Apple News Today

Kennedy Center warns of “fiscal collapse” — unless Trump’s name returns

<p>President Trump rejected calls from tech leaders to slow AI development, as lawmakers face pressure to pass guardrails. <a href="https://apple.news/AtTI4ZB-NSrK7X3msXw6D1g">NBC News</a>&rsquo;s Scott Wong explains why Congress is divided over how to act.</p> <p>The Kennedy Center could close its main building today amid severe financial strain. Jonathan Edwards of the <a href="https://apple.news/AUemXBDYXSG-9VPI4Gk1frw">Washington Post</a> breaks down why its board argues restoring Trump&rsquo;s name is key to its survival.</p> <p>The EPA repealed major Biden-era limits on power-plant emissions. Matthew Daly of the <a href="https://apple.news/A4_r9eQCjSz6UwM-ZRwPSxQ">Associated Press</a> reports on the deregulation push and expected legal challenges.</p> <p>Plus, the Supreme Court <a href="https://apple.news/ARg5_sX9hQAyEqr_v6AShGg">declined</a> to allow the Post Office to enforce Trump&rsquo;s mail-in ballot restrictions, Mitch McConnell <a href="https://apple.news/Apdu4NIDYSrGI1JBuj6ameQ">returned</a> to the Senate floor, and Apple TV <a href="https://apple.news/A3xFzK6aMRGWOTOrvjkdEaA">won</a> big at the Emmys.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

Could AI really “kill us all”? Why tech CEOs want to slow down.

<p>AI companies are calling for more regulation of their own technology after a researcher&rsquo;s warning about its risks went viral. The <a href="https://apple.news/A1Y2R67lpR7mYV9G9vHxZig">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Amrith Ramkumar explains why the Trump administration is resisting.</p> <p>Fifteen colleges now charge more than $100,000 a year in tuition. The <a href="https://apple.news/At6NsR3-WRdWGJVKr8mNOOQ">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Danielle Douglas-Gabriel breaks down why the sticker price of colleges is different from what most families actually pay.</p> <p>Fall film festivals are underway ahead of awards season. The <a href="https://apple.news/ARPRoXm4wRTGibIMmlfNzlA">Associated Press</a>&rsquo;s Jake Coyle discusses the early Oscar front-runner and the other films generating buzz.</p> <p>Plus, President Trump <a href="https://apple.news/A8SfZqS82Rtq6zp7klR3qyA">called on</a> Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries, <a href="https://apple.news/AbI4HA2aCRuO7T9nYeJ-k7w">Alexander Zverev</a> and Elena Rybakina won the U.S. Open, and Céline Dion <a href="https://apple.news/A5TKGrs_DTSKhO16vo5x8bg">returned to the stage</a> in Paris.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

The dark side of America’s obsession with the Lindsay Clancy trial

<p><em>Warning: This episode includes descriptions of violence against children, adult language, and mentions of suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling, contact the Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.</em></p> <p>From <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a>: The trial of Lindsay Clancy &mdash; the Massachusetts mother accused of murdering her three young children in 2023 &mdash; ended this month in a mistrial. Her defense didn&rsquo;t dispute the killings but argued that Clancy wasn&rsquo;t criminally responsible because she was suffering from severe postpartum psychosis and overmedication. The trial was live streamed and picked apart by people across the country. The <a href="https://apple.news/ASRLJlOSvScCSIyaMJsqBBQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>New Yorker</em></a>&rsquo;s Jessica Winter has followed this case since the beginning, and she joins <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> host Shumita Basu to unpack why it became a national obsession &mdash; and what the fractured public response reveals about America.</p>

JD Vance makes his big pitch to the GOP base

<p>JD Vance took <a href="https://apple.news/AFuwSL0V8Q1W1r02QbaB9kg">center stage</a> as the GOP convention concluded. <a href="https://apple.news/A9O-05-NQS0eR6zZd_TjipQ">NPR</a>&rsquo;s Stephen Fowler, who covered the event, explains how it was shaped by the midterms.</p> <p>A quarter of a century after 9/11, the number of people with illnesses linked to the attack is still growing. <a href="https://apple.news/A0uv0bPl0Qruv1IWe5d443Q">New York</a> magazine&rsquo;s Lukas Alpert discusses who’s eligible for federal care and why many people haven&rsquo;t enrolled.</p> <p>Iran-backed Houthis seized a Yemeni port near a vital shipping route, and oil prices topped $100 a barrel. <a href="https://apple.news/AWMxX9P3LRe2ojmXEfpx_HQ">Bloomberg</a>&rsquo;s Veena Ali-Khan explains the developments’ significance.</p> <p>Plus, the Supreme Court again <a href="https://apple.news/ADVw5zFKHQOOQfb7gAI3mhw">blocked</a> Missouri&rsquo;s new congressional map, Jimmy Kimmel <a href="https://apple.news/AuSvi-qXSSay4dYPofaoIdQ">moved</a> an interview with a Senate candidate to YouTube, and how the U.S. Open&rsquo;s late-night finishes are <a href="https://apple.news/Ak2L4haOOSByZL2NlYVWLxw">coming under scrutiny</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

This state offered universal child care. Here’s what happened.

