A Times investigation last year found that minor traffic stops in the United States were far more deadly than widely thought — in the previous five years, 400 unarmed motorists who were not under pursuit for any violent crime were killed by the police during such checks.
We look at the different efforts across the country to rethink the stops and at the pus ... Show More
Yesterday
Secrets, Chips and Spycraft: The Nvidia C.E.O. Scandal
Over the weekend, Jensen Huang, the chief executive and co-founder of Nvidia — which makes the chips that power artificial intelligence — admitted to having an affair with a woman who has been determined by U.S. officials to be a spy. That revelation came after The New York Times ... Show More
31m 44s
Nov 9
After a Crushing Defeat, Trump Doubles Down
After a stinging rebuke last week at the polls, President Trump announced that he would elevate Stephen Miller — a driving force behind some of the most polarizing policies of Mr. Trump’s second term — to chief of staff.Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, White House reporters for ... Show More
31m 14s
Mar 2023
Cities Test A New Way To Reduce Police Violence
Traffic stops are the most common way people come into contact with the police. After the January death of Tyre Nichols, who was beaten following a police stop in Memphis, some cities are trying to limit how often these stops occur. Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, and th ... Show More
25m 44s
Feb 2023
Life After the Traffic Stop
What is it like to survive a violent police encounter? As the world processes the beating and death of Tyre Nichols, we hear from two men whose encounters with police changed their lives: Leon Ford is an author, speaker, and co-founder of The Hear Foundation. He was shot by Pitts ... Show More
28m 45s
Jul 2015
Why do American police kill so many black men?
Recent high profile cases of unarmed black men dying at the hands of the US police have sparked outrage, protests and civil unrest in several American cities. The deaths of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Walter Scott and Freddie Gray are - some claim - evidence of long-standing prob ... Show More
27m 46s