Feel Like You're Addicted To Your Phone? You're Not Alone
As Americans spend more time on their phones, behavioral economists are studying the line between a habit and an addiction.
Health & Safety
The New Child Tax Credit Brings A Drop In Households Reporting Hunger
Early data shows that after the child tax credit payments started going out this summer, the number of households with children who experience food insufficiency dropped.
FDA Authorizes 3rd COVID-19 Dose For People With Weakened Immunity
The FDA amended its emergency use authorizations for the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to allow for an additional dose for some immunocompromised people.
COVID Cases Are Rising In ICE Facilities, Putting Detainees And The Public At Risk
"Many people had coronavirus," says asylum seeker Raudel, adding there's little social distancing or mask wearing, and sick and healthy people are mixed. ICE denies this but cases doubled since June.
Rape Accusations At Alibaba Bring China's #MeToo Movement Back Into The Spotlight
A woman's account of her alleged rape by her manager at the Chinese tech company has gone viral, spurring conversations across the country about sexual abuse in the workplace.
FDA Authorizes Additional COVID-19 Dose For Immunocompromised People
The FDA has authorized the use of a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine for people with compromised immune systems. Why is the agency taking that step?
Colleges Are Going Big To Incentivize Student Vaccinations
U.S. colleges are counting on high COVID-19 vaccination rates to keep their campuses safe this fall. Many are pulling out flashy rewards to encourage students and faculty to get their shots.
How Much Phone Time Is Too Much Phone Time? Scientists Research Digital Addiction
The average American adult spends four or five hours a day on their phone. Is there a line where that much phone time crosses into addiction? The Indicator from Planet Money asked an economist.
Morning News Brief
The U.S. is sending some troops back to Afghanistan. The FDA authorized additional COVID-19 shots to some. And, a record numbers of migrants came to the border in July.
Mississippi's Hospital System Could Collapse Within 10 Days Under COVID's Strain
COVID-19 cases are overwhelming the South. Arkansas set a record for hospitalizations, while officials in one Florida county are urging residents to "consider other options" before calling 911.