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Can Schools Solve The Tech Industry's Pipeline Problem?

It might be time to change the message on STEM.

A 5-year-old boy, identified in news reports as Omran Daqneesh, sits in an ambulance Wednesday after reportedly being pulled out of a building hit by an airstrike in Aleppo, Syria.

This Photo May Not Change The World But It Moved One Mom To Act

Can a single photo make a difference? For one NPR audience member — who admits she knew little of the Syrian war before last week — the answer is yes.

This view from Google Glass shows the wearable technology's perspective. Selected applicants will be chosen via social media and given the opportunity to try them.

Google's Glass Project: Can You Make The Grade?

Google's Glass has been in the works for some time, but now the company is inviting people to submit ideas for how the wearable technology could be used.

Wal-Mart employee Adriana Cajuso takes payment from customer Yoalmi Matias at a store in Miami. By mid-2016, Wal-Mart says, customers will have the option of paying via their smartphones.

Wal-Mart To Launch New Mobile Pay System In 2016

There's already Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay. Prepare for Wal-Mart Pay: a feature in Walmart's app that will allow shoppers to check out with their smartphones.

Freedom House reviews restrictions to Internet access and how it's used around the world, weighing whether countries are free, partly free or not free in terms of Internet freedom.

Internet Freedom Wanes As Governments Target Messaging, Social Apps

Apps like WhatsApp and Telegram are the latest to face crackdowns, a new report says. Two-thirds of Internet users live in countries that censor criticism of the government, military or rulers.

The Senate side of the Capitol building is shown on the last day of the summer session on Aug. 3. The Senate is scheduled to return from summer break on Sept. 5.

5 Big Unanswered Questions About The Russia Investigations

Congress is gone. The president is on holiday. Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller, however, is forging ahead. What comes next?

Dan Futrell and Isaac Stoner climbed Mount Illimani in Bolivia to find the black box from Eastern Air Lines Flight 980.

High In Bolivian Mountains, 2 Massachusetts Men Pursue Mystery Of Flight 980

The roommates set out to climb a Bolivian mountain and find the black box from a plane crash more than 31 years ago. They succeeded where others had failed, but questions remain.

Eli Pariser, CEO of Upworthy, speaks onstage at during the 2014 SXSW Festival in Austin, Texas. At its peak, the site, which is founded on a mission of promoting viral and uplifting content, was reaching close to 90 million people a month.

Upworthy Was One Of The Hottest Sites Ever. You Won't Believe What Happened Next

After popularizing sensational headlines and taking your news feed by storm, Upworthy seemingly fell off a cliff. Its story reveals just as much about Facebook as it does about why we click.

An undated photo shows Tywanza Sanders, who was among the nine people killed by Dylann Roof.

'What Happened To You, Dylann?' Victim's Friend Asks Roof At Sentencing

The white man who murdered nine black people in a church in Charleston, S.C., is the first person to receive the death penalty in a federal trial that included hate crimes charges.

Apps working with Digits, a new Twitter service, would simply ask for your phone number instead of a password.

Moving Past The Password, But At What Cost?

Apps working with a new Twitter service would simply ask for your phone number instead of a password. In exchange, the company would get some of the most valuable information about you.

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