Today, Explained

A surge of hate against Indian immigrants and Indian Americans has broken out of the far-r... more

Hakeem Jeffries will almost certainly be the next Democratic speaker of the House. What wi... more

How algorithms and instant fashion killed style — and how to get it back. This episode was... more

Can a Republican candidate run for governor in a red state without bringing up Donald Trum... more

Drugs like kratom and 7-OH are widely available at corner stores and smoke shops. They've ... more

It took "Jane Doe" two years to get an investigation reopened into allegations of sexual a... more

A recent law-school graduate in Texas is facing disciplinary action over her “overexuberan... more

You might not use diesel to fill up your car, but it fuels the US economy, and President T... more

The worries in China over AI are not the same as the worries in the US, but both countries... more

It’s not just about being nice. Manners allow us to peacefully coexist at work, in transit... more

Polling says less than 1 percent of voters consider AI a top concern this election cycle. ... more

From live auction sites like Whatnot to games like Monopoly Go!, mobile apps are now desig... more

A majority of Americans have a negative view of Israel. Trump wants to send a massive ship... more

It’s called the “burnerverse": an online community of anonymous college sports fans who mo... more

Some top AI thinkers warn that the technology could kill us all. But it could also save us... more

President Trump got so mad about his name not being on the Kennedy Center he threatened to... more

We’re lonely, isolated, and bored. The solution may be as simple as an invite and killer p... more

Latino voters swung hard to the right in 2024. Now, they’re giving Dems another look. This... more

From Miss Piggy to the Housewives, depictions of women who refuse to be anything but large... more

It's not just Macklemore. A new documentary on atrocities in Gaza has enraged the Israeli ... more

Alzheimer’s research has stalled for decades. That’s finally changing. This episode was pr... more

Fears of impending AI doom have burst into the mainstream. They still might not be enough ... more

Republicans are stoking anti-Muslim sentiment in new ways ahead of the midterms. This epis... more

People are getting tired of the dating apps and turning to a more old-fashioned way of fin... more