Apple News Today

You can test for Alzheimer’s risk. The result may scare you.

<p>More Americans are getting genetic testing for their risk of Alzheimer&rsquo;s. <a href="https://apple.news/AhGU4qj-3TjqT4zdg90_Flg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> explains how the results can be stressful. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0-f5qss9Q4aRplfj_6cEsA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> looks at how early-stage patients are making lifestyle changes as they attempt to prevent their conditions from getting worse.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AgQRD9K62TFC_cA1VHlKfRA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNBC</a> reports on how the SpaceX rocket explosion is raising questions about how much damage the launch may have done to the environment on the ground.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ANi1IUDy2QRGG0CWeuv5Xuw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vulture</a> explains a copyright lawsuit involving Ed Sheeran and a Marvin Gaye song.</p>

Tucker Carlson is out at Fox News. Here’s what we know.

<p><a href="https://apple.news/Az19AgifHRwizPsZCVvkhWQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vanity Fair</a> looks into Tucker Carlson&rsquo;s surprising exit from Fox News.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AC2RJf4JpRwOVQNzkz8XCUw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> examines how abortion is dividing 2024 candidates and confounding many in the GOP.</p> <p>Jury selection is expected to begin in the trial involving E. Jean Carroll&rsquo;s rape allegation against Donald Trump. The <a href="https://apple.news/A3HklAYqmSradHkhqGnvUDA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports.</p> <p>As the Tree of Life synagogue-shooting trial begins, the <a href="https://apple.news/A0RZ6jV9SQUGt99Co3b_6KA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Pennsylvania Capital-Star</a> looks at attempts to change gun and hate-crimes laws in the wake the killings.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Aun3hw_-kQJmZE33QFWUiPw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> has the story of actor Danny Masterson&rsquo;s retrial on rape charges.</p> <p>We&rsquo;re also nearing the end of the seditious conspiracy trial of five Proud Boys leaders accused of spearheading the January 6 attack on the Capitol. The <a href="https://apple.news/AkD5eofoVQ-ObahxUKfr3mg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has more.</p>

Why experts expect Ukraine to launch a big offensive

<p>Ukraine is gearing up for a major offensive against Russian forces. The <a href="https://apple.news/AUqMrpriIS_KUBLJDU1TjWw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has details.</p> <p>Is gray hair reversible? A new study digs into the root cause of aging scalps. <a href="https://apple.news/A96EJ_TWgTvelcuQDWu3Z7A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> has more.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AlNeEVWDkTHmql1JI_Lw-ZQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> tells the story of how Wrexham, a long-suffering soccer team, got back into its old league under Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.</p>

New twists in the unusual fight between DeSantis and Disney

<p>Florida governor Ron DeSantis and his allies are ramping up a fight with Disney, even as more Republicans criticize his tactics. <a href="https://apple.news/A2RbQjow3Qq2nSZ8XjmHY1A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNBC</a> breaks down the latest.</p> <p>Idaho spends less on schools per student than any other state. Kids are freezing and struggling to learn. <a href="https://apple.news/AD6IIr_JaQ2iEcKWqG64jIw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigates.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ATI6TKkW2Qtm1aB1AwcgCwA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has the unusual story of the man who settled the Fox-Dominion defamation case from a Romanian tour bus.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/Anp3PoYnTRQKPg-3yphKCUQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Apple News</a> editors have curated a special collection of environmental stories for Earth Day.</p>

Sneak Peek: Why Sienna Miller and Scott Z. Burns made a climate-catastrophe show

<p>What would a future look like where climate change has become a truly unavoidable part of all of our daily lives? This is one of the questions the new Apple TV+ show <a href="https://tv.apple.com/us/show/extrapolations/umc.cmc.4uoqxmxlnipm9zsc88bkjyjx4" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Extrapolations</em></a> tries to answer. Series creator Scott Z. Burns was a producer of the 2006 documentary <em>An Inconvenient Truth </em>and the writer behind the eerily prescient 2011 film <em>Contagion</em>, about a global pandemic. Burns, along with one of the stars of the series, Sienna Miller, spoke with <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a> host Shumita Basu about the making of <em>Extrapolations</em> &mdash; and how dystopian portrayals of the future can mobilize and motivate people to take serious action.&nbsp;This is a preview of that converstion.</p>

Rent? Buy? New data shows the market’s weird for all of us.

