Coronavirus cases are rising in 40 of the 50 states heading into the July 4th weekend. There is evidence the virus may have evolved -- making it easier to transmit. Investigators say a missing Fort Hood soldier was killed. Correspondent Steve Kathan has the CBS World News Roundup for Friday, July 3, 2020.
Recent Supreme Court rulings might seem like a leftward shift. But Chief Justice John Roberts is leaving loopholes for future conservative challenges. China’s video-sharing social network TikTok was wildly popular in India, until the government pulled the plug this week. And why high-end Bordeaux wines are so (relatively) cheap.
Since March, white-collar offices in major cities across the United States have stood empty. Now, with growing evidence that the workforce is equally effective at home, companies and designers are starting to rethink the office—what it looks like, what it’s used for, and if it’s really needed at all.
But this wholesale reimagining of office life comes at a cost. How will the severe reduction of commuters transform American cities?
A special episode from our colleagues at NPR's history podcast Throughline.
When a cook who carried typhoid fever showed no symptoms and refused to stop working, authorities forcibly quarantined her for nearly three decades. Was she a perfect villain? Or a woman scapegoated because of her background?
Throughline hosts Rund Abdelfatah and Ramtin Arablouei tell the story of Typhoid Mary — a story about journalism, the powers of the state, and the tension between personal freedom and public health.
Three L.A. comedians are quarantined in a podcast studio during a global pandemic. There is literally nothing to be done EXCEPT make content. These are "The Corona Diaries" and this is Episode #50. Music at the end is "Jesus on the Radio (Daddy on the Phone)" by Tom T. Hall.
On the second episode of That's the Ticket, Dan and Alyssa talk through Biden's pledge to select a woman as his running mate and how the candidacies of Geraldine Ferraro and Sarah Palin got us to where we are today. Then, Alyssa talks to writer Rebecca Traister about what media challenges the eventual nominee will face.
The owner of the New England Patriots is pushing a strong defense against solicitation charges filed against him, and what first looked like a big win for prosecutors against a high-profile defendant is now looking more like a major headache. Elizabeth Nolan Brown of Reason says that the Robert Kraft case should highlight what happens to people charged with victimless crimes who don’t happen to be fabulously wealthy.
From Mars rovers to Minecraft to the makeup of our DNA - these are some of the Java apps that may leave a mark on the world of software for decades to come.