When federal agents searched the home of a Washington Post reporter and seized her devices, the move shocked journalists across the country. The incident raised urgent questions about source protection, legal safeguards, and the changing relationship between the press and political power. In this episode of News Over Noise, Matt Jordan and Cory Barker talk with Timothy Richardson of PEN America about how rhetoric has shifted into action and discuss why press freedom organizations that once focused overseas are now turning their attention back home.

Local newspapers have long played a central role in how communities understand themselves, but that role is becoming harder to sustain. In this episode of News Over Noise, Matt Jordan and Cory Barker talk with journalist Tony Norman about the unraveling of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and what its decline reveals about the broader transformation of American journalism. Drawing on more than three decades in the newsroom, Norman reflects on the loss of local reporting capacity, the erosion of editorial independence, and the structural pressures reshaping the industry. The conversation explores what happens when institutions built to hold power accountable lose the resources and vision to do so, and why the future of local news remains uncertain, contested, and critically important.

The Trump administration is drastically cutting the budget and reorganizing the U.S. Forest Service, moving its headquarters and research facilities to western states. In Pennsylvania, four research sites are on the chopping block.

FIFA has always had a peculiar way to sell tickets to the World Cup. It never faced any major issues — until prices soared for the 2026 tournament.

Until now, only Orthodox Jewish men in Israel have been allowed to take exams to become rabbis. After a long campaign, women can now also take the test - but still can't become rabbis

A new report shows that nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities in 2024.

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting mail-in voting. Another judge may rule on the order soon.