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A McDonald's restaurant in Mount Lebanon, Pa., is pictured in 2021.

McDonald's says it is revising some of its diversity practices

McDonald's says it is changing some of its inclusion standards, becoming the latest large company to announce it is rolling back some of its diversity practices.

The flag-draped casket bearing the remains of former President Jimmy Carter lies in the Capitol Rotunda during a memorial service at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 7, in Washington, D.C.

U.S. leaders honor former President Jimmy Carter's legacy of service and citizenship

Speaker Mike Johnson and Vice President Harris eulogized the 39th president at a U.S. Capitol Rotunda ceremony, and he will now lie in state until Thursday.

Finding missing items isn't a matter of "looking harder." There's an art and a science to it.

How to quickly find something you lost: 10 clever and practical techniques

NPR readers share their best methods for finding missing objects — from tiny screws to lost wallets. One favorite tip? Use a good flashlight.

Author Zora Neale Hurston sits for a portrait.

How Zora Neale Hurston's posthumous novel was rescued from a fire and published

Nearly lost in a fire, Zora Neale Hurston's final novel, 'The Life of Herod the Great,' is out more than 60 years after her death. The novel expands on her interest in the ancient king of Judea.

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech on reducing NHS wait times as he visits a health care provider in Surrey, England, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

U.K. leader Starmer slams 'lies and misinformation' after attacks from Elon Musk

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned "lies and misinformation" that he said are undermining U.K. democracy, in response to a barrage of attacks on his government from Elon Musk.

From left, Elon Musk, Sam Altman and Andrew Ross Sorkin, <em>New York Times</em> financial columnist, speak during the Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on Oct. 6, 2015, in San Francisco.

Elon Musk sues OpenAI for choosing profits over 'the benefit of humanity'

A former co-chair of OpenAI, Musk says he invested millions in the AI lab on "false promises" that it would be nonprofit and open-source. OpenAI is now backed by Microsoft.

Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division, flanked by Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, left, and Chief Brian O'Hara of the Minneapolis Police Department, speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Courthouse in Minneapolis, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025.

Minneapolis agrees to overhaul police training and policies following Floyd murder

The Minneapolis City Council on Monday approved an agreement with the federal government to overhaul the city's police training and use-of-force policies in the wake of the murder of George Floyd.

Audra McDonald on music, theater and happiness

Broadway legend Audra McDonald will perform with the San Diego Symphony this weekend. She sat down with Midday Edition to talk about curating the program and her theater journey.

Kata Pierce-Morgan stands up to the police abuse in chapter four of "Stripper Energy: Fighting Back From the Fringes."

Chapter 5: Fighting back, or the rise of stripper energy

Kata Pierce-Morgan and the Les Girls dancers realize they need to take matters into their own hands to stop harassment and abuse by members of the San Diego Police Department's vice squad.

Rudy Giuliani leaves Manhattan federal court in New York, on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025.

Rudy Giuliani is held in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case

Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a defamation ruling granted to two Georgia poll workers.

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