<p>Sen. Dianne Feinstein&rsquo;s medical absence is limiting Democrats&rsquo; ability to move Biden&rsquo;s judicial nominations through. The <a href="https://apple.news/AveTIp7CGTdGEUSKdhw-YgQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has the story.</p> <p>New data shows a slowdown in apartment building, the latest twist to a very unusual housing market for renters and buyers alike. <a href="https://apple.news/AzpPxejTGTHSxksoF2v7J0Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">MarketWatch</a> reports.</p> <p>After 25 years, Netflix&rsquo;s DVD-by-mail service is coming to an end. The <a href="https://apple.news/AgzNjC9hfT_OD8VCVTxNQRg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has a look back.</p>

Election lies cost Fox News $787.5 million. Now what?

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A-DFKZe23TQa0n29TZ27cSQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on the impact of Fox News&rsquo;s $787.5 million settlement of the Dominion defamation case.</p> <p>There&rsquo;s new criticism of Missouri&rsquo;s self-defense laws in the wake of the Ralph Yarl shooting. The <a href="https://apple.news/A8lcGYOJUToKM-kSK_PuGIA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Kansas City Star</a> has the story.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AXekCgEl6QtSap9qaLSYOPQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why climate change is making heavy turbulence more common during air travel.</p>

The felony charges in the shooting of a Black Missouri teen

<p>Prosecutors charged a man in the shooting of 16-year-old Black student Ralph Yarl, who had mistakenly gone to the wrong house to pick up his younger siblings. The <a href="https://apple.news/AipKAhJcKTWenJRw1sw2KRQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Kansas City Star</a> has the story.</p> <p>The trial for a landmark defamation suit against Fox News by Dominion Voting Systems is scheduled to get underway today. Brian Stelter, former CNN chief media correspondent, joined <a href="https://apple.news/AUmWrWjvdQlGTvb4lxWJ7EQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">In Conversation</a> to explain what the plaintiff is seeking to prove. He&rsquo;s also covering the trial for <a href="https://apple.news/AGgeOh6CBQoupu5mpxqHL-w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vanity Fair</a>.</p> <p>A <a href="https://apple.news/A1nScFCvCT-aH3KlunEHZag?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> journalist reveals what volunteering to do other people&rsquo;s taxes taught him about America&rsquo;s challenging tax code.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AFs8MjxG7RBGzh4McNCx3VQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has the story of a photographer who rejected a prestigious prize because his image was AI-generated.</p>

Deadly new conflict just broke out in Sudan. Here’s why.

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AO9KtTv1VQ8Ctwgw4ZTf_hA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> explains origins of the deadly new conflict in Sudan.</p> <p>Next-generation treatments can be complicated to test and administer. The <a href="https://apple.news/ANvngyk_nT1-1FtFL4pdkVA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on the race to get doctors trained on the medicines of the future.</p> <p>Last night the lights went down on Broadway&rsquo;s &lsquo;The Phantom of the Opera&rsquo; for the final time. The <a href="https://apple.news/AvlwKwv2BQnKUYNKPV6MxGA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> profiles the guy who flipped the switch.</p>

How a landmark trial against Fox News could change libel law

<p>A landmark defamation trial against Fox News begins next week. Legal observers say the outcome could have a big impact on libel laws. Brian Stelter discusses the implications with Shumita Basu on this week&rsquo;s Apple News <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053?i=1000608858350?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">In Conversation</a>.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Federal authorities arrested Jack Teixeira, a 21-year-old Air National Guard member, in connection with a leak of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents. The <a href="https://apple.news/A3Qs60f-aSQ6aBf7sMm5-1Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has more.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AZsag9GuQQWaznxDV5gcwwg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Town &amp; Country</a> looks at real-estate developers&rsquo; plans to build on the moon. Yes, the moon.</p> <p>For weeks now, some of the NBA&rsquo;s biggest stars have been benched. The <a href="https://apple.news/Akcy7UvKhRO-6boxzqBQ-eg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains why.</p>

Inside the EPA’s most ambitious car-pollution plan ever

<p>New vehicle-pollution rules proposed by the EPA would require two-thirds of cars on the market to be EVs by 2032. <a href="https://apple.news/A0TBTN-9RRsmOM40nz00gjw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> looks at what&rsquo;s in the plan and its prospects for implementation.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AWC-wJNy3RBO-dY4nh2hwkA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on its decision to cease posting to Twitter after the social-media platform labeled it first &ldquo;state-affiliated media,&rdquo; then &ldquo;government-funded media.&rdquo; The <a href="https://apple.news/AyAdf7axUQRW_kElPTuSggw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">BBC</a> asks Twitter CEO Elon Musk about the thinking behind his company&rsquo;s decision in a wide-ranging interview.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AO5xYWs_FRS2JTGHDAEd47g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports on how consumers are rethinking their relationship to subscriptions &mdash; and why it might soon get easier to cancel.</p>

