'AI Valley' author worries there's 'so much power in the hands of few people'
Author Gary Rivlin says regulation can help control how AI is used: "AI could be an amazing thing around health, medicine, ...
Mahmoud Khalil's immigration case moves to New Jersey from New York
The decision offers a venue compromise in the bellwether case, while Khalil's legal team seeks to release him from detention ...
Canada says China executed four Canadians earlier this year
Beijing's embassy in Ottawa said the executions were due to drug crimes and noted that China does not recognize dual ...
Zelenskyy and Trump speak after Trump's call with Putin
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke for about an hour with President Trump on Wednesday, following Trump's call on ...
If bird flu jumps to humans, immunity from seasonal flu may offer some protection
Very few humans have gone up against bird flu. But we've all dealt with seasonal flu for years. Some of our immune systems ...
Israel has launched a new ground invasion into Gaza after breaking ceasefire
Israel's military launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, sending troops into areas they retreated from during a two-month ...
Karen Russell's 'The Antidote' is an American epic — and well worth the wait
Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel ...
Here are all the ways people are disappearing from government websites
Executive orders from President Trump have agencies across the government scrubbing websites of photos and references to ...
Dogs dig 'Flow.' A researcher explains what might be catching their eye on the screen
Oscar-winning film Flow has caught the eye of many pets. Here's what a researcher told NPR our furry friends might pay ...
Trump to sign order aiming to close the Education Department
It now arrives more than a week after the Trump administration has already begun sweeping layoffs at the Education Department. According to the administration's own numbers, Trump inherited a ...
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Federal judge says USAID shutdown likely violated the Constitution
A federal judge has ruled that Elon Musk and his DOGE team likely violated the Constitution when they effectively shut down USAID. Trump said the administration will appeal the decision. Support NPR ...