Deep Reads: L.A. fires burned their block. For each, the disaster was just beginning.
The Eaton Fire tore through the Los Angeles suburb of Altadena, part of a storm that killed 19 people. It became one of the most expensive natural disasters in U.S. history, but the ultimate cost won’...
13 Sep 202531min
The political divides after political violence
Charlie Kirk’s shooting has left both Republicans and Democrats worried about more political violence. How are prominent leaders in both parties responding to the tragedy?
12 Sep 202530min
Charlie Kirk’s killing and a new age of political violence
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed Wednesday at Utah Valley University. As officials seek details on the identity and motive of the shooter, Americans are beginning to process Kirk...
11 Sep 202529min
Meet the people signing up for Trump’s ICE
In Arlington, Texas, thousands waited in line at a career fair in the hopes of getting hired as an ICE officer. Criminal justice reporter Robert Klemko was there and met a diverse mix of people – a fo...
10 Sep 202527min
Confused about fall vaccines? We have answers.
Since taking over as health and human services secretary earlier this year, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has fired members of a key vaccine panel, signaled shifts to the childhood immunization schedule and c...
9 Sep 202531min
Trump promised to end DEI. Then, rural teachers lost money.
Montgomery County is a small, rural area in the middle of North Carolina. The county has struggled financially for years, and its school district depends on government grants to survive. This year, th...
8 Sep 202522min
Deep Reads: A songwriter had part of his brain removed. The music flowed.
The songwriter was unconscious, but his voice filled the operating room. Mike Frazier’s dirty-blond locks had been partially shaved and his head sanitized. The surgeon standing over him slid his blade...
6 Sep 202521min
Congress returns to Epstein drama, shutdown threats, 2026 plans
Congress has less than a month to figure out how to fund the government. But instead of that pressing business, calls for greater government transparency over allegations against convicted sex offende...
5 Sep 202530min
