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Why voters have become so partisan about the economy
May 28, 202411 min<p>Biden is getting no credit for the current economic boom in America. Annie Lowrey explores why in <a href="https://apple.news/AWbdeBi2nQ0KjJNd4gmpMMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Atlantic</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AXeaJdjkKQRihiaF96Enifg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reporter Mary Beth Sheridan investigates how Mexico’s cartels infiltrated the tortilla business.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A-iYFy1hDRGG0Mr8RCzzmMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> looks at the hurdles for air travelers during what’s expected to be a busy summer.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
U.S. sunscreen is years behind the world. Here’s why.
May 24, 202410 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/A_V2IXyMfS26GAw9JDR5IrA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York Magazine</a> writer Zak Cheney-Rice describes how in Atlanta, the George Floyd demonstrators are being prosecuted as gang members. And the activists of today could be next.</p> <p>Research shows that lowering speed limits can make city streets much safer. <a href="https://apple.news/A9Vsm7cJvRx2cYu4MBbMUKQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> journalist Marin Cogan explains.</p> <p>Other countries have better sunscreens. <a href="https://apple.news/AFMwD6mSKSoqr_Rq7wi0lLA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains why we can’t get them in the U.S.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Unpacking the controversies around Justice Alito
May 23, 202410 min<p>Justin Jouvenal from the <a href="https://apple.news/AAyukG94jTDW_1048-Y1nbg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains why calls are growing for Justice Alito to recuse himself from January 6 and 2020 election cases.</p> <p>TV and film writers in Hollywood are struggling to find work in the entertainment industry amid a downturn in production. <a href="https://apple.news/AO2LxbUzOR_ivKY93yqrcfg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> reporter Stacy Perman has the story.</p> <p>Coins left at airport security reignite debate on getting rid of them. Read more in <a href="https://apple.news/AmqQjQSHYRomqjDLkJjtisg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fast Company</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Scarlett Johansson, others say their voices are being copied
May 22, 202411 min<p>An increasing number of actors are accusing AI companies of re-creating their voices without permission. <a href="https://apple.news/AQmyt0JMBQDmEa7CCTx8Z4A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the story of a new lawsuit.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ARGM_IdY4TLiYaDEPkVh84g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> Ukraine bureau chief Joanna Kakissis explains Russia’s recent gains in Ukraine. And NPR <a href="https://apple.news/AlITL9rnqQUS-tMxmkGOl8Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">also reports</a> on how Zelenskyy’s popularity has waned as the war goes on.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AJWgD05JeQseYrvcwbVIF5Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at new research on how cockroaches took over the world.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
What to know as Trump’s hush-money trial nears its end
May 21, 202410 min<p>Prosecutors rested their case in Trump’s criminal trial in New York. <a href="https://apple.news/Ams093U_gTvaGkIEy1XZRxg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has details.</p> <p>Red Lobster has filed for bankruptcy protection. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkoVhMMsBTB-EAh6AKfRQkA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at what went wrong.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AiVwlEMzlR5KWIMLvjannRg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reports on how the portals connecting New York and Dublin have reopened after the video livestream was shut down due to “inappropriate behavior.”</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
What’s next after the death of Iran’s president
May 20, 202410 min<p>Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister died in a helicopter crash, creating fresh uncertainty as the country’s hardline clerical establishment navigates regional tensions and domestic discontent. <a href="https://apple.news/AnQE87pHFQRSJt3KU1UWkog?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has more.</p> <p>The crew members of the ship that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge have been on board since the crash. The <a href="https://apple.news/AdTjmCLWtS4Sy1cJfuuWAzQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Baltimore Sun</a> has their story.</p> <p>It took nearly a decade to get the 2014 Boston Marathon winner her prize money. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkhSJQYyvR3K2k0nFzA1yxQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
How two decades of same-sex marriages changed the U.S.
