Some federal employees fired under anti-DEI orders weren't doing DEI work
Some of the first people fired by the Trump administration are fighting back, including those targeted for work they'd done promoting diversity, equity and inclusion under the Biden administration.
Album Review: 'Everyday Robots'
Tom Moon reviews the solo album by Blur and Gorillaz frontman, Damon Albarn. The new album, called Everyday Robots, examines the human toll of our ever-present technology.
Between Farmers And Frackers, Calif. Water Caught In Tussle
California's extreme drought has drawn battle lines over who gets water and who doesn't. As KQED's Lauren Sommer reports, fracking and farming are vying for freshwater in California's Central Valley.
What About Donald Sterling's Right To Privacy?
The racist comments made by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling led to a lifelong ban from the NBA. But they were made in what appears to have been a private setting. Should that matter?
Minimum Wage Raise: Blocked For Now, May Live Again In Campaigns
A bill to increase the federal minimum wage was blocked in the Senate on Wednesday, as Democrats failed to muster the 60 votes necessary to bypass a filibuster.
How The NBA Might Ensure Sterling Sells The Clippers
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said he'll do everything in his power to ensure that LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling sells the team. Michael McCann, director of the Sports and Entertainment Institute at the University of New Hampshire School of Law, explains the NBA rules behind this.
Slow Growth For U.S. Economy, But Fed Plans Are Full Speed Ahead
The economy slowed sharply in the first quarter, but Federal Reserve policymakers voted unanimously to continue winding down their stimulus program.
Ex-Ranger Recalls The Friendly Fire That Killed Pat Tillman
Steven Elliott was one of the Army Rangers who accidentally fired on former NFL star Pat Tillman in Afghanistan, and he told his story recently on ESPN's Outside the Lines.
A Knuckleball No More: World Cup Soccer Ball Gets A Redesign
John Eric Goff, the chair of the physics department at Lynchburg College, explains the science of the 2014 World Cup soccer ball.
New Browser Plug-in Would Literally Annihilate This Headline
Mike Lazer-Walker created a free browser plug-in called Literally, which replaces the word "literally" with "figuratively" in all online text. As the website explains, that's literally all it does.