<p>New Mexico now offers subsidized child care to all families, regardless of income. The <a href="https://apple.news/AZcqU6gOmSaKlRWwhh51Kgw">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Annie Gowen reports on how the first year of the program has gone.</p> <p>President Trump escalated his trade war with Canada, moving beyond tariffs to ban some Canadian goods. The <a href="https://apple.news/AgjhZRDf7TKme-iAIBw_S0A">Associated Press</a>&rsquo;s Rob Gillies explains where the dispute stands.</p> <p>A federal appeals court in Louisiana is considering a case that could restrict access to abortion drugs nationwide. <a href="https://apple.news/AJr07P5ezSYmGJBOLHsoZiw">Politico</a>&rsquo;s Alice Miranda Ollstein breaks down the arguments.</p> <p>Plus, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/ARyU01TIrSzmMZpWla0clMg">made his midterms pitch</a> at a Republican convention in Dallas, a researcher <a href="https://apple.news/AxYGbVT9kRW245iSwp7KHnw">resigned</a> from Anthropic over concerns about AI safety, and how NFL teams are <a href="https://apple.news/AgOR8UssfRlGQ1pCM9ysGXA">tackling a jet-lag problem</a> as they prepare to play the league&rsquo;s first game in Australia.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p> <p><i>Correction: A previous version of today’s episode said that the Republican party’s midterm convention is the first of its kind. Democrats previously held midterm conventions from 1974 to 1982.</i></p>

The race for the Senate has become a toss-up. Here’s why.

<p>Voters in New Hampshire picked their Senate candidates in one of the last primaries of the season, the final piece in a race for the Senate that&rsquo;s now a genuine toss-up. <a href="https://apple.news/AnbS0KD4yS8-Jmt-X759tKw">NBC News</a> national-politics reporter Bridget Bowman lays out where things stand.</p><p>A dozen countries &mdash; including the U.K., France, and Canada &mdash; have announced sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The <a href="https://apple.news/AT1bohmrMQNayKOLkOH-U4A">BBC</a> has the details.</p><p>Americans are being scammed out of their money at record levels, losing close to $16 billion in 2025 alone. <a href="https://apple.news/A0jVVh8NOTD2p8nHuiDoQ5Q">Associated Press</a> investigative reporter Erika Kinetz shares what she and ‘Frontline’ found about who&rsquo;s being targeted, the devastating emotional toll on victims, and why so few ever get their money back.</p><p>Plus, a turbulent day in the Middle East as the U.S. resumed strikes and the <a href="https://apple.news/AO07NY2NMTjqWDSybVoMJsQ">Houthis</a> expanded their attacks. Also, the <a href="https://apple.news/AehSu6muGR6ylyhsvseRW8A">Smithsonian&rsquo;s</a> top official announced his retirement, and thieves pulled off another daring <a href="https://apple.news/AFJmP-PnrTjO6Vw296yqVKw">heist</a> at a French museum.</p><p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

The far right wins a historic victory in Germany

<p>German far-right party Alternative for Germany won a regional election in Saxony-Anhalt over the weekend, putting it on the brink of governing a state for the first time. <a href="https://apple.news/AyBzkHgkxTkSHzbbVn3wTMA">Reuters</a> reports on what the victory means for the country&rsquo;s political landscape.</p> <p>NTSB investigators are examining the moments leading up investigators are examining what happened in the moments before an Amazon-operated cargo jet barreled off the runway in Miami on Sunday, killing five people and injuring five others. <a href="https://apple.news/AXR1Yb1eXREaZz7-Hos1kJw">CBS News</a> breaks down the ongoing probe.</p> <p>President Trump is moving ahead with plans to build a 250-foot triumphal arch in Washington, D.C., despite legal challenges seeking to halt the project. Dan Diamond, White House reporter at the <a href="https://apple.news/Afw8TgYOISdK_kVkWDiv4Fg">Washington Post</a>, discusses how Trump is using executive authority to alter landmarks and historic sites across the capital.</p> <p>Plus, new Canadian <a href="https://apple.news/Aiq1Z_f0KS1Stn4d8WAVjcg">retaliatory tariffs</a> on American steel and aluminum took effect, a <a href="https://apple.news/AmtoYc6wKQQSK-FpFo8Q0qw">staff walkout</a> closed the Eiffel Tower, and <a href="https://apple.news/A0uJH-Wl-TGqfksTXqscaZA">Wimbledon</a> is planning to take a stand against social-media influencers.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

He vanished at Ground Zero saving 9/11 victims. His sons went looking for him.