May 17, 202410 min<p>Twenty years after America’s first same-sex marriages, data shows the effects of the practice on marriage as a whole have been largely positive. The <a href="https://apple.news/Aa7qXkZ4QQ7KHyjNnun2O_Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at the research.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AE1wch0ZmTNuBxA8osGddqw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> reports a new law that would mean big changes to the way we fly.</p> <p>Are tacos and burritos sandwiches? An Indiana judge weighed in on this spicy debate and said yes. The <a href="https://apple.news/AuCZqMClPR6O2aEw4Ho-_uA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the story.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>
How Trump’s criticism of judges triggers violent threats
May 16, 202410 min<p>A <a href="https://apple.news/A7Avh2jkvQtOGYefP9TlG4w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> investigation found that when Trump criticizes trial judges, his supporters respond with posts urging violence.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Alr6PeRTNRcum7q3FGJMkpQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at how coverage of the war in Gaza on Israeli television is very different than what the rest of the world see.</p> <p>A geologist believes she’s solved the mystery of the landscape behind the ‘Mona Lisa.’ The <a href="https://apple.news/AAbIrkctnSaGBYQwZO3BcYQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Times of London</a> has the story.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>
Israeli whistleblowers allege abuse of detained Palestinians
May 15, 202411 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/ANE88LgZgTCyPmOp7yoP4ww?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> speaks with Israeli whistleblowers who describe brutal conditions at a shadowy detention facility for Palestinians.</p> <p>Vermont lawmakers passed a bill that would allow the state to go after big oil companies for compensation over damage wrought by climate change. <a href="https://apple.news/AssRsLOFsTouQf_GhtA5_xg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vermont Public Radio</a> reports.</p> <p>A miniature poodle named Sage won the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. <a href="https://apple.news/AdXHUzwkDSUieeQPcAAAXxg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fox Sports</a> has video of the moment.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>
Inside Rafah’s “horrifying” health crisis
May 14, 20249 min<p>Doctors and nurses at one of the last functioning hospitals in Rafah tell <a href="https://apple.news/AxZ8NfKBlSuG5A6ZOHOS8oQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> that months of Israeli military operations and border closures have devastated their ability to care for patients.</p> <p>Wired looks at why some states are banning lab-grown meat.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ANKXmwAHcSpeCTPtfHFaVtA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg Businessweek</a> describes how Caitlin Clark and other star rookies are part of a plan to transform the WNBA.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>
Don’t expect Trump’s political fate to be decided by courts
May 13, 202411 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AxsKYqaZdSl-MN6qQkEZhMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reporter Josh Gerstein explains why Trump’s political fate likely won’t be decided by the courts.</p> <p>Atomic veterans are on the verge of losing federal benefits. <a href="https://apple.news/ABmkTxdv0RceY8hKZcQfS1A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on how Congress hasn't helped.</p> <p>Many insomniacs swear by dull narrators who put them to sleep, whether on purpose or not. The <a href="https://apple.news/AbXPmikUMQGy30bxC8lzpHA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> examines the phenomenon.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>
What Biden’s Rafah “red line” could mean for the war in Gaza
May 10, 20249 min<p>Biden’s “red line” in Gaza is an invasion of Rafah. What will that mean if Israel follows through with the attack? <a href="https://apple.news/AsN0S3XYQSRW4t0yZ1bGW6Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Guardian</a>’s Julian Borger examines the conundrum.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AA_o-EoggSJ-0sxzr7mQveg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> also reports on devastating flooding in Kenya. And <a href="https://apple.news/ADRznd1BYRdKHvc_3A1N71g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> has dramatic images of the severe flooding in southern Brazil.</p> <p>Paco de Leon, a personal-finance expert, shares tips for becoming your own boss on this week’s episode of <a href="https://apple.news/A-FmPYymeS9mp4wEW1pRi8w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News In Conversation</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Mark Garrison.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
The increasingly common 911 call frustrating first responders
May 9, 202410 min<p>After years in a Syrian ISIS camp, a 10-person American family is back in the U.S. <a href="https://apple.news/AgKLti6s8SouvLoNfdg6Y-g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the details.</p> <p>Some senior care homes in the United States are refusing to pick up fallen residents, instead dialing 911. Todd C. Frankel of the <a href="https://apple.news/ATvsi792pSwKdcn_BJ5HIsA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> joins to talk about the problem.</p> <p>The “world’s largest” vacuum to suck climate pollution out of the air just opened. <a href="https://apple.news/A81-WWqtNReSn3BYZDyI2YA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains how it works.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Mark Garrison.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
Why disrupted graduations feel familiar for class of 2024
