On Saturday night, there were separate mass shootings near South Africa's two largest cities.

The Trump administration wants to stop asking about race and ethnicity on the next U.S. census. Since 1790, the topic has been used to exclude people of color, and, more recently, for inclusion.

The Protect College Sports Act is on the brink of passing in the Senate, where a handful of former college athletes who are now senators on both sides of the aisle have an extra say in the debate.

The Ohio governor's race pits former presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy against Democrat Amy Acton, a former state health advisor. Democrats see a chance to win a state that usually votes Republican.

A 300-year-old Mexican musical tradition is finding new life around the world — one sweaty, joyous, all-night fandango at a time.

Many thousands of boys and men in Lesotho take up the vital profession of herding but have to give up their education. A small network of schools on a shoestring budget is teaching them the ABCs.

Lung cancer is still the top cancer killer, but new developments are shifting what the future might hold for patients.

Police evacuated homes Sunday near an air base in England used by the U.S. and arrested several men over suspected explosives offenses.

It's rare for Democrats to make religion a centerpiece of their campaigns. But this midterm election cycle, a number of candidates for Congress are doing just that.

From the National Archives to the state dinner, President Trump and Xi Jinping looked comfortable together in Washington. Two former NPR China correspondents on what the visit did and didn't deliver.

Five men have been arrested as counter-terror police lead an investigation into a major incident near the airbase.

The prime minister told the BBC that social care in England is "as unfair as American healthcare".

The dispute over the controversial parade is a reminder that the peace process is not over.

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust says it has launched an "urgent" investigation.

Tom Banton delivers on all of his potential by crashing a brilliant first international century as England wrapped up their summer with an ODI series win over Sri Lanka.

The two attacks hours apart come as the country struggles to stop high levels of gang-related armed violence.

It has taken more than two years, but a judgement finally appears to have been made on the 115 charges levelled against Manchester City. Here's what it means.

The foreign minister says Tehran is waiting for an official rejection of a deal, despite the US President's comments.

There is fresh uncertainty around the proposed Tyson Fury v Anthony Joshua fight - after Dana White said he did not know whether it would happen.

A slew of dissidents being released from long-term detention comes days after the nation's interim leader met the US president.

The final developer build offers a glimpse of the future Cupertino abandoned for NeXT

The more we learn about how AI does business, the more unfair it looks

Your spare Android won’t come back to life in a hurry but – like neglected PCs – it really should

Number III Space Effects Squadron likely to use electronic warfare rather than lobbing missiles at hostile orbiting threats

An experiment is afoot to sidestep C as the language of interoperability with Rust

Once a single-scalar home, spreadsheet cells are being redeveloped to handle many tenants

Better conductors and improved sensing capabilities expected to unlock at least 23 gigawatts of additional capacity

More mockery and memes from the Dark Web Roast

Overhead reduced by as much as 99.7%

Data theft and extortion biz, that is

The Smithsonian has faced withering pressure from the Trump administration.

The 500-mile Semi arrives as charging gaps still limit electric trucking.

Heidi Overton faced questions focused on vaccines, birth control, and vapes.

"Overly constrained AI models" could cause military operations to fail, judges say.

Despite challenges, Tesla aims for 1,000 Optimus robots per week by end of 2026.

Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people.

Better thermals and battery life make this iterative update nicer to use.

"There is no evidence of any significant, widespread displacement or reduction in hiring.”

US judge reviews deal with California, says it must not be result of collusion.

Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026.