National

Protesters are arrested by federal agents near the scene where Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by an ICE officer last January in Minneapolis.

Adam Gray

National

ICE plans to outfit officers with electric shock gloves

Meg Anderson

The company that makes the gloves, Compliant Technologies, says they're a nonlethal tool to make individuals compliant during arrests.

Science & Technology

As AI grips world, the thrill of collecting vintage computers is growing
National

Zhu Rongji, who drove China's 1990s economic reforms, has died at 97
Politics

Andrew Tate's extradition fight tests his influence with Trump's America

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Are hacks of U.S. water facilities a new front in the Iran war?

Jenna McLaughlin

A recent series of cyberattacks on U.S. water systems has exposed vulnerabilities across critical infrastructure during the Iran war.
Economy

Here's how gyms, salons and ice cream are changing America's Main Streets

Alina Selyukh

Shoppers' changing habits are fueling a major shift in what types of businesses are occupying storefronts.
Education

University of Michigan won't use letter grades for some freshmen next fall

Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Shea Vance of The Chronicle of Higher Education about a University of Michigan plan to forgo letter grades for some freshmen in their fall 2027 semester.
Politics

Four takeaways from Tuesday's primaries in six states

Maham Javaid

Voters in Wisconsin, Minnesota and several other states went to the polls Tuesday, and results highlight the ongoing conflicts within both parties ahead of November's midterms.
Arts & Culture

Kennedy Center must pay $250,000 in legal fees to musician who canceled in protest

Anastasia Tsioulcas

Chuck Redd canceled his annual Christmas Eve performance to protest Trump's name being added to the complex. In June, a superior court judge dismissed the Kennedy Center's lawsuit against Redd.
Education

The school year begins in LA with one big change: limited screen time

Sequoia Carrillo

As educators in the nation's second-largest district prepare for the new limits on classroom screen time, some teachers say it will be a difficult adjustment.
Politics

In Minnesota and Wisconsin, competitive primaries will again test power of progressive candidates

Clay Masters

Anya van Wagtendonk

A week after the Michigan primary, tests of progressive power will play out in the Midwest, raising questions of whether far left candidates can win come November or if the GOP can pick up moderates.
Politics

Alabama holds second primary Tuesday, leading to confusion, concerns about low turnout

Debbie Elliott

After Alabama redrew its congressional maps in May, voters in several districts saw their primaries pushed to August. Now, it's time to vote and there are concerns confusion will dampen voter turnout.
Politics

After his Reflecting Pool vandalism case is dismissed, David Hearn looks for closure

Rachel Treisman

Scott Detrow

The ex-Olympian accused of damaging the reflecting pool tells NPR the experience has been "Orwellian" and "Kafkaesque." And it's not over yet: His lawyers are fighting to close the case permanently.
National

The FAA wants to reboot the nation's airspace. This airline shows how it might work

Joel Rose

When Alaska Airlines wanted to optimize its operations, it turned to a small startup called Air Space Intelligence. Now the FAA has hired the company for a major reboot of the entire U.S. airspace.