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At this school, kids given detention can choose a hike instead

We take a hike in the Maine woods with high school students who've been given the option to hike instead of sit in detention.
- Madi Smith
How does President Trump make his money? Real estate, hospitality and his name

President Trump's financial disclosure shows more than $630 million in income from 2024 including tens of millions from cryptocurrency and Trump-branded products touted on the campaign trail.
- Stephen Fowler
Why Michigan wants to reopen a nuclear energy plat

There's renewed interest in using nuclear energy to supply electricity after years of stagnation.
Medicaid changes don't meet Senate rules in 'big, beautiful bill' says parliamentarian

The nonpartisan Senate official whose office determines if legislation fits within the rules of the chamber dealt Senate Republicans a blow on proposed changes to Medicaid.
- Claudia Grisales
Supreme Court upholds South Carolina's ban on Medicaid funds for Planned Parenthood

The Supreme Court allowed South Carolina to remove Planned Parenthood clinics from its state Medicaid program, even though Medicaid funds cannot generally be used to fund abortions.
- Nina Totenberg
Pentagon chief: Iran strike was a 'historically successful attack'

Striking a combative tone, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. media was more focused on "cheering against" President Trump than covering airstrikes on Iran's nuclear sites.
- Tom Bowman
'Say no to power peeing' and other good tips from a pelvic floor physical therapist

Your pelvic floor supports organs like your bladder, bowels and reproductive system. Strengthen it with exercises and mantras (like "squeeze before you sneeze") from physical therapist Sara Reardon.
- Marielle Segarra
Seattle banned rent-setting software, now what?

The Seattle City Council just banned landlords from using software that uses an algorithm to set rent prices. They say it amounts to unfair collusion and rent-fixing. But will banning the software really lower the cost of renting in Seattle? Seattle Times real estate reporter Heidi Groover breaks it down.
- Patricia Murphy
How many kids go to work instead of school?

They toil in mines, tend crops, scrub floors. An author of a new report on child labor points to great progress in reducing the number of kids who work but says the numbers remain "unacceptable."
- Fatma Tanis
The paperwork trap: A sneaky way to cut Medicaid in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill'?

Republicans want to add work requirements for Americans to get Medicaid. Is that a necessary step to fight "waste, fraud, and abuse" or a sneaky way of cutting the social safety net?
- Greg Rosalsky

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