Ali Rogin

From self-driving cars to electric vehicles, automobiles are becoming more technologically advanced and there’s a shortage of workers with the skills needed to keep them on the road. One college is focused on training the next generation of the automotive industry, including many who may have once thought there wasn’t a place for them there. Ali Rogin reports for our series, Rethinking College.

At a 2021 climate conference, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said, “No nation can find lasting security without addressing the climate crisis.” That sentiment reflects the Pentagon’s three-decade evolution on climate change. Ali Rogin sat down with Sherri Goodman, a former Pentagon official who chronicles that transformation in her new book, “Threat Multiplier.”

Students in rural communities graduate from high school above the national average. But when it comes to applying to college or getting their degree, those students' rates of attendance and completion are well below their peers in urban and suburban areas. A New Mexico initiative is helping to narrow that gap. Stephanie Sy reports for our series, Rethinking College.

While the execution of a Texas man was temporarily put on hold this week, more than 2,000 people remain on death row across the country. The Texas case has highlighted a recent increase in executions and prompted questions about how capital punishment is applied in the United States. Maurice Chammah, a staff writer for The Marshall Project, joins Ali Rogin to discuss.

This past week, the Texas attorney general sued a pediatrician for violating the state’s ban on gender-affirming care, enforcing that law for the first time. More than half of U.S. states now have laws targeting transgender people. Ali Rogin speaks with The Trevor Project CEO Jaymes Black about a new study that looks at how these laws affect young people’s mental health.

By many measures, advancements like seatbelts and airbags have made vehicles dramatically safer for drivers and passengers. But as our cars and trucks get larger and larger, what about the safety of those outside vehicles? Federal regulators are taking a look at pedestrian safety and whether new rules can help curb the rising number of people killed on our streets. Ali Rogin reports.

Physicians are increasingly using weight loss drugs to treat obesity, diabetes and other chronic conditions in young patients. In the last three years, the number of people between the ages of 12 and 25 using drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic has surged nearly 600 percent. Ali Rogin speaks with Dr. Melanie Cree, a pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Hospital Colorado, to learn more.

The association between bats and Halloween dates back thousands of years, based on the superstition that the flying mammals are omens of death. But for nearly two decades, North American bats have been facing a deadly threat themselves: a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome. Ali Rogin speaks with New York Times columnist Carl Zimmer for more.

Haitian immigrants have found themselves at the center of a political storm this fall, as former President Trump and his supporters repeatedly make unfounded claims about them. Most came to the United States to escape the humanitarian crisis in Haiti, brought on by wide-scale gang violence. Ali Rogin reports on how Haitian leaders are trying to restore the rule of law in their country.

Final pre-election polls released Sunday show Trump and Harris deadlocked as the race goes down to the wire, but there are indications that some late deciders may be breaking for the Democratic nominee. Both candidates spent the weekend appealing to those who have yet to vote in the tight race, while 75 million Americans have already cast their ballots. Ali Rogin reports.