Apple News Today

Join Shumita Basu every weekday morning as she guides you through some of the most fascinating stories in the news — and how the world’s best journalists are covering them.

Apple News Today is a news podcast hosted by Apple News, with 1,000 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  Americans want more kids. Here’s what’s stopping them.

  Oct 3, 202627 min

  From Apple News In Conversation : Fewer people around the world are having kids — the global birth rate has been falling steadily since the 1970s — but, for many, it’s not because they don’t want to become parents. A deep sense of uncertainty about money, relationships, and the future has made starting a family feel harder than ever. Anna Louie Sussman, author of the new book Inconceivable: The Impossibility of Family in an Age of Uncertainty , joins Apple News In Conversation host Shumita Basu to discuss what’s really standing in the way and what it would take to close that gap.

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  New revelations over rape allegations put pressure on Cornell

  Oct 2, 202617 min

  New details have emerged about Cornell University’s handling of a 2024 sexual-assault allegation against seven men. The BBC ’s Madeline Halpert explains how campus and criminal investigations into such accusations work. Nate Silver of Silver Bulletin discusses what the polls are showing a month out from the midterms, and their margins of error. Diesel prices have topped $6 a gallon, and some Republican lawmakers are calling for a ban on diesel exports. The Washington Post ’s Rachel Lerman explains why experts warn a ban could backfire. Plus, Renee Good’s family filed federal lawsuits over her fatal shooting by an ICE agent, the Pentagon is reportedly sending a third aircraft carrier to the Middle East, and how Disney World solved a problem that could save the U.S. billions every year. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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  A pilot stabbed his captain midflight. Then came the rescue.

  Oct 1, 202615 min

  A copilot stabbed the captain of a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv before passengers and crew subdued him and stabilized the plane. The Washington Post ’s Gerry Shih explains what investigators are examining. A Tennessee woman on death row survived two doses of lethal injection last night, prompting the state to halt the execution. The Associated Press has the details. U.S. troops have formally withdrawn from Iraq, ending a military operation that lasted more than a decade. Reuters reports on what the withdrawal means for Iran and ISIS. Plus, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth pledged to cut 20% of the nation’s generals and admirals, Citadel CEO Ken Griffin is donating $2 billion for a Carnegie Mellon University campus in Miami, and how a bear named Backpack won Fat Bear Week . Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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  The big bet that could make or break the U.S. economy

  Sep 30, 202615 min

  Investment in the AI build-out is on track to become the biggest economic bet in U.S. history. The Wall Street Journal ’s Konrad Putzier explains the risks to jobs and the stock market. New York prosecutors are reopening an investigation into an alleged 2024 rape at a Cornell University fraternity house. NPR ’s Jaclyn Diaz explains how a lawsuit influenced the decision. The Senate passed a bill to regulate college sports at the federal level. Justin Williams of The Athletic breaks down what it would change for players, coaches, and conferences. Plus, the Supreme Court allowed third-country deportations to continue for now, the Premier League found Manchester City guilty of more than 100 financial charges, and how hundreds of strangers helped save a wedding hit by the nor’easter. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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  The Republicans breaking with Trump to save their campaigns

  Sep 29, 202613 min

  President Trump is moving to cancel $810 million in spending approved by Congress. NPR ’s Eric McDaniel explains the process, known as a pocket rescission. Some Republican Senate candidates are distancing themselves from the White House over the war with Iran ahead of November. Semafor ’s Burgess Everett breaks down why. The Associated Press reports on how the White House is defending taxpayer-funded pro-Trump TV ads that ethics experts and lawmakers from both parties say break federal law. Plus, Justice Samuel Alito is recusing himself from a major Supreme Court climate case, Lindsay Clancy returns to court today for a key hearing in her case, and an 11-year-old has become the youngest-ever winner of chess’s woman-grandmaster title. Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.

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