June 2024

Business Insider’s Polly Thompson tells NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben about the controversy surrounding Dell’s return-to-office policies. Read More

The reverberations from Thursday’s presidential debate continue, alongside consequential Supreme Court rulings. Read More

On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion in a case centered in Grants Pass, Ore., that will impact homelessness policy across the West. It might have less impact in Grants Pass due to an Oregon state law that passed in 2021. Read More

NPR’s Danielle Kurtzleben asks Harvard Law professor Andrew Mergen about the Supreme Court’s decision to overrule the “Chevron doctrine.” Read More

Efforts to make the world’s biggest music festival sustainable affect everything from trash pickup to wheelchair access to child safety. Is it possible for 200,000+ campers to “leave no trace?” Read More

Why Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., visited Israel this week, and how the visit underscores tensions among Democrats over the war in Gaza. (Image credit: Maya Levin for NPR) Read More

Here’s a selection of finalists for the Siena Drone Photo Award competition of 2024: a wrestling match, an awesome bridge, a snow-covered village and pelicans! (Image credit: Sanchayan Chowdhury) Read More

If humanoid robots make you a bit queasy — would it help if they had fleshy faces that can smile at you? (Image credit: Takeuchi et al. CC-BY-ND) Read More

Despite leads from the public that have poured in over the last three years, there have been no solid answers regarding the 24-year-old geologist’s disappearance in Arizona on June 23, 2021. (Image credit: The Family of Daniel Robinson) Read More

Relatives of overdose victims felt uncertainty and frustration after the Supreme Court overturned a controversial settlement with Purdue. It could delay funds for communities battling addiction. (Image credit: Michael A. McCoy/The Washington Post) Read More