May 8, 202410 min<p>TikTok and its owners filed a legal challenge over a recent U.S. law that would ban the app if it doesn’t find a buyer in a year. <a href="https://apple.news/AwdNnLLw9Tiio9HpuRJ1llA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story. NPR <a href="https://apple.news/AIUr42cyBSuqDwhI5Kp6cAQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">also examines</a> claims that the ban could be “an extinction-level event” for the creator economy.</p> <p>Columbia canceled its universitywide commencement ceremony after weeks of protests on campus. <a href="https://apple.news/AP6KLXyOIQ9uulv59HxHaUw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> reports.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A7F7VEZtYQSy7z78eEoTDHQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> explains how WNBA plans to fund chartered flights could be a game changer for players.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Mark Garrison.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
Essential reporting on campus protests, by student journalists
May 7, 202410 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AVN9AS-3bTNGmIrodkcxRaw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> asks student journalists what’s really happening on college campuses.</p> <p>Inside the encampments and crackdowns that shook American politics. A report for <a href="https://apple.news/AC1an1Fw4Sa257PqhMPNpgw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York</a> magazine by the staff of the <em>Columbia Daily Spectator</em>.</p> <p>David Nakamura of the <a href="https://apple.news/AnVi6ZctaSBiJyUWDhjVQcg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains the obscure N.Y. election law at the heart of Trump’s hush-money trial.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A96iMjAtmTp-vMc0ZVKF5bg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> looks at some of the most important work done by this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Mark Garrison.</p>
What to know about Gaza ceasefire talks
May 6, 202410 min<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AcKcYopuYRrGbAdaRRMD6Lw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on Hamas’s attack on a Gaza border crossing and on the status of ceasefire talks.</p> <p>In an exclusive interview with <a href="https://apple.news/ARFciMIrjTDOpHPxSB0ECgw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ABC News</a>, Olympian and WNBA star Brittney Griner reflects on her freedom from Russian prison.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/APE244aKKS2m894jSqQG3gQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> columnist Clare Ansberry explains why millions of American kids are doing the adult work of providing care for family.</p> <p>Madonna’s free concert at Brazil's Copacabana beach was her largest ever, drawing 1.6 million fans. <a href="https://apple.news/AlueH5KOhRHqFjO6Mz-THnw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> has images from the show.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Mark Garrison.</p>
Inside an assassination plot on American soil
May 3, 202410 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AOJoLCxeWRQad_Rm8DRuBCA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reporter Greg Miller talks about an investigation into an assassination plot on American soil, and what it reveals about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in India.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ACm9MIJ2gQ0C63zQatiGkfw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has the story of how some faculty members are defending student protesters, in actions and in words.</p> <p>For the first time, an orangutan was seen treating his wounds with a medicinal plant. <a href="https://apple.news/AIRj0CvYzTNu0vkncgnYHig?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> explains why scientists are so excited by the discovery.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
What students protesting over Gaza want colleges to do
May 2, 202410 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AN3oay94NRYyNM3E19V40PQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains what student demonstrators against the war in Gaza are calling on their universities to do.</p> <p>Nabih Bulos, the Middle East bureau chief for the <a href="https://apple.news/AbU2tl9WzQauYzj2de1d-4g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a>, shares his reporting on a medical facility in Qatar that’s treating child amputees from Gaza.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A0BKjTK8CTkuK08T4PuqTaQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> spent time with a secret society of writers and artists that’s trying to rethink how we pay attention in an age of infinite distraction.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
How Trump wants to reshape America in a second term
May 1, 202410 min<p>Donald Trump <a href="https://apple.news/AkjfGgn_uTHaIwAjUaQtouQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">sits down</a> with Time reporter Eric Cortellessa for exclusive interviews about what a second term could look like if he wins. There’s also a <a href="https://apple.news/AmtSmRFTIRzS6JYOt02HRGA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">transcript</a> and <a href="https://apple.news/Ayd3BPhPFSTKSmXEGIv93mQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">fact-check</a> of the conversations.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AV9quQOPWSyuZdZh-omXuzQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wired</a> explains why millions of Americans could lose internet access today.</p> <p>Every vote counts for the GOP in the House — which is why the enthusiasm of some Republican lawmakers for activities such as skydiving is causing jitters in Washington. The <a href="https://apple.news/A1TMd9Uw_RSikIg-yeSXYWw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Trump goes back to court as hush-money trial resumes
