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Kevin Mandia, chief executive officer of the cybersecurity firm FireEye, testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee in 2017. Mandia's company was the first to sound the alarm about the massive hack of government agencies and private companies on Dec. 8.

How A Cybersecurity Firm Uncovered The Massive Computer Hack

FireEye was the first to sound the alarm bell on Dec. 8 after it noticed an anomaly. "Right now there's absolutely an escalation in cyberspace," says Kevin Mandia, the company's CEO.

President Joe Biden waves from Air Force One before departing on March 16, 2021, en route to visit a small business in Chester, Pennsylvania to highlight how the American Rescue Plan helps small businesses.

The top destination for Biden during his first year in office? Pennsylvania

Biden traveled there seven times since taking office, more than any other president in recent history. The reasons for his visits there and other states have to do with policy, politics and more.

President Joe Biden flew to Delaware aboard Marine One Saturday. After a turbulent week in Congress, the president plans to meet with the Senate next week to discuss the debt ceiling and other agenda items.

'Everybody is frustrated,' except for Biden, about agenda delays

President Biden will meet with the Senate next week to discuss debt-ceiling delays before going on the road to advocate for his Build Back Better agenda and the bipartisan infrastructure deal.

On Dec. 30, 2021, wildfires ignited and tore through Boulder County in Colorado. By the next day, residential streets like this one in Louisville were unrecognizable: houses leveled, cars stripped to bare metal.

Listening to Burial at the end of the world

This winter, wildfires brought the reality of climate change to one reporter's backyard. The music of the icy British producer Burial was the only thing that could make it all make sense.

A member of the protest group "Hot Mess" holds up a sign of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Metropolitan Correction Center in New York City on July 8, 2019.

Miami Journalist Says She Sought To Give Epstein's Victims The Chance To Speak

Long after Palm Beach sex offender Jeffrey Epstein received a lenient sentence for his crimes, Julie K. Brown identified 80 women who said they survived his abuse. Her book is Perversion of Justice.

The COVID vaccines are safe an effective, but misinformation keeps many from taking the shot.

The Life Cycle Of A COVID-19 Vaccine Lie

Where do myths about coronavirus vaccines come from and why do they spread? NPR takes a look at how rumors about vaccines and fertility reached the public earlier this year.

A tourist takes a selfie at Google's sculpture garden in Mountain View, Calif.

Silicon Valley Has Its Tech Campuses. Now It Wants A Monument

Tourists are flocking to California to see the origins of their favorite tech companies. Now there might be a monument about Silicon Valley's glory.

Specimens collected from multiple people can be combined into one batch to test for the coronavirus. A negative result would clear all the specimens.

Pooling Coronavirus Tests Can Spare Scarce Supplies, But There's A Catch

Instead of running a coronavirus test on every specimen, a lab can combines multiple samples. If the batch is negative, then everyone is in the clear. A positive leads to a second round of testing.

A Clark County School District school bus drives through a Summerlin, Nev., neighborhood last month. The National School Boards Association included an incident from Clark County in its letter to President Biden.

School boards are asking for federal help as they face threats and violence

School board meetings, usually one of the most mundane examples of local democracy in action, have exploded with vitriol across the country in recent months, and many school leaders are scared.

The FBI has released a substantial amount of information, including surveillance video, about the unidentified bomb-maker.

What We Know About The Suspect Who Planted Bombs Before The Capitol Riot

More than 400 people are charged in the Jan. 6 riot, but one suspect remains elusive to law enforcement: the person who left bombs near the Democratic and Republican national committee headquarters.

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