Episodes

Courtney Proctor Cross was an elementary school teacher for 30 years before she changed her life. When she took over an animal shelter that had become a “death sentence” for the animals who entered, she made it a place of hope.

Republicans showed cracks in their messaging around the government shutdown, Attorney General Pam Bondi sparred with senators and other highlights from this week’s politics news.

Bad Bunny will be the next Super Bowl halftime show headliner. MAGA is upset.

After more than a month of increased ICE enforcement in Chicago, hundreds of National Guard troops deployed to the city this week. Today, what it feels like on the ground, and how politicians and residents are resisting.

Two years after Hamas launched a deadly attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the two sides are in negotiations for a peace deal.

AI services have earned a reputation as energy-hungry beasts. How worried should we be about them versus the other emissions in our digital lives?

Sean “Diddy” Combs has been sentenced to 50 months in prison. Today, how we got to this sentencing and what could be next for Combs.

“There’s nothing like cold water, icky garbage and a little bit of danger to get you out of your head,” said Susan Baur, founder of the group Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage.

It’s Day 2 of the government shutdown. Both sides are dug in. We talk to New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker about why he thinks this is a pivotal test for Democrats.

At 12:01 on Wednesday morning, the United States federal government shut down. We explain why a debate over health care policy was central to Democrats and Republicans’ inability to make a deal to extend funding for federal agencies.

The Make America Healthy Again movement has a surprisingly popular, bipartisan nutrition agenda. But what kind of dent will it make in our overall health? Today, we examine the science behind three big MAHA targets: artificial food dye, corn syrup and seed oil.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered hundreds of U.S. military generals from around the globe to gather in Virginia on Tuesday. Here’s what we know.

Once a month for 15 years, David Weiner has hosted a jazz party, inviting everyone he knows and many people he’s never met. Today, we go inside the wildly welcoming ritual to understand how he’s built this community — and kept it going.

With a possible government shutdown on the horizon, Democrats are feeling pressure to stand up to Trump. But fighting back could cost them.

From airport parking lots to orthopedists, it feels like everyone is asking for five stars these days. But do your reviews even matter?

President Donald Trump wants the Department of Justice to prosecute his political opponents. Today, more on his demands and the alarms they raise.

Is Tylenol safe during pregnancy? President Donald Trump raised alarms about the drug, contradicting major medical groups, during a recent news conference about autism.

FCC chair Brendan Carr has emerged as one of the top lieutenants in President Trump’s war against the media. How much power does he really hold?

For her 80th birthday, she went to trapeze school. For her 90th, she threw a house party. E.J. Truax says the secret to thriving into old age is simple: Be active. And it turns out, research backs her up.

Efforts to punish those critical of Charlie Kirk in the wake of his killing have reignited a debate about free speech and censorship in the United States.

Fan fiction is showing up everywhere. Today, how it became so popular and why it’s being taken more seriously by mainstream publishers.

Who is Kash Patel? And why are critics on the left – and the right – scrutinizing his track record as head of the FBI?

Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s expected cut to interest rates, we explain how the U.S. economy is doing.

Nearly two weeks after a deadly U.S. strike on a boat in the Caribbean, questions loom over Trump’s new war on terror and drugs. This afternoon, Trump announced another strike on a boat from Venezuela.