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China Used Twitter To Disrupt Hong Kong Protests, But Efforts Began Years Earlier

Social media networks banned hundreds of thousands of accounts last month. In NPR's assessment of the data, telling details begin to depict large disinformation campaigns.

Power lines make their way over a freeway toward the San Onofre nuclear power plant, June 7, 2013.

San Diego Advocacy Group Releases TV Ads Warning About Nuclear Waste

Public Watchdogs, a non-profit dedicated to public transparency, said the ad is intended to shed light on the potential risks of nuclear waste from the defunct San Onofre nuclear plant.

This illustration made available by NASA shows the Kepler space telescope, the planet-hunting spacecraft that launched in 2009.

Young Astronomer Uses Artificial Intelligence To Discover 2 Exoplanets

A team led by an undergraduate student at the University of Texas, Austin, has found two new planets by using artificial intelligence to sift through data from NASA's planet-hunting Kepler telescope.

Neda Billie says she's so excited to turn the lights on in her home on the Navajo Nation. About 10% of Navajos on the reservation live without electricity, and as much as 40% have to haul their water and use outhouses.

For Many Navajos, Getting Hooked Up To The Power Grid Can Be Life-Changing

Utility crews from around the U.S. are volunteering their time to install power to homes on the Navajo Nation, where many people live without light, running water and Internet.

Google published a map of most-searched-for spellings, by state.

Misspellings, Mapped: America The How-Do-You-Spell-Beautiful?

Just in time for the National Spelling Bee, Google published a map of the words people in each state have a hard time spelling. The results are not pretty. (And what's up with New Jersey?)

In 'Permanent Record,' Edward Snowden Says 'Exile Is An Endless Layover'

In his memoir, the former NSA contractor says he believes he has been proven right as the U.S. has amended laws regarding government surveillance. But the government still wants to prosecute him.

Former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, on a video link in Moscow, speaks to the crowd on a giant screen at festival in Roskilde, Denmark, in 2016. "You are being watched all the time and you have no privacy," Snowden said.

In 'Permanent Record,' Edward Snowden Says 'Exile Is An Endless Layover'

In his memoir, the former NSA contractor says he believes he has been proven right as the U.S. has amended laws regarding government surveillance. But the government still wants to prosecute him.

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer along with San Diego Councilwoman Georgette Gomez, Supervisor Nathan Fletcher and members of the business community speak inside the New Americans Museum in Liberty Station, Feb. 4, 2018.

San Diego Pushing Effort Aimed At Welcoming Immigrants And New Citizens

A five-year plan has 20 different recommendations for immigrant and refugee integration — things like creating an office for immigration advancement, job training and career placement.

Prince Charles speaks with a guest at an event in Lagos, Nigeria, where he delivered a speech using phrases in pidgin English.

Why Prince Charles Said 'God Don Butta My Bread!' In Nigeria

This month, he visited Lagos and greeted the crowd with a few phrases in pidgin English. What was the local reaction?

The sign in front of the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department Administration Center, San Diego, August 13, 2018.

San Diego Sheriff Releases Reports About Deputies Accused Of Sexual Assault

The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is now publishing records about some of its deputies accused of sexual assault after a new state law went into effect at the beginning of this year.

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