Artificial intelligence is an electricity hog. Google says its total greenhouse gas emissions climbed nearly 50% over five years, mostly due to electricity that powers AI data centers. Read More
In the battleground state of Georgia, it’s easier for anyone to challenge voter registrations of people without permanent addresses. Critics say voters who are homeless could be silenced. Read More
A 16-year-old became the youngest player ever to score a goal at the European Championship, powering Spain’s advance to the finals with a 2-1 victory over France. Read More
State law shields information about the process of lethal injection. A new NPR investigation finds where the drug comes from. Read More
In 2022, a hitman was allegedly hired as part of a plot hatched in Iran to assassinate Masih Alinejad, a critic of the Iranian regime, in New York. Threats continue to turn her life upside down. (Image credit: Saul Loeb) Read More
Rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago are known for being intolerant, hierarchical and aggressive. After 2017’s Hurricane Maria destroyed their home, the monkeys’ society underwent surprising changes. Read More
President Biden delivers confident speech to NATO summit. Russia strikes children’s hospital in Ukrainian capital. NPR probe finds the pharmacist who makes a sedative used in Texas executions. Read More
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Washington Post columnist Phillip Bump about if the Republican Party’s platform, and a policy document called Project 2025 offer clues about Trump’s second-term agenda. Read More
Drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro are in such high demand that many patients with Type 2 diabetes can’t get them when they need them. (Image credit: Sebastian Reuter) Read More
The National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., acquired the circa 1846 daguerreotype, which depicts Dolley Madison in her later years, at some point in her 70s. Read More