Special Counsel Jack Smith has taken on tough cases before, and hasn’t always won. The Wall Street Journal looks at the Trump prosecutor’s record. You may have heard that America’s honeybees are dying. The Ringer details what it means for the people on the front lines and the food in your kitchen....
Colleges are making changes to the admissions process after the Supreme Court’s decision on affirmative action. The Wall Street Journal spoke to students who are being forced to adapt on the fly. Domestic violence has soared in Ukraine. It’s another way Russia’s war is taking its toll on civilians. Reuters investigates. Animal actors are on strike too. The Washington Post tells their stories....
