Where voters stand on state ballot measures, from abortion to LGBTQ rights to guns
Voters in dozens of states considered 146 statewide ballot measures this midterm cycle, on topics spanning LGBTQ rights, wealth taxes, abortion, redistricting, guns and more.
Elon Musk will face scrutiny from Democrats after midterms
Democrats are likely to launch investigations into Musk's influence, including his leadership of DOGE and government contracts
Democratic leaders reflect on midterm results and what's next for the party
Democratic party leaders and political analysts spoke with Morning Edition about the results of the midterm elections, the effects of mid-decade redistricting efforts, and the next steps for the party.
It was a big night for doctors to win seats in Congress, riding the blue wave
Historically, most physicians who served in the House or Senate have been Republicans. In the next Congress, physicians who are Democrats made significant gains.
Navajo voters hop tractors, make extraordinary efforts to vote after widespread flooding
Four weeks of flooding washed out roads and sent thousands fleeing their homes on the Navajo Reservation. But many worked hard to get to polling places and voting day became part of the recovery process.
Herbert Blomstedt, conductor of great orchestras for seven decades, dies at 99
Modest in his demeanor but remarkably enduring, the American-born, Swedish conductor continually fell in love with music, leading orchestras with no-nonsense insight and integrity well into his 90s.
Chuck Schumer heralds Democrats' 'generational remake' of Senate
In remarks the day after his party flipped control of Congress, the Senate Minority Leader said voters had spoken clearly about their priorities, and said it's up to the Democratic party to deliver.
Mike Johnson will step aside as top House Republican next Congress
After Tuesday's bruising defeat for Republicans, House Speaker Mike Johnson will not stay on as minority leader come January.
Back in the majority, Democrats have plans for a long list of Trump investigations
Democrats will have the ability to subpoena records and compel individuals to testify. The Epstein files, Elon Musk, the Iran war and Trump's business interests may all come under the microscope.
Kansas just elected a Democrat. His message to Washington? Be decent
The Methodist pastor who flipped a Republican Senate seat says voters want more than political change. He tells NPR what he heard from Kansans about decency, faith and finding common ground.
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Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war
The vice-president's blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.
UK commits to 'time-bound' talks on slavery apology
British diplomats are looking to offer reassurance that there is a sense of urgency to deal with the issue, even if a date for doing so is not yet confirmed, Chris Mason writes.
The NHS is relying more on charities - and that might be creating problems for patients
Is it symptom a health service at breaking point - or a positive way of involving the public?
Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years
Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.
Interest rates expected to rise for first time in over three years
Most analysts are predicting an increase from 3.75% to 4%, the first increase in more than three years.
Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific 'burn with fever'
Even for countries where typhoons are a way of life, the last few months have brought unusually wild weather.
Pound rises to its highest level since the Brexit referendum
Pound reaches highest level against a basket of currencies since the Brexit referendum a decade ago
British man infected with Ebola in DR Congo to be flown back to UK
The wider risk to the UK public from the deadly virus remains low, a government spokesperson says.
More asbestos found in Parliament, as MPs urged to get on with revamp
MPs told it's crunch time for a decision on refurbishment amid warnings of a Notre Dame-style fire.
Police in Scotland to escort fire crews in latest crackdown on Bonfire Night disorder
As many as 1,700 officers could be deployed in the biggest Police Scotland operation since last year's visit by President Trump.
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Uber says it alone can make robotaxis pay, hours after Waymo quit its app
Oh, the irony, as platform players fight
Meta brings Conductor on board its model train
Agent orchestration startup gets its exit
Building AI factories at enterprise scale
SPONSORED FEATURE: ASUS wants to scale AI everywhere in the enterprise
Apple turns iCloud into spy cloud, will start looking at public share links
Content shared with anyone who has the URL will be scanned for 'harmful content,' though the iMaker hasn't defined that term
Hey, Siri: Plug into my app like you said you'd do way back in 2024
More than two years after promising it, Apple lets developers test Siri AI app integration
Palantir CEO says it's pioneering an antiwar movement – while happily accepting defense dollars
Alex Karp casts military software as a force for peace while declaring a moral imperative to dominate the market
Fedora 45 is finally finished and fit
After two last-minute delays, it's here and running – albeit with a kernel series already at upstream end of life
Turn your home into a giant crane game with this open source robot
Who needs a humanoid to pick up after you when you can suspend an AI-powered claw from cables near your ceiling?
Boffins use machine-learning tricks to create a starlight dimmer switch
FLIP reveals a planet hidden in Webb data, boosting detection sensitivity by up to 15 times
Bare metal boom: On-prem server sales for HPC and AI up 20% this year
Firms still want kit on-premises, but spike in revenue is as much about increased costs as higher sales
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Nintendo's biggest ROM chip supplier is bowing out of the business
And what that could mean for physical Switch game costs.
Hackers exploited iOS and Android flaws to infect phones
Researchers say group may have been Kremlin-sponsored in search of diplomatic targets.
Uranium cubes reveal why the German nuclear project failed
"Our calculations suggest Heisenberg significantly underestimated the materials required."
VMware releases vSphere Express for virtualization on up to 128 cores
“We started listening to a lot of our lower-end customers," VMware exec says.
AMD's record quarter: Data center business doubles, while gaming craters
AMD's gaming revenue fell 40 percent in an otherwise record $13.4 billion quarter.
Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
Tech industry in denial as US overwhelmingly votes to restrict AI, data centers.
After Texas' blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX?
"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now."
Ted Cruz aims to stack FCC with Republicans before Democrats take Senate control
Cruz and Trump seem to have no plans to fill FCC's empty Democratic seat.
People say they want small smartphones—the Enough Phone will put that to the test
It won't win the specs race, but it will actually fit in your hand.
Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist
Techniques included laptop infections, compromised internal tooling, and fake job interviews.