Here and Now
Monday- Friday 12 PM- 2 PM
Your mid-day bridge between Morning Edition and All Things Considered. The daily news magazine is a fast-paced program featuring a broad-range of topics from public policy, foreign affairs and technology to food, culture and the arts. Reports from the WKSU newsroom are also a part of the weekday broadcasts.
Here and Now Stories
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From now until May 12, some 300 comedians are taking over some of LA’s most iconic theaters to do live stand-up, table reads, sketch comedy shows and more. -
Among the recipients of the nation's highest civilian honor is Opal Lee, who led the effort to get Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday.
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Nearly half of the people who suffered heat-related deaths in Arizona last year lived outdoors without shelter, but public health officials and lawmakers are starting to pay more attention to the risk of dying indoors. -
It's a sign that the American job market may be shifting into a lower gear this spring, a move that has been expected and hoped for by economists for a long time.
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Giant turbines spinning off the coast of Montauk are bringing New Yorkers enough renewable electricity to power more than 70,000 homes.
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In 1968, anti-Vietnam War protests caused upheaval on campuses across the country. -
Nickelodeon's megahit show "SpongeBob SquarePants" made its TV debut on May 1, 1999.
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There is a glaring data hole when it comes to records of people who are missing from reservations. -
The 14th Amendment specifies that a key census count must include the "whole number of persons in each state." But a growing number of Republicans are proposing measures to exclude non-U.S. citizens from that tally.
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A forensic analyst continues testimony Friday about a recording of Trump talking with his then-fixer Michael Cohen about payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
