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You check your phone a lot, even when it's not ringing or buzzing. But just how much? New numbers say it's more than 100 times a day.

Hayden is a former president of the American Library Association and is currently CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.

Social media platforms have the power to shut down voices and amplify what we see. But is that singular power perilous to democracy?

President Zelensky on Sunday abruptly fired two top officials — the spy chief and the top prosecutor — after an investigation found dozens of employees in those departments collaborated with Russia.

This week on "Book Public," the mid-pandemic release of the paperback edition of "Maggie Brown & Others" by Peter Orner.

This week on Texas Matters—a trip down the Rio Grande to see the buoy barrier and meet with the people it’s supposed to stop. How the Eagle Pass City Council pushed back on Operation Lone Star. And climate change is making water more precious, so will Texans be paying more at the tap.?

Texas in 2023 saw some massive news stories that we’re still trying to make sense of. State lawmakers rejected Governor Abbott’s demands for school vouchers. There was a failed impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton. Texans who need abortion care are forced to leave the state. Abbott put buoys and razor wire on the border in defiance of the federal government.

Early voting kicks off in Texas for the March 3 political primaries. The big races to watch are in both major parties for U.S. Senator. Who will the Republicans and the Democrats pick for their nominees? And what’s happening down ballot? Is there a blue wave coming in November?

PBS FRONTLINE investigates the lives and views of Sen. JD Vance and Gov. Tim Walz as they run for vice president. Where did they come from and who do they represent? In a historic election, those who know the candidates best reveal the influences and ideas each would bring to the White House.

Two years ago, Elon Musk bought the social media platform Twitter, now known as X, in a $44 billion deal. Now it's estimated to be worth $7 billion. Along that same timeline Musk has become more vocal in his far-right-wing politics. The new book "Character Limit" charts Musk and Twitter's downward spiral.