Apr 30, 202411 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AvVstTfawQA-KThHJcAyb8Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> reporter Ben Feuerherd explains what happened in Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York last week — and what to expect from this week in court.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AwTEFfp9NQt-dIRnHHziYrg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">PBS NewsHour</a> reports on how Israelis marked the Passover holiday, amid conflict, loss and trauma.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AR7AUJDOuSzC304h9ZASEfg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> looks back at the long, complicated friendship between Donte DiVincenzo, Jalen Brunson, and Josh Hart, former Villanova teammates who now play together on the New York Knicks.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
How the U.S. used troops on student protesters in the past
Apr 29, 202411 min<p>An expert writes in the <a href="https://apple.news/Av3Sqk6npRGO6pdHAGSgGvw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> about America’s grim history of using troops against student protesters. And a <a href="https://apple.news/A8jldrj3OS9C7Ee3mFqJqFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Post</a> analysis looks back at how the public felt about campus protests against the Vietnam War at the time.</p> <p>New federal flying rules require more price transparency and for airlines to provide full cash refunds when flights are canceled or significantly changed. <a href="https://apple.news/AwNCLMx3tQwKaPUPjBny8pg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> spoke to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg about the changes.<br /> <a href="https://apple.news/AJZP3LL71ReyanMgBFCGh_g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Athletic</a> looks back at the storied career of Candace Parker, who is retiring from the WNBA.</p> <p>Nike is expected to alter MLB uniforms by 2025 after months of complaints, according to a union memo obtained by <a href="https://apple.news/AZZ56L8AoQxavYiJKeJqnpA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Athletic</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Why Harvey Weinstein’s N.Y. rape conviction was overturned
Apr 26, 202411 min<p>A New York court’s reversal of Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction dealt a blow to a long effort to hold the former Hollywood producer accountable. The <a href="https://apple.news/Akq5FcbWTQf6pTj7Hb6BoWA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains what it means.</p> <p>The federal government passed new nursing-home staffing rules. Most facilities don’t have enough personnel to meet them. Jordan Rau from <a href="https://apple.news/ArDz2l3niS3Cq80tVApJS2Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">KFF Health News</a> tells us more.</p> <p>Emily Oster, an economist and parenting expert, talks about how to make America a better place to raise kids on this week’s episode of <a href="https://apple.news/AfUbRQwgYTP65Q9EFaIOI1A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News In Conversation</a>.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
The Supreme Court hears Trump’s unprecedented immunity claim
Apr 25, 202410 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AVnKAQX92R8Oe5v9XUty-8Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC</a> reporter Lawrence Hurley explains how Donald Trump could win at the Supreme Court even if his broad immunity argument is rejected.</p> <p>Finding matched donors for bone-marrow transplants has always been a major challenge. A repurposed drug has solved that problem. Sarah Zhang from <a href="https://apple.news/AwXLAeoPBQymZCzqfaff8KQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Atlantic</a> has the details.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ABvX7hVevQU6OjnkptSChQw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Athletic</a> looks into how name, image, and likeness payments in college football are affecting the NFL draft.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
The move that could change 30 million Americans’ jobs
Apr 24, 202411 min<p>The FTC finalized a rule banning most employers from using noncompete clauses. <a href="https://apple.news/Adv7cgLO9SFCqqbQWsFatiA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has more.</p> <p>The Supreme Court is hearing a pair of cases about emergency abortions. It’s the court’s first chance to weigh in on the state laws restricting abortion that have gone into effect since it overturned Roe v. Wade. <a href="https://apple.news/AuWvisqLATLuPyyVu9XankQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reporter Maureen Groppe explains the stakes.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AMkos1N6AQ0yn7BqKKFjNtA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at how Columbia University’s campus protests in April 1968 were also marked by mass arrests.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A_nyNVZ60S76UC0uhTxSYAg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> visits a project in South Korea where, inspired by reality television, Buddhist monks serve as matchmakers.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
More arrests of college students protesting the war in Gaza
Apr 23, 202411 min<p><a href="https://apple.news/AW7Kufuh1TIOkTdnW_VFe7A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> takes a look at how Gaza protests are playing out at colleges across America.</p> <p>A provision that would ban TikTok — or force a sale — landed in a foreign-aid bill for Ukraine and Israel that is expected to pass the Senate today. <a href="https://apple.news/AVgc0AcrWQcCQL1pzm3iCMA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains what to know about the possible ban.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ALoyznY1JQb-ybf4AND6EOg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Jim Carlton details efforts in California to stop a coastal train route from falling into Pacific.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
Who is Juan Merchan, the judge in Trump’s hush-money trial?
