Here and Now
Monday through Thursday, Noon - 2pm, Friday Noon - 1pm
WNIJ's midday news magazine keeps you up-to-date with the news between Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Here & Now reflects the fluid world of news as it’s happening in the middle of the day, with timely, smart and in-depth news, interviews and conversation.
Co-hosted by award-winning journalists Robin Young and Scott Tong, the show’s daily lineup includes interviews with NPR reporters, as well as leading newsmakers, innovators and artists from across the U.S. and around the globe.
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Scientists have identified a new species of penguin in Antarctica. Called Pygoscelis kerguelensis, it's the first new Penguin species named in over a century. -
Recent studies suggest that when parents monitor their kids' digital lives, it lowers kids' chances of social media addiction and other harms.
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The details of the gang rape allegations at Cornell University are prompting survivors of sexual assault to share their experiences on social media.
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Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are growing, and wagers on politics and the midterms are surging on these platforms. -
The Supreme Court is weighing Boulder, Colorado's lawsuit against oil companies over the effects of climate change.
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U.S. employers added just 29,000 jobs last month, far fewer than forecasters had expected.
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Schools say losing internet access would be catastrophic for students.
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The book features recipes with few steps geared towards busy lives. -
Attorney and author Alexandra Brodsky thinks Jane Doe's lawsuit accusing fraternity members of gang raping her in 2024 is happening in the shadow of Title IX sexual harassment protections that were weakened under President Trump.
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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded on Monday to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their work in optogenetics, a field of neuroscience that looks at the activity of individual neurons to link them to specific behaviors.