<p>The <i>Apple News Today</i> team is off for Labor Day, but we have a special story for you instead: As we approach the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, <a href="https://apple.news/AYU4TegmFRNapEFnRrZqvbg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i>The Atlantic</i></a> spent time with the family of Kevin Dowdell, a lieutenant of an elite unit in the New York City Fire Department. He taught his teen sons, Patrick and James, to take action and never sit on the sidelines. When Dowdell disappeared on 9/11, Patrick and James joined their father’s rescue unit and went to Ground Zero to search for him.</p><p>Their story, reported by Sally Jenkins, was the Apple News+ Story of the Month for August. Subscribers to Apple News+ can get narrated articles like this one every day. Your News+ subscription also includes access to more than 500 publications, 100,000+ recipes, premium local news, exclusive daily puzzles, and more. Go to <a href="https://www.apple.com/apple-news/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">apple.com/news</a> to start your free trial today.</p> Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

Forever chemicals are hiding everywhere. These five habits can help you avoid them. (From the archives)

<p></p> <p><em>From </em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053">Apple News In Conversation</a><em>: This is an episode from our archives. It originally aired in May 2025.</em></p> <p>Forever chemicals, also known as PFAS, are found in virtually every corner of the world, including in most people&rsquo;s bodies. These synthetic compounds have been linked to a wide range of health issues &mdash; from infertility to cancer to neurological problems &mdash; even at low levels of exposure. In a new book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/they-poisoned-the-world/id6736963203" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>They Poisoned the World: Life and Death in the Age of Forever Chemicals</em></a>, investigative journalist Mariah Blake lays out how these toxic chemicals became so ubiquitous. Blake spoke with <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> host Shumita Basu about a group of unlikely activists&nbsp;fighting back against those responsible and offers practical tips to protect yourself.</p>

An ICE agent said he shot a man in self-defense. The DOJ says he lied.

<p>The Justice Department has charged an ICE officer with lying to investigators about the shooting of a Venezuelan migrant in Minneapolis. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkCrX6kicTjyK7pWXgoArwQ">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Jeremy Roebuck explains why the case has raised further questions.</p> <p>Social Security benefits face an automatic cut of nearly a quarter in 2032 unless lawmakers act. The <a href="https://apple.news/AbtUhyUalTcuo3BaX9Uv8aQ">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Richard Rubin discusses why the program is facing insolvency and what Congress is proposing.</p> <p>Players cut from NFL training camps are seeking to return to college teams under a recent NCAA rule. <a href="https://apple.news/ArD5GrAAyQK-aSyp1n5o3fQ">CBS Sports</a>&rsquo;s Richard Johnson details the legal fight escalating in the SEC.</p> <p>Plus, Vice President JD Vance <a href="https://apple.news/A49wtPPf1Tgqpeik10Ud6Ew">led</a> his first White House press briefing since July, the Trump administration is preparing to <a href="https://apple.news/AjS3GE9k7SdqmI7s5iuYPTg">break ground</a> on a 250-foot triumphal arch, and Gloria Steinem has <a href="https://apple.news/Ao2RSBN5ZTfKCfdNrjgJHdA">died</a> at 92.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

The bond market is in turmoil. What it means for your money.

<p>A big sell-off in the global bond market has pushed borrowing costs to their highest point in years. The <a href="https://apple.news/AWNzER7M2Rne6fzTv_DMwZg">Wall Street Journal</a>’s Chelsey Dulaney explains what it means for your money.</p> <p>Iran and the U.S. are trading military blows again after a lull in fighting. The <a href="https://apple.news/AWS2BvtcXRC--pT8_u-SP5g">Associated Press</a> reports on how Tehran has accused the U.S. of striking a wedding party.</p> <p>People in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show, according to an investigation by <a href="https://apple.news/AuQIRyXr7SE-ovkqRkudugg">NPR</a>. The broadcaster&rsquo;s Alejandra Borunda joins to discuss the story.</p> <p>Plus, jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial said they are still <a href="https://apple.news/AZblAYFLRQxKAPz9b9CSVoA">deadlocked</a>, the USS Abraham Lincoln <a href="https://apple.news/AdgWtqqi-SRSvXvNLCZn1kA">arrived</a> at a Thai resort after a record deployment, and the NBA delivered its biggest-ever <a href="https://apple.news/AqmkfJczWSc-H6HF9q6HTgA">punishment</a> to the Los Angeles Clippers.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

Pete Hegseth’s purge of the U.S. military

<p> <a href="https://apple.news/A0hLpdpmVSb2St0Rny6PP3g" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NBC</a> national-security reporter Gordon Lubold discusses the U.S. military’s growing leadership vacuum under Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.</p> <p>A federal whistleblower says the Postal Service has been secretly working to overhaul mail-in voting to comply with one of President Trump’s executive orders, despite a judge recently blocking it. The <a href="https://apple.news/ANrGlvKaoTtGuuGTxKXUi-A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Washington Post</a>’s Patrick Marley explains how the system could prevent thousands of Americans from receiving ballots for the midterms.</p> <p>Plus, how around 900 students <a href="https://apple.news/A_YSa74ddTxOtP8L3yz9w9w" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">barely escaped</a> deadly flash floods in Nepal, a judge ruled that the man accused of assassinating Charlie Kirk <a href="https://apple.news/AH7DStCWlRvG5D25uVS9QbA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">will stand trial</a> for murder, Germany is <a href="https://apple.news/AGki0d7G9SBiL6nyvsWBCvw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">blaming Russia</a> for an attempted airport drone attack, and how an MLB team <a href="https://apple.news/ApOzAwwEpTEqfBmYUf1Jd3Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">swung its way</a> to the top of its division.</p>