What to know about the apparent U.S. intelligence leak

<p>Images of what appear to be highly classified U.S. intelligence documents recently turned up on a social platform popular with gamers. The <a href="https://apple.news/AgVFgH396R32xYKX6VLK8UA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has more about the Pentagon team looking into the apparent leak and the fallout. The <a href="https://apple.news/Az-T5fXrCTmSpFhMrBmPW1g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Journal</a> also has the biggest questions and takeaways from the incident.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The SIG Sauer P320 is one of America&rsquo;s most popular handguns. The <a href="https://apple.news/Azl7kFHdcQY-sD0g7KfsnEA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Trace</a> details how more than 100 people say their P320s discharged unexpectedly.</p> <p>Individuals who make Forbes&rsquo; 30 Under 30 list are often praised as disrupters. Several have since been arrested for fraud and scams. The <a href="https://apple.news/A2SAu4tIvTAiooSYJZR2JFQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has more.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AKWad6HkPTYG3w4M_ccD61g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post </a>explains how warmer temperatures due to climate change are making homers more common in Major League Baseball.</p>

How soldiers accused of violent crimes avoid trial

<p>The Army is increasingly allowing service members who face criminal charges for violent crimes to circumvent trial by being discharged from the military. <a href="https://apple.news/AhYynqUq6R7iCsyiHDOm97A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigates.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>In recent layoffs, some employees were affected while on parental or medical leave. <a href="https://apple.news/AwGKE3FC8QHGBDgcZHOgNiw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> spoke to a few.</p> <p>Makers of fortune cookies are debating whether artificial intelligence has a role in their industry. The <a href="https://apple.news/AZloo4xIbTsGzRp6h0slUKA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has more.</p>

Who is responsible when artificial intelligence lies?

<p>ChatGPT invented a sexual-harassment scandal and named a real law professor as the accused. Who&rsquo;s at fault? The <a href="https://apple.news/AByBUuhjES-Gz4n0Qpi0Txg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> investigates.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Home prices in the West are falling as prices in the East boom. The <a href="https://apple.news/AVhYnhTwqSbelFsst4AyeuQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> takes a closer look this unusual pattern.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AHqCgNrgMS7CuIqci-Im2vQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> looks at how one man figured out a winning strategy for a seemingly unbeatable casino game: roulette.</p>

Justice Thomas under fire for gifts from GOP billionaire

<p>A <a href="https://apple.news/AbyvuQy5NTH-VbIBu8aQaPw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ProPublica</a> investigation finds that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted extensive gifts from a billionaire Republican donor, without reporting them.</p> <p>Johnson &amp; Johnson offered $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits alleging that talc in its baby powder and other products caused cancer. <a href="https://apple.news/AywpSt73qTw2GvCz2tfaiLg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> has the story.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AtKiygOdeRFqSTYMYjtLJ7Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New York</a> magazine looks into LED bulbs.</p>

Sneak Peek: Why we don’t take postpartum mental health seriously enough — and what that means for new parents

<p>Earlier this year, a woman named Lindsay Clancy was charged with the murder of her three children &mdash; who were 5 years, 3 years, and 7 months old. Though Clancy never formally received a PMAD diagnosis, her story has ignited conversations about postpartum care in the United States. <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a> host Shumita Basu spoke with <a href="https://apple.news/Ad6SOUSExQIaGUCghYPoMnA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>New Yorker</em></a> editor Jessica Winter about the mental-health challenges many new birthing parents face &mdash; and the lack of support provided to them. This is a preview of that converstion.</p>

Rising oil prices will affect you, even if you don’t drive

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AMoejCmRZQfmpQNXAr3wFWA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> reports on how oil prices have risen this week after producers made a surprise cut to output.</p> <p>America has too much parking. Really. The <a href="https://apple.news/A0ydnk-GTQcq8gKK3QigIWA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> explains.</p> <p>When did people start brushing dogs&rsquo; teeth? The <a href="https://apple.news/AGILzgxbTTg2kw8vkgcU83g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> has the answer.</p>

Trump’s facing criminal charges. So have many world leaders.

