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On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on evidence the U.S. is failing at the fundamental mission of keep

The U.S. has struggled to build wind farms at sea. What's causing the setbacks?

The U.S. government says it foiled a plot by the Indian government to assassinate one of its citizen

The 1993 Oslo Accords were a milestone in the Arab-Israeli peace process. But after 30 years of talk

Almost a quarter of U.S. children under 18 live with a single parent and no other adults. That’s the

One in five Americans now live under the same roof as their parents, grandparents or adult children.

The whole hog barbeque is the original style of American barbeque. It’s a tradition deeply rooted in

The former U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith has a new memoir. In it, she discovers a surprise in he

School systems around the country are grappling with ways to teach students media literacy. Californ

More than 21,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago since last summer setting off a political fight fo

Barry Rosen says he can understand in some way what the hostages in Gaza are going through. Rosen wa

It's been more than 40 days since Hamas kidnapped some 240 people in Israel. Only four have been rel

No stereotype can tell the story of more than 20 million people. We look at the true diversity of th

The Jackpod: The 'F-word'

2023/11/17

On Point news analyst Jack Beatty on the rise in Donald Trump’s use of rhetoric and imagery associat

Former State Department official Josh Paul was in charge of U.S. arms transfers to other nations for

It’s been almost 15 years since the last deadly plane crash on a U.S. airline. But near misses in U.

Unexplained aerial phenomena. Is the government covering up what it knows? We dive into 75 years of

The UN is investigating whether war crimes have been committed by Israel and by Hamas. But what exac

Congress is currently considering the “Retirement Savings for Americans Act,” an ambitious bill that

In Ohio, Virginia, Kentucky and other states, voters made some big statements about what they want i