Apr 22, 202411 min<p>Judge Juan Merchan, who’s presiding over Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, has already ruled against him. <a href="https://apple.news/AL4ro6G05RymYTq7fCDBeDA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> journalist Bart Jansen explains how Merchan works.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AtTWo97npR_O_c663d0yl2A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reporter Liz Essley Whyte tells us why drug shortages in America have reached a record high.</p> <p>Something weird is happening with Caesar salads. <a href="https://apple.news/AIqnc2NBHRs-sSBWMO9qZaA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Atlantic</a> takes a look.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>
How guns became ubiquitous in the U.S. after Columbine
Apr 19, 202411 min<p>Since the mass shooting at Columbine High School 25 years ago, guns have grown ubiquitous in America. <a href="https://apple.news/ABbMr67kuQUiodBkqbqP9fw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Trace</a> examines how that’s changed the way we navigate our lives.</p> <p>This week’s Apple News <a href="https://apple.news/A27XI0KaYRjeOFjwtDeHqLg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">In Conversation</a> explores how money affects your mental health, featuring advice from therapist Megan McCoy.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Breaking — aka breakdancing — has made it into the Olympics for the first time. <a href="https://apple.news/AItcl7MHbTX-MZZ1wz3qXCA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> details what to expect in Paris.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
Understanding the blame game over Gaza aid delays
Apr 18, 202411 min<p>Israel has blocked a huge array of aid items from entering Gaza. The <a href="https://apple.news/AiC0XWgcVRVSglQxaDnKUOg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the full list, from crutches to chocolate croissants. Meanwhile, <a href="https://apple.news/A9dtb6dK7QzOy5cDnUClHMg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS</a> reports on recent finger-pointing between Israel and the U.N. on delays to aid.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Missouri teen Ralph Yarl tells <a href="https://apple.news/AkcliyYapSJSqi-TwUuMAYQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> how he’s been coping since he was shot in the head after ringing the wrong doorbell nearly a year ago: “It is a constant uphill battle.”</p> <p>NASA confirmed that the heavy chunk of metal that crashed into a Florida home last month was space-station debris. <a href="https://apple.news/AsrAWlAmaQnmTMBoZNoKW1Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">The Guardian</a> has more.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
Their ship hit the Key Bridge. Why are they stuck aboard?
Apr 17, 202410 min<p>Twenty-one sailors are stuck aboard the ship that hit Baltimore’s Key Bridge — with no end in sight. <a href="https://apple.news/A3JvdIGQuRSezqf6414mDCA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Popular Mechanics</a> has the story.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Aj1tzb8BDRkeP7XPO7l7bsw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains Caitlin Clark’s staggeringly low WNBA starting salary.</p> <p>Why would anyone steal $300,000 in Lego sets? Believe it or not, there’s a booming black market, according to the <a href="https://apple.news/Ab8TnKDYPTLCdsSFYphM5hQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
Supreme Court hears Jan. 6 case with implications for Trump
Apr 16, 202410 min<p>The Supreme Court will weigh if January 6 insurgents can be charged with obstruction. <a href="https://apple.news/A-dfBC_64TPq4fjiyRtcuzQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reporter Ann Marimow explains the implications.</p> <p>One year into Sudan’s civil war, there are fears of repeated atrocities. <a href="https://apple.news/AvsWSg3IZSL6cfPByRQqieQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports.</p> <p>Author Salman Rushdie speaks with <a href="https://apple.news/AIoKAdxkuQL2V1gILpUNMEA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS News</a> about the 2022 attack that nearly took his life, and the new book he’s written about the incident.</p> <p>Today’s episode was guest-hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p> <p>Correction: Children under age 5 make up more than a quarter of people displaced by the civil war in Sudan. Due to an editing error, a previous version of this episode said they make up more than a quarter of people killed.</p>