How Trump won the legal fight over his White House ballroom

<p>The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 yesterday that construction of President Trump&rsquo;s White House ballroom can continue. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ada_mdTASRdGDCKfaqT5xOw">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Justin Jouvenal explains why the National Trust for Historic Preservation sued and lost.</p> <p>Mail-in ballots for the November midterms are about to start going out &mdash; and the rules around them are still unsettled. The <a href="https://apple.news/A5JmJshZdT06fUhRO6FnIQQ">AP</a>&rsquo;s Nick Riccardi walks through Trump&rsquo;s executive order to overhaul the mail-voting system, the legal challenges that have put it on hold, and what it all means for voters this fall.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s been the worst wildfire season in a decade in the American West. <a href="https://apple.news/A4CvYlLWAQPq8DEe0NXmAFw">Montana Free Press</a> reporter Robert Chaney explains recent federal changes to firefighting efforts.</p> <p>Plus, <a href="https://apple.news/AUCPF_jWcRrGN1pmt1rcM6g">Army Secretary</a> Dan Driscoll is resigning, a man was convicted in the <a href="https://apple.news/AWDXjKIYWTRq9nk2im39ihw">murder of Tupac Shakur</a> after 30 years, and <a href="https://apple.news/AXWga-v9-Qb-QnNZlh_zOkA">Lionel Messi</a> said goodbye to Argentina&rsquo;s national team.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

The unanswered questions behind Trump’s “biggest oil deal” ever

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A2hV-j6QMSt2HatuKB81Y_w">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Evan Halper unpacks what&rsquo;s known about an unusual deal by the Trump administration to take more direct control of Venezuelan oil reserves.</p> <p>Rescue teams are still searching for thousands of missing people in Nepal after last week&rsquo;s catastrophic flooding. Ishaan Tharoor with the <a href="https://apple.news/A07M3i14VRG6Jcbt39iX16Q">New Yorker</a> talks about how Nepalese people are paying the price for climate change despite having barely contributed to global warming.</p> <p>Ahead of preparing to deploy gloves that deliver electric shocks to control detainees and protesters, ICE has broken monthly arrest records during the second Trump term. Ryan Foley with the <a href="https://apple.news/AUrqSLcN1TaCOyinHWraWgA">Associated Press</a> discusses its plans.</p> <p>Plus, the <a href="https://apple.news/AU7DZQBPEThWtgMsXfEX-KA">U.S. </a>engaged in its first military action in Iran in weeks, <a href="https://apple.news/AxFUVZ3NSSR-K1RDVkqFAlQ">NASA launched</a> a new telescope, and the Grand Ole Opry celebrated <a href="https://apple.news/ASYrMZhzGQvieS7xnRPri7Q">Dolly Parton</a>.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>

The real reason so many Americans are convinced sunscreen is dangerous

<p>From <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053?i=1000786345703"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a>: For the past few years, a campaign against sunscreen has been building &mdash; with social-media influencers claiming that sunscreen itself, rather than the sun, is damaging people&rsquo;s skin and harming their health. The misinformation is working: More than 16 million adults have cut back or stopped using sunscreen because of it. Meanwhile, skin-cancer rates continue to rise. Brian Underwood, beauty and grooming director at <em>Men&rsquo;s Health</em> and <em>Women&rsquo;s Health</em>, joins <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> guest host David Greene to share <a href="https://apple.news/Al_wjzQb4ROWZPjtApoUj4g" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">his reporting</a> on who&rsquo;s driving this movement, the confusing FDA report that helped fuel it, and what it will take to restore trust in sunscreen.</p>

It’s been six months since the war in Iran started. Is anyone winning?

