Here & Now

The news of today and the stories that stick with you. Co-hosted by Indira Lakshmanan, Scott Tong and Robin Young.

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31/05/2026

" America is in a battle for its principles and its identity," said Nevada State Sen. Dina Neal.

Ahead of the nation's 250th birthday, we asked people from across the country that question.

31/05/2026

From an early age, Bahar Movahed started to play traditional Iranian music instruments, including the tanbur, tar and setar. She also learned to draw and paint.

Bahar Movahed is a practicing orthodontist in Southern California. She's also a classically trained musician with a solo career, something she wasn't allowed to have in Iran, where women are prohibited from singing alone in public.

30/05/2026

When talking to skeptical parents about vaccinating their children, pediatrician Dr. Vincent Iannelli uses a technique called "motivational interviewing."

Heather Simpson was convinced that if she vaccinated her child, the little girl would die. She also remembers pro-vaccine parents attacking her on social media, calling her a 'baby killer' and repeating over and over that vaccines were safe and effective without addressing any of her fears.

30/05/2026

Fully paved in the 1930s, Route 66 became a Depression-era migration route for poor farming families fleeing the Dust Bowl for a new start in California.

Route 66 is not the oldest, longest or most well-travelled long-distance highway in the U.S. So why is it the most famous?

29/05/2026

Host-correspondent Peter O'Dowd's reporting took him all over the U.S. this year.

Everywhere he went, he asked people the same question.

Ahead of the nation's 250th birthday, we asked people from across the country that question.

29/05/2026

As a singer, Bahar Movahed had limited options.

Since 1979, female singers in Iran have been forbidden to sing publicly or record solo albums.

28/05/2026

In Heather Simpson's anti-vaccine influencer days, she didn't believe that she was spreading misinformation.

She was convinced that if she vaccinated her child, the little girl would die.

27/05/2026

Long before interstates stitched the country together, there was “The Mother Road.”

Route 66 is not the oldest, longest or most well-travelled long-distance highway in the U.S. So why is it the most famous?

24/05/2026

As America's 250th birthday approaches, we want to know what the flag means to you.

Tell us, and we may include your voice in coverage leading up to Independence Day.

24/05/2026

In 2025, AI-powered cameras in California detected 915 fires before the members of the public reported them.

Early detection in California is “becoming one of the clearest climate‑era advantages,” said Phillip SeLegue, Cal Fire’s staff chief of intelligence.

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