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Tuesday's dramatic midterm results have transformed the electoral map, ensuring the path to future power for Democrats and Republicans must run through the South and its diverse voting population.
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House GOP lawmakers have chosen Ohio's Jim Jordan to serve as minority leader, elevating a co-founder of the ultra-conservative Freedom Caucus to succeed Mike Johnson as the chamber's top Republican.
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The so-called billionaire tax has failed in California. With proposition 40 dead, here's what could be next for future wealth taxes.
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Russia's top independent newspaper is closing after more than 30 years amid state pressure and censorship laws. Its founder won the Nobel Peace Prize and several of its journalists have been killed.
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The Rembrandt House Museum in Amsterdam hosted an unusual exhibit in recent weeks — a renowned tattoo artist inking the Dutch master's designs on visitors' skin.
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Tech companies want agentic AI to be the new way you shop. But should you trust AI when your money's involved?
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The House Oversight Committee has released a report into its investigation into sex-offender, Jeffrey Epstein. They faulted the federal government for not holding the financier accountable.
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It's getting harder to detect fake emergency calls thanks to AI. The tech is being used to generate believable swatting calls to law enforcement that claim a shooting or other crime is taking place.
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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Danielle Fishel, co-author of Book Meets World: The Definitive Inside Story of the Hit Sitcom Boy Meets World about her reflections on growing up on-screen.
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Drone makers are testing new, big drones that can deliver water or fire retardant with AI assistance. Aspen, Colorado is the first place trying them out. Cool and expensive? Yes. Effective? TBD. -
The U.S. has skipped a key U.N. human rights review for the second year running. Rights groups warn the absence risks undermining global accountability.
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