Spy balloon deepens political divide ahead of Biden's State of the Union

<p>The U.S. shot down a Chinese spy <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/05/bidens-downed-chinese-spy-balloon-deepens-rift-ahead-sotu/11192028002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">balloon</a> over the weekend, deepening tensions between the two countries and splitting a political divide at home.</p><p>USA TODAY Education Reporter Alia Wong explains how more colleges are offering degrees in <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2023/02/06/dei-diversity-equity-inclusion-programs-growing/11155271002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">DEI</a>.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/02/06/2023-grammy-highlights-best-moments/11193610002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grammys</a> are in the books.</p><p>More than 600 people are dead after an <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2023/02/05/turkey-earthquake-authorities-damage-victims/11194607002/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">earthquake</a> in Turkey and Syria.</p><p>USA TODAY Health Reporter Karen Weintraub explains the link between air pollution and mental health.</p><p><br></p><p>(Audio: Associated Press)</p><p>Episode Transcript <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/06/spy-ballon-politicized-grammy-highlights-5-things-podcast/11195160002/?utm_source=podcast&amp;utm_medium=show_description&amp;utm_campaign=5Things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">available here</a></p><p>Also available at <a href="https://art19.com/shows/5-things" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">art19.com/shows/5-Things</a></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>