<p>It&rsquo;s been six months since President Trump went to war with Iran. Attempts at regime change, extracting nuclear concessions, and diplomatic talks have failed. The <a href="https://apple.news/AzwKQ9x3MSHWrBh5PkwzOWw">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Alex Ward unpacks why.</p> <p>Americans are angry about AI data centers. And with the midterm elections fast approaching, <a href="https://apple.news/AaTdhRdNeSLqPJ-oz4cK8FA">Molly Hennessy-Fiske</a> with the <a href="https://apple.news/AFw2yra5hTo-kDUqJtRE8MA">Washington Post</a> looked at how the dynamic is playing out in Texas.</p> <p>The U.S. Open tennis tournament used to be affordable, but that era is gone. Matthew Futterman with <a href="https://apple.news/AuGTSm2XET-qaR-YzQyPZKw">The Athletic</a> explains what changed.</p> <p>Plus, Americans are among the many people <a href="https://apple.news/AYHYbmGY0RrianmqnIUsbgw">missing</a> in Nepal after a deadly flash flood, new details in the <a href="https://apple.news/AtnoCn_8TSQKwJDp4pPB4Wg">LaGuardia Airport crash</a>, and a <a href="https://apple.news/A9yxLorDeQ-yv4oQerex6ug">12-year-old pitcher</a> who became a Little League World Series legend.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>

Floods devastated Nepal. Why the search for survivors will be a challenge.

<p>Deadly flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border devastated the region. <a href="https://apple.news/AsJeMiFlaRbutjII2v05xBg">ABC News</a> reports that experts think they may have been triggered by a glacier collapse.</p> <p>Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion and overhaul how kids use Facebook and Instagram, settling a case brought by nearly every U.S. state. <a href="https://apple.news/A66at5CMfRymtisYJ79YzWA">Reuters</a>&rsquo;s Diana Novak Jones breaks down the new limits on teen accounts.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Trump&rsquo;s new tariffs on Canada are threatening to squeeze voters in Senate battlegrounds like Maine and Michigan ahead of the midterms. <a href="https://apple.news/AlbB3lmE3TkmMGL8fMSQLsQ">Semafor</a>&rsquo;s Burgess Everett explains the political risk for Republicans.</span></p> <p>Plus, the <a href="https://apple.news/A-ChVVERqT12YnaSn57upKQ">CIA director</a>&rsquo;s surprise Moscow visit, <a href="https://apple.news/AbeplMLwWQe6mNvSxC8_gzQ">beloved actor</a> Tim Curry has died at 80, and a rare blood-moon lunar <a href="https://apple.news/AsPMCyMgmTJqB3UzixHt8Kg">eclipse</a> lights up the sky tonight.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Yasmeen Khan.</p>

How Dolly Parton’s music united America

<p>Country-music legend Dolly Parton has <a href="https://apple.news/AgNgMFaLGS164SiYTonS5uw">died</a> at 80. The <a href="https://apple.news/AvuzRvhSySAudlJRRJGs95g">New Yorker</a>&rsquo;s Lauren Michele Jackson explains how Parton’s warmth and many songs made her beloved across America.</p> <p>A new study found that at least 25% of former NFL players who died between 2016 and 2021 had signs of CTE, the degenerative brain disease linked to head trauma. <a href="https://apple.news/Acl9F2SaiSbWUQDFAfmQW1w">NPR</a>&rsquo;s Becky Sullivan says the real number could be higher.</p> <p>The Pentagon fired the top editor and the publisher of Stars and Stripes, as well as a reporter, raising questions about the paper&rsquo;s independence. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0HZuLcoSQu234DNctYtAaA">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Scott Nover discusses what&rsquo;s behind the firings.</p> <p>Plus, Darline Graham <a href="https://apple.news/AKXEvFrmNQXKTC2HqvLbxow">won</a> a Senate primary in South Carolina, Pennsylvania <a href="https://apple.news/AOPxGG46cToScEZ2KSYqK_Q">reported</a> its first measles-related deaths in decades, and Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz <a href="https://apple.news/Ac7vuaGBlSf68XyaZgzOpvQ">rallied</a> back to win their first mixed-doubles appearance at the U.S. Open.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

This city lost power two weeks ago. Thousands are still in the dark.

<p>Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the U.S.&rsquo;s plan to further isolate Iran&rsquo;s economy, which he called &ldquo;Operation Economic Outcast.&rdquo; The <a href="https://apple.news/AqvtO7YuHSiaCfuXWTY-Obw">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Brian Schwartz breaks down the details.</p> <p>Voters in South Carolina are casting ballots today in one of the cycle&rsquo;s most closely watched primaries: the race to fill the late Lindsey Graham&rsquo;s Senate seat. Nick Reynolds of the <a href="https://apple.news/AaW2ZNhfSRhuMY1SFXyOPaA">Post and Courier</a> explains what&rsquo;s at stake.</p> <p>Nearly two weeks after a severe derecho knocked out power across Gary, Indiana, thousands are still waiting for electricity to return. Calvin Davis of <a href="https://apple.news/ASLGlYOMiT4yPXVAUzNwrtQ">Capital B Gary</a> describes the toll on residents.</p> <p>Plus, the Trump administration is <a href="https://apple.news/AwQnoHYL4TD-A2h4J2lwbDQ">proposing</a> massive fees for H-1B visas, the Supreme Court <a href="https://apple.news/A2L3AA3KARxadN19mEcKmVw">allowed</a> Trump to move forward with a mail-in voting executive order, and how police officers <a href="https://apple.news/AWcufBP-NToenI-ASD54VlA">hitched a ride</a> with an Uber driver during a chase.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>

