Even before the pandemic, demand for teachers exceeded supply in the nation’s public schools by more than 100,000. We look at what’s keeping would-be teachers out of the classroom and causing current educators to consider leaving the profession.

While working on an oral history project, author Kaitlyn Greenidge learned about the first Black woman to become a doctor in New York. We talk with Greenidge about how that became the inspiration for her new novel Libertie.

The Supreme Court last week decided to leave the Affordable Care Act intact. We look at that decision and health care program 12 years including its origins, the controversy and how it’s working today.

The New York Times has described author Anne Lamott as the “lefty guru of optimism” for her no-holds-barred take on life. Through 19 books, she’s ruminated on faith, parenthood, addiction, love, and loss. We talk with author Anne Lamott, who shares life lessons and highlights from her latest book.

In Ohio, so-called kinship care providers are compensated at a much lower level and for shorter periods than professional foster parents. Recent legislation to boost kinship pay isn’t enough, advocates say. We look at the jump in kinship care cases and the push to increase compensation.

Theaters have been hit hard by the pandemic. The summer movie season will be critical in helping the industry get back on its feet. We review the summer movie scene and how the pandemic changed this great American pastime.

The NCAA on Wednesday declared that student athletes can financially benefit from their name, image and likeness even in states that didn’t pass legislation. We explore how compensating athletes for their name, image and likeness will work, and the changes ahead for college sports.

At least 80 high school girls in Florida had their yearbook photos digitally altered to cover up their chests even though their outfits didn’t violate the school dress code. We consider the subtle and not-so-subtle messages girls and women of all ages receive about their bodies and how they dress them.

The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force recently recommended that colorectal cancer screenings should begin at age 45. An at-home screening test provides a convenient and far less invasive alternative. Today on Wellness Wednesday we discuss take-home colon cancer tests.

The first judges nominated by the Biden administration have been confirmed to the federal bench as part of an unprecedented push for demographic and professional diversity. We take a look at the history of judicial nominations and the Biden administration's approach to the federal bench.