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AIj2NP8oXRPCbyzSyVn2cIA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Politico</a> breaks down the new revelations and key questions from the Trump indictment document.</p> <p>Trump may be the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges, but it&rsquo;s a different story on the global stage. <a href="https://apple.news/Atg8piAUzQLu-Xf0vD7uitw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AntQd_9DRQyO7H0lYL5FJPw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Tennessean</a> reports on how debate over guns is heating up in the state following the deadly school shooting in Nashville.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Az-tWQDquQPqR_5dlLqPZDA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has key developments in the detention by Russia of its reporter Evan Gershkovich.</p> <p>Plants aren&rsquo;t silent. <a href="https://apple.news/AGH3focWDTDW89e9hnQ7DTA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports on a new study that reveals the noise they make.</p>

What to know before Trump appears in court

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/ANVIjexlwStmhoOLPR-_VHg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has coverage tracking the history of the hush-money payment to Stormy Daniels and the lead-up to Trump&rsquo;s indictment and appearance in court today.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AByWWzJk2SZG0IdjFMCpx9Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> explains why today&rsquo;s Wisconsin Supreme Court race matters nationally.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AuxDgFyctTEKYb7YId7JlkA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CBS Sports</a> has everything to know about UConn&rsquo;s dominant run to a fifth men&rsquo;s NCAA title. Meanwhile, <a href="https://apple.news/AlCUpYTL2QSm1Ut5E5xkDsw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> reports on how the women&rsquo;s championship game drew a record TV audience.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A08-SyH_eSW2eKtxFnITmeQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">New Yorker</a> tells us why the animal kingdom is full of con artists.</p>

What the Trump indictment could mean for 2024

<p>Political strategists talk to <a href="https://apple.news/AmqZNtmXyS5mSpKt06KU6Vg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> about how Trump&rsquo;s indictment could affect the 2024 presidential campaign.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AR8ClpxOLRDWCeh0EGAybzA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports that the Justice Department has new evidence pointing to possible Trump obstruction in the Mar-a-Lago classified-documents investigation.</p> <p>There&rsquo;s a lot of focus on the safety of transporting hazardous materials by train. But, researchers argue in <a href="https://apple.news/AcySqiVhmQGqbqQQ7VB_xqg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Scientific American</a>, the chemicals industry could also do more to make the materials themselves safer.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A5SMXcQJXSZesTdiiEc88UA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> looks at why it&rsquo;s getting so hard for households to budget accurately.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AT3HGMt-EQsmsB5GH6uSiTg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> reports on how Louisiana State won the women&rsquo;s NCAA basketball title and its coach made history.</p>

What happens next in the Trump indictment

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AtUALIt_1SkiQCXY4Busjuw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> has key details on the grand-jury indictment of Donald Trump, which marks the first time a former president has faced criminal charges.</p> <p>Americans in multiple states are at risk of dangerous thunderstorms today. <a href="https://apple.news/ApKCsIE7LRGOir1VfwQBU7A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> explains why tornadoes are a near certainty.</p> <p>Gwyneth Paltrow won a ski-collision court case that got international attention. <a href="https://apple.news/AzYYllrCyRE2UW3jBDo_vlw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the story.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AYzdlxmCAScisgDloNBtHDw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> reports on the millions of Americans who stand to lose their Medicaid coverage as a pandemic-era rule expires.</p> <p>The NCAA Final Four games are here. <a href="https://apple.news/ATrd4-RRnSBmjEsuritJgAw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC Sports</a> previews the women&rsquo;s matchups. <a href="https://apple.news/AdK1A8OcaSluTzy_gJu73XQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> ranks the remaining men&rsquo;s teams.</p>

Sneak Peek: Why there’s so much poverty in America — and what you can do about it

<p>More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States, one of the world&rsquo;s richest countries. In a new book, <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/poverty-by-america/id6443011500" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Poverty, by America</em></a>, sociologist and writer Matthew Desmond sets out to figure out why. In an interview with <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Apple News In Conversation</em></a> host Shumita Basu, Desmond lays out the ways that so many of us benefit from a system that keeps people poor, and he offers concrete actions we can all take to dismantle the status quo.&nbsp;This is a preview of that conversation.</p>

Why more donated livers are going to waste

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Af3Gjy2hqQ1SlhkYHXQELgA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> explains how the AR-15 came to dominate the American gun marketplace and loom so large in the national psyche.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AdxalJqeeSQq5ctRTQeaa0w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Markup</a> reveals data showing that poorer states are suffering under changed organ-donation rules, as many livers go to waste.</p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/A2647F6sRQSGin1XJ6iRRTA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Ringer</a> has the forgotten history of baseball&rsquo;s pitch clock.</p>

