U.S. presses the ‘reset button’ on technology that lets cars talk to each other
Safety advocates have long touted the potential of technology that lets vehicles communicate wirelessly. Now the Transportation Department is releasing a new plan that aims to speed up the rollout.
Biden is designating site of 1908 Springfield, Ill., race riot as a national monument
In 1908, a white lynch mob of thousands terrorized a Black neighborhood in Springfield, Ill. The events were so horrific it led to the founding of the NAACP.
Why ‘the last Democrat standing’ in Montana is skipping the DNC
Montana used to vote consistently purple, but now there’s only one Democrat holding statewide office, three-term U.S. Senator Jon Tester. He’s not exactly embracing his party this election cycle.
Who or what did Trump call ‘the greatest cutter’ this week? Find out in the quiz
After the blissful news avalanches of campaign hijinks and the Olympics, we’re back to the usual soup of science, retail and animals.
It was a pair of roller skates that helped one woman rediscover joy
Susan Barrientos spent nearly 16 years in an abusive marriage. She came to StoryCorps with her daughter, Illya Mehrzai, to remember how a pair of roller skates helped get her through.
5 people are charged in connection with ‘Friends’ actor Matthew Perry’s death
Two doctors and an alleged drug dealer are among the five charged in connection with Perry’s death. Federal authorities accuse them of supplying the actor with drugs that ultimately killed him.
TikTok fights for survival in latest filing as ban approaches
In the latest salvo in the fight over the hit app’s future in the U.S., lawyers for TikTok say the government’s push to ban TikTok is unconstitutional and lacks proof that TikTok is a real security risk.
U.S. arrests reputed Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 killings in his home country
Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of “Los Killers” who is wanted for 23 killings in Peru, was arrested in Endicott, N.Y. He is being held at a detention facility pending an immigration hearing.
What Trump’s time as president tells us about his promise of mass deportations
Donald Trump is pledging to go further on immigration than he did in his first term as president, if he is re-elected in November.
Internal emails and documents from Trump’s time in office — obtained by NPR through the Freedom of Information Act — shed light on how realistic his plan is to radically expand the United States’ deportation system.
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Campus protests prompt the question: Who wants to be a college president?
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Brian Rosenberg, who spent 17 years as president of Macalester College in Minnesota, about the difficulties of being a college president, especially during protests.
Inclusive playgrounds let disabled kids have fun on a park’s swings and slides
For more than a decade, there’s been efforts to create more inclusive playgrounds. There are about 1,100 such playgrounds across the country and a small Ohio town had now added another.
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