Where the #MeToo movement stands, 5 years after Weinstein allegations came to...
#MeToo helped launch a wider examination of society's treatment of women in everyday life, at the workplace, and in Hollywood. But there remain institutional problems resistant to change.
View Article2020 changed how America votes. The question now is whether those changes stick
The pandemic led to a historic rise in early voting, as 70% of the electorate cast ballots before Election Day in 2020. In 2022, it looks like more of the same.
View ArticleWhat do you do when someone brings up fake news? Look for opportunities to...
Trust, not correcting the record, is the key to eliminating disinformation, says Ling Hwey Jeng of Texas Woman’s University: “Don’t talk about politics. Talk about her grandson. Talk about her...
View ArticleTexas is one of the few states with a pandemic-related disaster declaration...
The declaration empowers Gov. Greg Abbott’s office to make certain choices faster.
View ArticleBillboards and 'hate mail' with anti-LGBTQ+ messages target Texas candidates
Accusations of 'grooming' — or falsely equating LGBTQ+ people with sexual abusers — are cropping up in the 2022 election cycle and across the national political landscape.
View ArticleCalls grow louder for Texas’ top safety official to resign after Uvalde massacre
Of the over 300 officers who responded to the shooting in May, 91 were with the Texas Department of Public Safety.
View ArticleHome intruder yelled 'Where's Nancy?' before attacking Pelosi's husband,...
An intruder broke into the couple's San Francisco home early on Friday and attacked Paul Pelosi, who is now recovering at hospital. The speaker was not at home during the assault.
View ArticleWomen leaders switch jobs at record rates as they demand better from their...
Women leaders — already in short supply — are leaving their companies at rates not seen in years, a new report says. For every woman at the director level who gets promoted, two women directors leave.
View ArticleJerry Lee Lewis has died at age 87
The iconic rock 'n' roll pioneer and last living member of the "Million-Dollar Quartet" — whose meteoric rise collapsed almost as quickly as he ascended, thanks to scandal — has died at age 87.
View ArticleTexas Matters - The Ghost of Frank J. Robinson
When East Texas voting rights advocate Frank J. Robinson died under mysterious circumstances in 1976, his death was first called a murder. However, then officials said it was a suicide. This is a true...
View ArticleTalking to strangers might make you happier, a study on 'relational...
A study finds that we are happier the more we talk with different categories of people — colleagues, family, strangers — and the more evenly our conversations are spread out among those groups.
View ArticleSmall business owners prepare for the holidays amid inflation and supply...
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with small business owner Anika Hobbs about how she is preparing ahead of the holidays, amidst inflation and supply chain issues.
View ArticleWhy do people want to own guns? We asked a teacher and a firearms trainer
As part of an occasional series of conversations with new gun owners, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michelle McGhee, a teacher, and Dirk Waldrop, a firearms trainer, both from Arkansas.
View ArticleMattel releases three Barbie dolls for Día de Muertos
One of the dolls, a collaboration with Mexican fashion designer Benito Santos, has already sold out.
View ArticleDisney revealed its first plus-sized heroine. Not everyone is happy about her
Bianca is a young ballerina who appears in a short film that's streaming on Disney+. But some fans aren't thrilled that her struggle with body image drives the two-minute plotline.
View ArticleNASA caught the sun smiling down on us, but the grin could signal a solar storm
The dark patches, known as coronal holes, are regions where solar wind escapes more quickly and readily into space. Geomagnetic storms can disrupt GPS and hurt the power grid.
View ArticleSan Antonio Combat PTSD conference shifts its focus toward preventing firearm...
Months after a lone gunman killed 21 people at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, firearms have become a hot-button issue in midterm races in Texas and around the country. But the shooting has also...
View ArticleAhead of Election Day, U.S. agencies warn of potential attacks by extremists
Law enforcement officials are warning of potential attacks against election officials, political candidates, religious minorities and others.
View ArticleSo far, voter turnout in Texas lags behind 2018
The state’s most populous counties are seeing a significant drop off from four years ago. That’s despite Texas having more registered voters this time around.
View ArticleTexas’ plan to provide water for a growing population virtually ignores...
Texas’ biggest single solution to providing enough water for its soaring population in the coming decades is using more surface water, including about two dozen new large reservoirs. But climate change...
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