Here's why an Arizona medical examiner is working to track heat-related deaths
No one across the U.S. is consistently tracking climate-fueled deaths. One medical examiner has a new protocol on heat-deaths.
House passes Russia sanctions, sending bill named for Lindsey Graham to Trump's desk
The legislation was named for the late South Carolina Republican. It gives the president authority to impose tariffs on top importers of oil and natural gas from Russia, such as China and India.
You'd expect homeowners to save their stuff. Federal policy pays them to leave it
NPR dug into the upside-down world of FEMA flood insurance in coastal areas, and found many homeowners have no financial choice but to let their homes collapse.
Committee investigating Epstein holds billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress
Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear before the committee investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for a deposition. Now it's up to the Department of Justice whether to pursue criminal charges.
Trump administration plans ideological warning signs for Smithsonian
The Interior Secretary says the move is necessary to combat what he calls ideological bias.
The 'burnerverse' exploiting young women in college
Wired reporter EJ Dickson speaks with NPR's Juana Summers about an online community that targets and harasses young women with their own nonconsensual, sexually explicit images.
EU offers Canada 'associate member' role; Trump calls it 'laughable'
The European Union backs Canada's bid to become the bloc's first "associate member," as Brussels seeks closer ties with Ottawa and Trump calls the idea "laughable."
Congress is under pressure to act on AI — here's what that could look like
Lawmakers are expressing broader willingness to regulate AI development, but the path forward may not be a quick one.
DOJ charges Russian agents with plotting attacks, including in the U.S.
The indictment says the defendants belong to a network that "is one arm of the Russian Federation's apparatus used to carry out external attacks" worldwide.
A tumultuous congressional primary season closes with record departures and defeats
Already, close to 100 lawmakers who started this Congress will not be around for the next one, according to an NPR analysis, driven by record-setting retirements and primary defeats.
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'Grief can colour memory': Palace responds after Earl Spencer's claim in Diana book
Diana's brother claimed the then-Prince of Wales said she would be forgotten "soon enough" days after her death.
Interest rates hold expected but Bank of England facing tough choices
Forecasts of further rises in the inflation rate mean some analysts expect the Bank to act by the end of the year.
New hope for breast cancer patients as life-extending drug now on NHS in England
Enhertu, which can give patients an extra seven months to live on average, has been prescribed in Scotland for more than two years and is available.
Ed Sheeran asked me to donate $2m in aid, Robert Kraft says after Macklemore backlash
It comes after Macklemore pledged $1m to Palestinian causes, challenging the tycoon to match the sum.
At least seven months of relentless rain needed to end drought, research shows
Almost 75% of England remains in drought following an exceptionally dry spring and summer.
Lena Dunham announces birth of first baby via surrogacy
The writer and actress announced the birth of her daughter in an op-ed published by Vogue on Wednesday.
Snapchat open to putting time limits on teens, boss tells BBC
Evan Spiegel says it would be "an important step forward for the industry" in an interview with the BBC.
Body found in search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods
Police divers discover child's body in a pond after Noah went missing from a playground on Tuesday.
US interest rates raised for first time in three years
Rates were hiked in a unanimous decision despite fierce opposition from President Donald Trump, who had called for a cut.
UK prosecutors file for extradition of the Tate brothers from the US
The brothers are facing a total of 59 charges in the UK, including rape. Both men deny any wrongdoing.
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Swift 6.4 unifies building across Linux, macOS, Windows
Swift Build is now the default engine for the Swift Package Manager
OpenAI admits its agents went off the rails another six times
Startup says it’s learned from these mistakes and that they shouldn’t happen again … which is just what Zuck has said about 100 times
If a Mac mini is agentic overkill, try this glowing pyramid that runs personal bots
'Intern 2' offers an isolated environment and cloudy inference to automate your world
AI agents can modify themselves without humans telling them to do so
This is a test - it is only a test
Nvidia goes green to keep grid capacity from zapping its revenues
GPUzilla woos neoclouds into another walled garden, promising smarter, more efficient, and profitable bit barns