Canada stands up to Trump — and prepares for a costly trade war

<p>A tariff deal with Canada that President Trump said was done collapsed over the weekend after Prime Minister Mark Carney called the terms unfair. The <a href="https://apple.news/AWRI9aCzURqas0VrodQPnYg">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s David Lynch breaks down what happens next.</p> <p>The U.S. is preparing tougher sanctions against Iran, with Trump talking of an &ldquo;economic D-Day&rdquo; for Tehran. The <a href="https://apple.news/AoC85-qsDSwWFP9-vAS8ogg">Associated Press</a>&rsquo;s Farnoush Amiri explains how Iran has weathered sanctions for decades.</p> <p>Construction crews are racing to finish Trump&rsquo;s 90,000-square-foot ballroom before the Supreme Court rules on its legality. The <a href="https://apple.news/Alasx0sKIRiqfwkWEY6n_uA">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s James Romoser explains the administration&rsquo;s strategy.</p> <p>Plus, a fire forces thousands in Reno, Nevada, to <a href="https://apple.news/AbL9ZW5xGTDeQBJCb556-fg">evacuate</a>, a <a href="https://apple.news/AQvgvWgktQD6P1x1A1nTRnw">meeting</a> between Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AiaxwTjeAQs2fz1UE3xx4cQ">IndyCar race</a> through the streets of Washington, D.C.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>

Why men are suddenly so worried about their testosterone levels

<p>From <em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053">Apple News In Conversation</a></em>: Testosterone prescriptions are at an all-time high in the U.S., and according to a survey by <em>Men&rsquo;s Health</em>, 70% of men say their levels of the hormone are important to them. This increased attention to T has even reached the Pentagon, which announced mandatory testosterone screenings for troops over the age of 30. Michael Andor Brodeur, a <a href="https://apple.news/AoMVTT3LQRAeU_PZEHJ6YBQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Men&rsquo;s Health</em></a> contributor and author of the book <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/swole/id6463693621" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Swole</em></a>, joins <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> guest host David Greene to explain how testosterone transformed from solely a medical treatment into a cultural obsession &mdash; and what that shift reveals about the pressures American men face today.</p>

This breakthrough could usher in a wave of cancer vaccines

<p>President Trump is pushing for a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as talks for a nuclear deal with Iran stalls. The <a href="https://apple.news/AqcmzqXN3SvSr3PsvlJPKpQ">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Alex Ward explains why North Korea now negotiates from a position of strength.</p> <p>A personalized mRNA cancer vaccine delayed the return of melanoma in a major clinical trial. <a href="https://www.statnews.com/2026/08/19/mrna-cancer-vaccine-trial-melanoma-merck-moderna/">Stat</a> News&rsquo;s Angus Chen breaks down how it trains the immune system to hunt cancer cells.</p> <p>The NFL has long dreamed of going global. <a href="https://apple.news/ARJ3EuJHITjqAqlDpDvK-2g">The Athletic</a>&rsquo;s Jayna Bardahl tells us about the scheduling and player buy-in hurdles standing in the way.</p> <p>Plus, a Navy carrier <a href="https://apple.news/AdP1pX01oRSWSTT6kcmuwJg">relieved</a> the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, a progressive Democrat won a House <a href="https://apple.news/AEB987wNwTqqL8V4RlyLfRg">special election</a> in California, and an Army battalion is <a href="https://apple.news/ALhXY9wDERZqhbiBRSkjE6g">offering</a> reenlisting troops a four-day pass to play &lsquo;Grand Theft Auto VI&rsquo; as an incentive.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>

Meet Trump’s pick to regulate your food and medicine

<p>President Trump nominated White House aide Dr. Heidi Overton to lead the FDA, which has lacked a permanent leader for months. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8pRnlBOySfSoYLXhP-lK3w">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Rachel Roubein explains why some senators are already raising doubts.</p> <p>Trump paused steep tariffs on Canadian imports hours before they were set to take effect. The <a href="https://apple.news/AbfLD6OjFSSOAd2j4nFee8Q">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Gavin Bade breaks down what happened.</p> <p>The U.S. is casting a shadow over Brazil&rsquo;s presidential race. <a href="https://apple.news/Ag4VMZrGPTS6N8HjeV-QFTQ">Reuters</a>&rsquo;s Manuela Andreoni discusses how incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Trump ally Fl&aacute;vio Bolsonaro are gearing up for a tight contest.</p> <p>Plus, U.S. national public debt <a href="https://apple.news/A2rzPKFB0Quq6tsOLpnft_w">topped</a> $40 trillion for the first time, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are <a href="https://apple.news/AxMz4V0hGQI2SnaK68MwGuw">moving</a> back to the U.K., and how a goose&rsquo;s honks <a href="https://apple.news/AUf_E1sbESASLsw75U2zr5w">saved</a> a Texas family&rsquo;s barn from burning down.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.</p>

Trump wanted to rein in Disney. Now it’s fighting back in court.