What the AR-15 does to human bodies

<p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AX1baQZ_bSm667CvvgvrlrA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> has a graphic look at how the AR-15 does so much damage to the human body.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/ALVJVKY3bSkCKe_yLiQZ2yw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> reports on the fire that killed dozens of people at a Mexican migration facility on the U.S. border on Monday.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/A-AksfcX8RLaE9_prrhadNQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">PBS</a> looks at the risks student-athletes are facing as legal sports betting booms.</p>

What’s unique about America’s mass-shooting problem

<p><a href="https://apple.news/AvTO9Ie4STByRXkYIYFjpTw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains why mass shootings like the one in Nashville keep happening in America.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AbZ3cDniJRy6YfBIRo-yT_A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> unpacks Israel&rsquo;s political and judicial crisis.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AeQkB-5BuSPeMPo6OGIKNZQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNBC</a>&nbsp;has the story of how Lebanon found itself in two time zones due to a clash over daylight saving.</p> <p>Companies are posting jobs they have no intention of filling. The <a href="https://apple.news/AsbLiE87STqi7Ho9Cf5y-Pw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> details why.</p>

Israel reaches a critical moment amid mass protests

<p>A massive tornado on Friday killed at least 25 in Mississippi. <a href="https://apple.news/AEs0A8a7UTOGtJLXy3KHI2Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NBC News</a> has the latest. First Citizens acquired much of the failed Silicon Valley Bank, the <a href="https://apple.news/AIa_fG7OpTjizQdY8lXi1oA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> reports. <a href="https://apple.news/A-A7Wj_QBQuGU-Zocza04Wg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> has the story on protests that are erupting across Israel as pushback continues against a planned judicial overhaul.</p> <p>A Nebraska state senator vowed to filibuster every bill for the rest of the legislative session after a bill was advanced that would ban gender-affirming care for people under 19. Her son is trans. <a href="https://apple.news/AeZjNMXMKRu-UW1yaa0CvHA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Salon</a> has more.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Most trans adults say transitioning made them more satisfied with their lives. That&rsquo;s according to a <a href="https://apple.news/A5Gbl6AvoRFyYhdKa2kyGwg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> and Kaiser Family Foundation survey, one of the largest to date of U.S. transgender adults.</p> <p>Senior care is crushingly expensive. Boomers aren&rsquo;t ready. The <a href="https://apple.news/ALRbscY0cQyuxmdXp8-1noA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> spoke with families who have been forced to put their retirement plans on hold.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>A group of surprising teams have advanced to the Final Four in the men&rsquo;s NCAA tournament. <a href="https://apple.news/AFcI08gRRTiuI7ETPEk1Uyw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Yahoo Sports</a> has more.</p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AFjyPJr0DRfepiBUbD6Rihg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">ESPN</a> looks at one major contender gone on the women&rsquo;s side.</p>

How TikTok’s CEO answered tough questions on data security

<p>It&rsquo;s Friday, March 23. On today&rsquo;s show:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The U.S. carried out a series of airstrikes in Syria on Thursday night against Iran-aligned groups. <a href="https://apple.news/Aa_OksO-BQ-K-z3bUeoVf6Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> explains more. Israeli parliament passed a controversial law protecting the prime minister, according to <a href="https://apple.news/A28HMfURmTbCh8HoCzQpqsQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a>. The U.S. and Canada reached a new immigration deal. The <a href="https://apple.news/ASYu7-qSfRF-GUWkGR2-BGQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> has details.</p> <p>Members of Congress grilled the CEO of TikTok about data security on the world&rsquo;s most popular app. <a href="https://apple.news/AHLvmjxp1TbmfrzNIY1Tacw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">NPR</a> recaps the big moments. And <a href="https://apple.news/APeDMB25PSXCdYwQU-e1aaw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Fox Business</a> takes a closer look at all the information TikTok says it can gather on users in its terms of service.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Physicians in states that have banned abortion procedures say they feel like they&rsquo;re working under a microscope. The <a href="https://apple.news/AWaUR5WWuTjC2gVqo9I6_uw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Idaho Capital Sun</a>, <a href="https://apple.news/Aapy-PFiJTLeSeXJRq43hvw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Slate</a>, and the <a href="https://apple.news/AU_5FTPVWQVGp9Kc4BjHV7g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> talked with doctors in Idaho, Texas, and Alabama, which have some of the strictest bans in the country.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Lab-grown dairy is here. The <a href="https://apple.news/AodKkIftyQIWrSzqzh5GTFg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on its potential to shake up the future of animal dairy and plant-based milks.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>

