Is universal child care working in New Mexico?
Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller reflects on the state of child care access and affordability in New Mexico, and why he's opening up underused c...
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Data centers are making noise in American politics
The construction of data centers in Ohio has become a contentious issue in the Senate race there. The issue at the center of several races a...
Facebook whistleblower says it's time for AI whistleblowers to speak up
In 2021, Frances Haugen released tens of thousands of internal Facebook documents showing the company knew its algorithms were promoting ext...
What we know about the death of a Russian plague lab worker
Russian officials have reportedly placed 200 people under medical observation and quarantined the hospital where a 28-year-old lab worker di...
The case that could make big oil pay for climate change
The Supreme Court is weighing Boulder, Colorado's lawsuit against oil companies over the effects of climate change. We hear from Colorado ra...
Why some Americans are getting surprise medical-debt relief
When Brittany Gurney’s son was 14 months old, he had a medical emergency. The bill came out to $15,000. Gurney paid what she could, but it w...
Inside Tennessee's botched execution
Death row inmate Christa Pike survived two injections intended to kill her. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has now paused the state's remaining exe...
ICE raids make a 'ghost town' in Kansas
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Tuesday the Trump administration can resume deporting immigrants to countries they have no ties to. Michelle...
Security concerns prompt OpenAI to scrap latest model
OpenAI says it won’t release its newest model, GPT-6.1 Astra, because it showed high levels of deception during testing. Gregory Allen, foun...
How to navigate the housing crisis
We’re taking a closer look at the problem of housing affordability. Housing expert Christina Stacy answers questions we received in our inbo...
Melting glaciers, crumbling mountains, and Alaska's climate crisis
Across Southeast Alaska, landslides have killed at least a dozen people since August 2015. Landslides happen across the U.S., but geologists...
How foreign aid cuts have sparked a humanitarian crisis
As wars rage and the United States slashes humanitarian aid, the world finds itself unable to help the people most in need. Former UK foreig...
'Godfather of AI': How to create an AI that won't kill us
Geoffrey Hinton is a Nobel Prize-winning computer scientist and cognitive psychologist. He’s helped develop the mathematical engine behind t...
DoorDash driver detained with bullet in back after ICE shooting
A Venezuelan immigrant still has a bullet in his back, two days after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and injured him, a...
Why is diesel so much more expensive than gasoline?
The average price of diesel fuel is at a record high in the United States. This means the cost of transporting goods is also going up, and c...
In 'Mule,' Orville Peck chronicles a year coming back from the brink
Country musician Orville Peck's new album "Mule" tells the story of a transformative year that began in the summer of 2023, when Peck nearly...
UN investigators say US likely committed war crimes in Iran
Experts commissioned by the UN report that they have "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes during two airstrikes in...
Why China isn't (as) worried about an AI apocalypse
China watcher Kevin Xu explains the myths and realities of China's capabilities in artificial intelligence amid concerns in the U.S. that re...
The Russian oligarch who bankrolled Donald Trump Jr.’s wedding
Reporting by ProPublica recently found that Umar Kremlev, a Russian oligarch close to President Vladimir Putin, secretly paid for part of —...
AI leaders want to slow development. Can they actually do it?
Welcome to the next big vibe shift in artificial intelligence. On Monday, Microsoft published a new "Humanist AI" code of conduct that says...