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What happened to U.S. foreign aid this year?

Historically, the U.S. had been the top donor for global health. That changed dramatically this year. We look at the new approach the U.S. is pursuing and what this has meant for people on the ground.

Reporting on the policies that impact affordability for Americans

With affordability a top issue for more and more Americans, NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks about her reporting on the policies that impact access to housing and food.

Correspondents of CBS' 60 Minutes pose for a portrait in 2023. From left to right, they are Sharyn Alfonsi, L. Jon Wertheim, Bill Whitaker, Lesley Stahl, Scott Pelley, Cecilia Vega, and Anderson Cooper. Former Executive Producer Bill Owens sits on the far right. Only Wertheim, Whitaker and Stahl remain at the program.

Firings at CBS' '60 Minutes' reflect the fight for media control in the age of Trump

The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after three top executives and two reporters were fired.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., attends a press conference at the U.S. Capitol on August 05, 2022.

For Lindsey Graham, foreign policy may be where his influence was felt most

Over the course of his three decades in Congress, Lindsey Graham was a major influence on Capitol Hill and throughout the world as one of the most vocal advocates for U.S. military might.

Polymarket's Shayne Coplan (left) and Kalshi's Tarek Mansour are two 20-something billionaires who run the biggest prediction market sites. They have had a long-running rivalry.

2 young billionaires are behind the prediction market boom. They hate each other

The 20-something billionaires who run Kalshi and Polymarket are battling it out to be the top prediction market company. Observers and former insiders say the feud is just heating up.

Netia McCray stands outside the Museum of Science, where she runs a STEM educational program for teens, in Boston, Mass. McCray has been suffering from long COVID since 2020.

The U.S. relied on these science advisers. Then the Trump administration cut them

The federal government recruits top experts to volunteer to advise on pressing research issues of the day. Since President Trump took office, hundreds of these experts have been dismissed.

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