Why SCOTUS is considering a case about dog-toy poop jokes

<p>It&rsquo;s Thursday, March 23. On today&rsquo;s show: <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>A Trump lawyer was ordered to hand over notes in the Mar-a-Lago documents inquiry. The <a href="https://apple.news/AYmKnOKqMTbiTDP6hMWKRmw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> has more.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Southern California was hit by a tornado as the state&rsquo;s severe weather continues. The <a href="https://apple.news/AjwwoW4DnSHaVb6AFSxRHmg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> has the story.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AcUNSahdKRpKFQasDMtq0lQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Reuters</a> reports on the U.N.&rsquo;s first conference on global water security in almost 50 years.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in a surprisingly difficult case about dog toys and potty humor &mdash; also, free speech and judicial humility. <a href="https://apple.news/AUuiCa0WNRXCVuFDYgIlbHQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Vox</a> explains what&rsquo;s at stake.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><a href="https://apple.news/AGp4C_Vh8Se6wop1jfm2X4g?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Sports Illustrated</a> previews the next March Madness match-ups for the women&rsquo;s tournament. And the <a href="https://apple.news/A_QbrB1n9TI6aMJ3-BAAE6w?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Ringer</a> looks at the men&rsquo;s tournament.</p> <p>Millennials made &ldquo;uncool&rdquo; sneakers trendy. The <a href="https://apple.news/A2mEMcMIiT-C3zqo967k1bA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> writes about how that may be saving America&rsquo;s feet.<strong><span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></strong></p>

They make $25,000 a year in L.A. Now they’re striking.

<p>It&rsquo;s Wednesday, March 22. On today&rsquo;s show: <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The Federal Reserve will announce its next move on interest rates today. The <a href="https://apple.news/AV3LAvM8vS7G0OjKy07Dhtg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal </a>explains why this will be its toughest call yet. And <a href="https://apple.news/AYkw59lLESw-CsPjxx_SF7A?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Bloomberg</a> looks at two possible actions Chair Jerome Powell could take.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/AWMRd18wvQEWsj9vZJDVmqw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Guardian</a> explains why the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Putin over the relocation of thousands of children from Ukraine to Russia.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Bus drivers, custodians, teachers, classroom aides, cafeteria staff and other workers in the U.S.&rsquo;s second-largest school district are striking for better wages and benefits. The <a href="https://apple.news/AX1kR4KNBQdSpkS7L9pivhw?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Los Angeles Times</a> is following their walkout.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Japan beat the U.S. in the championship game of the World Baseball Classic. <a href="https://apple.news/ANpZltYWzQrmz9n510ltSNg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today</a> has more.</p>

The strongest evidence yet that COVID started with an animal

<p>It&rsquo;s Tuesday, March 21, 2023. On today&rsquo;s show:<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Biden signed a bill ordering the director of national intelligence to declassify<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>information related to the Wuhan Institute of Virology as a potential origin of COVID-19 within 90 days. <a href="https://apple.news/AXSzpUm8VR02Wt89M4R_p9Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">USA Today </a>has more.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Meanwhile, the <a href="https://apple.news/AcxZMMGwMSL2RV-Nd-Tc7GA?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Atlantic</a> details the strongest evidence yet that an animal started the pandemic.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>U.S.-led forces invaded Iraq 20 years ago. <a href="https://apple.news/Amw9GfT9iTtGHKkVYmZ9YOg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">CNN</a> reports on what life is like for ordinary people there now.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>American veterans won justice for burn-pit exposure. The <a href="https://apple.news/AAgClaHiDTbeEi6Qz3d3-8Q?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Washington Post</a> reports on how Iraqis were forgotten.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Gas bills are on a roller-coaster ride with no end in sight. The <a href="https://apple.news/Aq79lRd2yQg-cwc9qha3KyQ?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Wall Street Journal</a> examines the reasons for the turbulence.</p> <p>And, Houston, we have a space-trash problem. <a href="https://apple.news/ABlrdlqpVQr6_eEijMEDecg?campaign_id=applenewstoday_shownotes">Time</a> reports on the scientists sounding the alarm over the jaw-dropping amount of human-made debris circling Earth.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p>