WBGO - Site Search

The Walt Disney Company released Q2 earnings results on Wednesday.

Disney's Q2 earnings: increased profits but a mixed picture

The Walt Disney Company reported a 13% increase in quarterly earnings on Wednesday.

Former President Trump at the annual New Hampshire Republican State Committee meeting in January. Trump has promised to crack down on the Mexican cartels by instituting the death penalty for drug dealers and smugglers.

Trump wants the death penalty for drug dealers. Here's why that probably won't happen

The former president is pledging to wage war against Mexico's drug cartels if reelected in 2024. His plan includes pushing Congress to institute the death penalty for drug dealers and smugglers.

Becca Turchanik, of Nashville, Tennessee, drove four hours to Atlanta for an abortion in 2019, and the emotions of the ordeal have stayed with her, she says. She's angry that she had to call from state to state to find care, and that she couldn't have her abortion close to home, with friends nearby. "We got an appointment in Georgia because that was the only place that had appointments," she says.

Long Drives, Costly Flights, And Wearying Waits: What Abortion Requires In The South

Restrictive abortion laws across the South mean more women are traveling across state lines to find safe services.

Artemis continues to have a musical conversation ‘In Real Time’

WBGO’s Brian Delp talks with Renee Rosnes and Nicole Glover of the super group Artemis about their new album ‘In Real Time’ on Blue Note Records.

People pass the front of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, on March 22. Brinkmanship in Washington over raising the U.S. debt ceiling has begun to raise worries in parts of the financial markets.

What you need to know about the debt ceiling as the deadline looms

What is the debt ceiling? What could happen if it's not raised? Here are answers to questions you may be asking about the debt limit and the fight over it.

Osceola County School for the Arts jazz band, led by Jason Anderson

Osceola County School for the Arts wins first place in Essentially Ellington Competition

15 high school jazz bands competed at Jazz at Lincoln Center for top prize, as well as more than 35 individual and section awards at the Essentially Ellington High School Jazz Band Competition and Festival.

Tvorchi performs "Heart of Steel" on stage during the 2023 Eurovision Grand final in Liverpool, England. They finished in sixth place, behind Sweden, Finland, Israel, Italy and Norway.

Russia attacked the hometown of Ukraine's Eurovision band just before its performance

Ukrainian band Tvorchi competed in the Eurovision grand final in Liverpool on Saturday, minutes after Russian missiles struck their hometown of Ternopil. Two people were injured in the attack.

Josie, 16, moved to Rhode Island in April to flee policies in Florida that restrict transgender rights. Her parents can't go with her yet, so she'll live with an aunt and uncle until she finishes high school.

As conservative states target trans rights, a Florida teen flees for a better life

High school sophomore Josie felt Florida officials were threatening her health care and ability to be feel safe at school. So she left. Other families of trans youth are plotting their exits as well.

New guidance from the Department of Education says a school may take reasonable measures to ensure students aren't pressured to join in their teachers' or coaches' prayers.

The Department of Education updates guidance on public school prayer

The new guidance comes a little less than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court loosened rules for teachers and staff praying while on the job.

TikTok creator Taryn Delanie Smith plays Denise, a character who's helping the internet cope with grief and abstract questions about the afterlife.

Heaven has a bathrobe-clad receptionist named Denise. She's helping TikTok grieve

Taryn Smith, a 26-year-old TikToker, was in the shower when she had a funny thought: What if she died in a chicken suit? What happened next represents the way we use social media to mourn.

Search results for