<p>ABC and its parent company, Disney, sued the FCC over its early review of ABC&rsquo;s broadcast licenses. <a href="https://apple.news/As3SObwcJRZW-M8AVgdoDng">NPR</a>&rsquo;s David Folkenflik explains what&rsquo;s at stake.</p><p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection has paused construction of a border-wall project inside Big Bend National Park after receiving bipartisan backlash. Carlos Morales for <a href="https://apple.news/AiDHuin6AST2oVAmp_5HCPQ">NPR</a> breaks down the issue.</p><p>Iran&rsquo;s hardline leaders used a two-month ceasefire with the U.S. to secretly prepare for a wider war, reshuffling military leadership and arming allies across the region. The <a href="https://apple.news/AQhMZSCn9Ru-3yMV3anplNg">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Benoit Faucon discusses Tehran&rsquo;s plans.</p><p>Plus, Democratic Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz <a href="https://apple.news/AteX-Wif5SM25tXdrCLyioA">won</a> a primary in a new district, an alleged cocaine-<a href="https://apple.news/ASjxUWGRfQ0WeH3soRSpHLw">trafficking</a> ring tied to Penn State fraternities, and a <a href="https://apple.news/AgK0mlIovSx-m8tXdUzszsw">crackdown</a> on sidewalk drinking in London.</p><p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

The lawsuit that could permanently change your social-media feed

<p>Meta is back in court, facing allegations from four states that Instagram and Facebook are designed to hook kids and harm their mental health. Gerrit De Vynck of the <a href="https://apple.news/ABiaYvoaCSDaw-CCHubacTw">Washington Post</a> breaks down the case.</p> <p>A Florida primary is testing how redistricting has reshaped Black political power. Claire Heddles of the <a href="https://apple.news/ANxbBxoD1SS29_nWbe_Kidw">Miami Herald</a> explains why Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz&rsquo;s run in a historically Black district has divided Democrats.</p> <p>Airlines are pushing back against ICE&rsquo;s growing presence at their gates. The <a href="https://apple.news/AApFgjOuESdmUgH2UFRsf2Q">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Andrew Tangel details how a wave of arrests is creating new tensions.</p> <p>Plus, Luigi Mangione&rsquo;s state murder trial was <a href="https://apple.news/AU0dAIp8YQ2uM9jJfiwHH7w">postponed</a> indefinitely, why school-vaccine <a href="https://apple.news/ASKYZhJULSmaRwRB5zK713Q">exemptions</a> are up, and how ice-cream makers are <a href="https://apple.news/Aia3tuoEISMeVSv0P5V0TqA">adapting</a> to the GLP-1 era.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

Trump wants the Navy to return to steam. It could cost billions.

<p>President Trump ordered the Navy to swap modern electromagnetic catapults for older steam power on its carriers. The <a href="https://apple.news/AVNllI5vJTVSYCrnBvutvig">Associated Press</a>&rsquo;s Konstantin Toropin explains why the change would be a huge undertaking.</p> <p>Congress remains gridlocked on regulating AI, even as lawmakers quietly turn to chatbots for everything from speeches to legislation. The <a href="https://apple.news/A7JKwecGUQfeSAbirRgZn9Q">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Anna Liss-Roy breaks down the murky rules governing AI use on Capitol Hill.</p> <p>A wave of American tourists is overwhelming cities across Europe. The <a href="https://apple.news/AZpgWG3OpRP6_BYJsA98LVg">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Rachel Ensign discusses what&rsquo;s fueling the wanderlust, and why locals are pushing back.</p> <p>Plus, Jared Kushner <a href="https://apple.news/AibWmRPs6RySlpL8RWaXerA">is set to meet</a> Netanyahu to salvage the Gaza peace deal, Democrats <a href="https://apple.news/AyU90QdEaQKWWg7E6kHzTHQ">overhauled</a> their 2028 primary calendar, and MLB pitcher Tommy John, <a href="https://apple.news/A1YWkWO78RxKbhVzWK0W57A">namesake</a> of the elbow surgery, has died.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

Navy families criticized USS Lincoln conditions. Then a man went overboard.

<p>Military families say service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are enduring mold, food shortages, and deteriorating mental health during an extended deployment tied to the war in Iran. <a href="https://apple.news/A-6WgtPKqTEy__AGi5SI9mw">MS Now</a>&rsquo;s Priya Sridhar explains what families are describing, and why lawmakers are demanding answers.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s been a year since President Trump sent the National Guard to Washington, D.C. <a href="https://apple.news/AA4oGrGM9Qn24rHdTGeFFEQ">NOTUS</a>&rsquo;s Martin Austermuhle breaks down the mission&rsquo;s mounting cost, and tells us what locals make of troops becoming a fixture in the city.</p> <p>Hollywood just wrapped its first $4 billion summer since the pandemic. <a href="https://apple.news/AnlfPddG1SriWEneZJSAa7Q">Variety</a>&rsquo;s Rebecca Rubin explains what&rsquo;s fueling its rebound.</p> <p>Plus, a federal judge <a href="https://apple.news/AzK7zLVcaTpS96UvG-8e9kw">dismissed</a> the Trump administration&rsquo;s antisemitism lawsuit against Harvard, Flock Safety <a href="https://apple.news/AFu6p07-FRR-kZCHrvHDJOQ">announced</a> new privacy safeguards for its surveillance cameras, and what it takes to <a href="https://apple.news/ACNE85U27RnWK4ucomvS8Zg">complete</a> a marathon when there&rsquo;s wine involved.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p> <p><em>Warning: This episode mentions suicide. If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, you can contact the Suicide &amp; Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988.</em></p>

