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Power lines strung above a neighborhood in San Carlos, Aug. 18, 2020.

Big Power Shutoffs In California As Winds Boost Fire Danger

Large swaths of California were had no electricity on Monday as utilities sought to prevent the chance of their equipment sparking wildfires as the state is buffeted by powerful winds and dry weather conditions.

A PG&E contractor works on utility poles along Highway 128 near Geyserville, Calif., on October 31, 2019. The utility is shutting off power for hundreds of thousands in an effort to not spark wildfires.

360,000 Customers Lose Power In California Amid Fire-Safety Shutoffs

Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced a public safety power shutoff over the weekend as some of the strongest winds and driest conditions of this year's fire season sweep through the region.

A Pacific Gas & Electric sign is shown outside of a PG&E building in San Francisco, Oct. 10, 2019.

1 Million Could Lose Power As California Winds Whip Up

Pacific Gas & Electric says it may cut power to some 1 million people this weekend in central and Northern California, which could see the most dangerous fire weather of the season.

Before he was a teenager, Mac Phipps already had a record deal. By the time he was 20 he was signed to No Limit Records, the biggest independent label in the country. At 24, he was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 30 years in prison following the shooting death of a man at one of his concerts, a crime of which he maintains he did not commit.

'My Dream Was Being Used Against Me In Court'

Mac Phipps was a rising star of New Orleans rap when he was convicted of a killing he insists he did not commit. Two decades later, he is still fighting for his freedom and his art.

The formerly missing panel is titled, <em>There are combustibles in every State, which a spark might set fire to. --Washington, 26 December 1786, Panel 16, 1956</em>.

Lost Painting By Modernist Master Jacob Lawrence Found In Private Collection

A visitor to the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York — where Lawrence's series, Struggle, is currently on view — helped identify a missing painting by the Modernist master.

The Justice Department says Google CEO Sundar Pichai, left, met privately with Apple CEO Tim Cook in 2018 to discuss how their two companies could collaborate.

Google Paid Apple Billions To Dominate Search On iPhones, Justice Department Says

An agreement worth up to $12 billion made Google the de facto choice for online search on millions of iPhones. Justice officials say the deal may be anticompetitive under U.S. law.

Ishana Kumar, 12, a 7th grader from Chappaqua, N.Y., on Wednesday won a top science award for a project on perception of imaginary colors.

Ishana Kumar, 12, Wins Top Award For Research Into 'Imaginary Colors'

There is a winner in one of the country's biggest middle school science competitions: the Broadcom MASTERS. Ishana Kumar looked into how retinal fatigue may play a role in seeing "imaginary colors."

A Look At Coronavirus Outbreaks Outside The U.S.

NPR correspondents in South America, the Middle East and Europe discuss the recent spikes in coronavirus cases in their regions.

File photo of California Gov. Gavin Newsom seen here in Sacramento on June 19, 2020.

California's Feared Surge Of Virus Cases Hasn't Happened

A feared jump in coronavirus hospitalizations in California hasn't happened, but Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't going to change what he calls his “slow” and “stubborn” approach to reopening.

Fartuun Adan (right) and Ilwad Elman, the mother and daughter named winners of this year's $1 million Aurora Prize for their efforts to help former child soldiers and others in their native Somalia.

No It's Not A TV Movie: Death, Renewed Determination, A $1 Million Prize

The patriarch/peace activist was assassinated in Somalia. His wife and 3 daughters fled. Mom (and one child) returned to build on his work. Now they've won the Aurora Prize — which has its own twist.

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