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Social media's role in Jan. 6 was left out of the final report
Washington Post reporter Drew Harwell says the unpublished report shows that tech companies didn't respond to employees' warnings about violent rhetoric on their platforms.
NPR NewsNPR NewsFBI says it 'hacked the hackers' to shut down major ransomware group
The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.
NPR NewsEarth will have 'a very close encounter' with an asteroid tonight, NASA says
There's no reason for alarm — but, a NASA engineer calls it "one of the closest approaches by a known near-Earth object ever recorded." It will be only 2,200 miles above the Earth's surface.
NPR NewsSouthwest faces investigation over holiday travel disaster as it posts a $220M loss
The Department of Transportation says it is looking into the airline's flight scheduling practices and will hold it accountable for refunds. The 16,700 canceled flights cost Southwest $800 million.
NPR NewsRescue crews start a new search for actor Julian Sands after recovering another hiker
Sands, the 65-year-old star of A Room with a View, disappeared while hiking in Southern California. After 13 days, authorities are resuming a search "by air only" amid weather warnings.
NPR NewsNew 'Latino' and 'Middle Eastern or North African' checkboxes proposed for U.S. forms
The Biden administration is proposing that the U.S. census and federal surveys change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
NPR NewsThe U.S. economy ended 2022 on a high note. This year is looking different
The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.9% in the final three months of last year — a surprisingly strong finish. But growth is expected to slow in 2023, and possibly even reverse.
NPR NewsWhy inventing a vaccine for AIDS is tougher than for COVID
The 4-decades long effort to create an AIDS vaccine suffered a blow with news that a vaccine in a late stage trial was discontinued because results showed it to be ineffective. What are the obstacles?
NPR News'After Sappho' brings women in history to life to claim their stories
Selby Wynn Schwartz's debut, longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize, is partly a love letter to Virginia Woolf and poet Sappho, partly a work of literary criticism and partly a speculative biography.
NPR NewsYour kids are adorable germ vectors. Here's how often they get your household sick
After months of COVID, flu and RSV infections, parents of little kids are kinda losing it. But the data shows kids have always brought home waves of respiratory illness.
NPR NewsPalestinians say Israeli troops kill 9 in West Bank raid
Israeli forces killed at least nine Palestinians and wounded several others during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, Palestinian health officials said.
NPR NewsThis drinks festival doesn't have alcohol. That's why hundreds of people came
One of the hottest tickets in Washington, D.C., was to a festival that was all about drinking and having fun — but not about booze.
NPR NewsAmerica's eggs-istential crisis
Eggs have tripled in price in the last few years and in some places, it's hard to find them at all. Now a raft of competitors are hoping to lure Americans away from their beloved breakfast food.
NPR NewsHumans can correctly identify several gestures made by apes, a new study shows
On average, half the participants in a study by the University of St. Andrews in Scotland could recognize what either chimpanzees or bonobos were communicating.
NPR News'Everybody is cheating': Why this teacher has adopted an open ChatGPT policy
An associate professor at the prestigious Wharton School is not only allowing his students to use ChatGPT, they are required to.
NPR NewsSocial media platforms face pressure to stop online drug dealers who target kids
During a House committee hearing Wednesday, parents, activists and law enforcement officials accused social media sites of enabling drug dealers to sell fentanyl to young Americans.
NPR NewsWhat tracking one Walmart store's prices for years taught us about the economy
Inside our shopping cart is a story of global trade, extreme weather, shrinking packages and rising prices.
NPR NewsMany Americans don't know basic abortion facts. Test your knowledge
An NPR/Ipsos poll found widespread confusion on some basic facts about abortion and pregnancy. Can you answer the same questions correctly?
NPR NewsUV nail dryers may pose cancer risks, a study says. Here are precautions you can take
A new study finds that UV dryers for gel nail polish can damage DNA and mutate cells, confirming dermatologists' safety concerns. There are precautions you can take and alternatives to consider.
NPR NewsBoeing faces a criminal charge of fraud related to deadly 737 Max crashes
The airplane manufacturer will be arraigned in federal court in Texas Thursday as relatives of those killed in two plane crashes seek to overturn an agreement that gave Boeing immunity.
NPR News5 takeaways from the massive layoffs hitting Big Tech right now
Some 200,000 tech jobs have been lost in what is seen as one of the sharpest downturns in the tech industry's history. Here is what you need to know about the mass layoffs in Silicon Valley.
NPR NewsA look at key takeaways in a Secret Service report on mass attacks from 2016-2020
The report — a first-of-its-kind for the agency — examines everything from when in the year the attacks took place to behavioral changes exhibited in the attackers.
NPR NewsMemphis police chief calls treatment of Tyre Nichols a 'failing of basic humanity'
Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn Davis said five officers physically abused Tyre Nichols before his death. Nichols was pulled over by police on Jan. 7 and died three days later.
NPR NewsOpium farming surges in Myanmar since the military coup, the U.N. says
The production of opium in Myanmar has flourished since the military's seizure of power as the faltering economy has led more people toward the drug trade, according to a new United Nations report.
NPR NewsThousands rally for 'Invasion Day' protests on Australia Day holiday
Australia Day is known to many Indigenous people as Invasion Day and Survival Day, because of the disastrous impacts on First Nations people of British colonists taking their land without a treaty.
NPR NewsA robot was scheduled to argue in court, then came the jail threats
The man behind a startup called DoNotPay planned to use AI to help fight a traffic ticket. But professional lawyers shut it down.
NPR NewsTesla's profits soared to a record – but challenges are mounting
The company has seen its share value drop sharply, and rivals are edging into the electric vehicle market. But after doubling its profits in a year, Tesla says it has no plans to slow down.
NPR NewsThe U.S. reinstates road and logging restrictions on the largest national forest
A federal agency said it is reinstating restrictions on road-building and logging on the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. USDA's move repeals a Trump administration-era decision.
NPR NewsMeta allows Donald Trump back on Facebook and Instagram
The social media company is letting a two-year ban, imposed after Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, expire.
NPR NewsHere's what we know about the Monterey Park shooting victims
The families of the 11 people who died in the attack at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio are sharing memories of their loved ones.