This Democrat quit his race. He rejoined — and won.

<p>David Crowley pulled off a remarkable comeback to win Wisconsin&rsquo;s Democratic primary for governor. <a href="https://apple.news/AhZHAOCBSRziV0HrA8LamHg">Vox</a>&rsquo;s Benjy Sarlin discusses what the tight race reveals about the party&rsquo;s divide ahead of the midterms.</p> <p>Nearly 30 years after Tupac Shakur&rsquo;s murder, a Las Vegas jury will hear the case against a man accused of orchestrating it. The <a href="https://apple.news/Ap67pjJaEThGTROK_51nyvg">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Hannah Knowles breaks down the trial.</p> <p>The Los Angeles Lakers are getting new owners just 14 months after their last sale. <a href="https://apple.news/AbNqPO6RmQFuUFvHq8R394A">The Athletic</a>&rsquo;s Dan Woike explains the deal.</p> <p>Plus, why Karoline Leavitt is <a href="https://apple.news/ALWFkW3Q6Qhu8KkZspMCIOA">leaving</a> her post as White House press secretary, Colombia&rsquo;s <a href="https://apple.news/A6WW2kmPGRKGHYvrd45GHlg">rising</a> earthquake death toll, and how eclipse chasers <a href="https://apple.news/ALOViYvosTkSM4ZuzN-rC5A">flooded</a> Spain to get a glimpse of the latest solar blackout.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

Inside Trump’s secret plane swap to evade Iranian threats

<p>The Secret Service secretly moved President Trump onto an alternate plane after officials deemed an Iranian threat credible. The <a href="https://apple.news/AaX2VvB4aRPKZPmeY9fEXjg">Washington Post</a>&rsquo;s Dan Lamothe breaks down what happened</p><p>Former Marine Robert Gilman returned home after four years in a Russian prison, following a U.S. appeal and a pardon from Vladimir Putin. <a href="https://apple.news/AsnWX43KlRWCQ85PRpQ4K3g">Reuters</a>&rsquo;s Steve Holland explains the circumstances surrounding the release.</p><p>Lake Mead hit its lowest level on record, threatening water for millions across the Southwest. <a href="https://apple.news/AfueCb9G-T-KWp98c4fQb9g">USA Today</a>&rsquo;s Trevor Hughes discusses the impact of a standoff between states over access to the Colorado River.</p><p>Plus, Lindsey Graham&rsquo;s sister <a href="https://apple.news/Ax_keJtUwRmioTuywgGoW0A">advanced</a> to a Senate primary runoff, the University of Michigan <a href="https://apple.news/A1eT_Ya-oSbeH21DdNdbOZA">is dropping</a> grades for some freshman classes, and Anthropic pledged to add <a href="https://apple.news/AM4q-QaixSIqxxIvylWEjDw">watermarks</a> to AI content.</p><p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>

Surveillance cameras are spreading. So is the backlash.

<p>Automated license-plate cameras are drawing bipartisan backlash from residents and lawmakers. <a href="https://apple.news/ALfFcXrbeS5qGwTYPe9VNsA">Politico</a>&rsquo;s Liset Cruz explains how privacy concerns are uniting the left and right.</p> <p>A chaotic Wisconsin primary comes to a close today, as Democratic leaders scramble to stop democratic socialist Francesca Hong from winning the nomination for governor. The <a href="https://apple.news/AS0NyesGfTeKxQraPzGDlnA">Associated Press</a>&rsquo;s Scott Bauer breaks down her rise and the party&rsquo;s alarm.</p> <p>As wildfires intensify worldwide, countries that once relied on each other for help are finding it harder to share resources. <a href="https://apple.news/APt1zt_FVS32Q0i9h0HPpOQ">Inside Climate News</a>&rsquo;s Nick Kusnetz explains why overlapping fire seasons are straining partnerships.</p> <p>Plus, a magnitude-7.4 <a href="https://apple.news/ADgYFfapXS7Guk8VNT1u0MQ">earthquake</a> left scores dead in Colombia, Trump <a href="https://apple.news/A1qT44OHRStyK-zgKd1wPAQ">signed</a> an executive order overhauling the childhood-vaccine schedule, and how divers discovered a Roman shipwreck.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.</p>