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The State of California will decide whether landline service will go the way of other old communication technology, like this dial phone. April 3, 2024

AT&T request to California PUC could send landlines to the landfill

The company is asking the CPUC to relieve it of the burden of keeping and maintaining telephone landlines.

Without knowing one another, 14 people, including Kai Gardner Mishlove, gathered from across Wisconsin to discuss all things abortion for three days in Madison.

Abortion can be difficult to talk about. These 14 strangers took it on anyway

Over three days, 14 people with different backgrounds from all over Wisconsin met in person to discuss abortion policy and discovered how far they could get.

Surgeons perform the first transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney into a living human at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

First human transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney performed

Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital said they transplanted a genetically edited pig kidney into a living human for the first time. The 62-year-old recipient has end-stage kidney disease.

DeSantis is prepping for a wave of Haitian migrants. Advocates say he's grandstanding

Florida's governor is deploying troops and law enforcement officers to intercept any migrants coming by boat from Haiti. Some Haitian-American leaders say it's more about politics than being prepared.

With a federal menthol ban looming, tobacco companies push 'non-menthol' substitutes

The alternatives have a similar taste, packaging and marketing. Anti-smoking activists say this is a way to get around state and federal bans.

If you're a military veteran at risk of foreclosure, NPR wants to hear from you

The VA has abruptly ended the only low-interest, affordable loan modification option for thousands of vets who are behind on their mortgages. We want to hear your story.

A poster with information for students on using ChatGPT, an AI platform, in English teacher Jen Roberts' class at Point Loma High School in San Diego on May 3, 2024.

California teachers are using AI to grade papers. Who’s grading the AI?

California schools are using more chatbots, and teachers are using them to grade papers and give students feedback.

Ayra Starr's second album, <em>The Year I Turned 21</em>, is a global-minded symphony of influences, and part of a recent wave of young women charting their own course for African pop.

As African pop crests again, women are leading the second wave

Released in a span of three months, the new albums by Ayra Starr, Tems and Tyla are not merely career-making for the artists, but ground-shifting for the pop music of the continent.

The All-American Canal is seen here in Imperial County, Calif. Jan. 24, 2022. Customs and Border Protection agents say this is a "high traffic" area for migrants. The border fence is just 26 yards south of the canal and the Interstate-8 highway is a short walk away. Migrants climb the fence, swim across the canal and meet a driver along the highway.

Solar panels on water canals seem like a no-brainer. So why aren't they widespread?

In addition to generating cleaner electricity, covered canals have the added benefit of reducing evaporation in arid locations.

Sunlight illuminates the North Dakota House of Representatives in Bismarck, N.D. A ballot question will ask North Dakota voters whether the state should bar anyone from running for Congress if they'd turn 81 during their term.

A North Dakota ballot question could be a legal test case for political age limits

Voters will decide whether to cap the age of candidates for the U.S. House or Senate, but the measure could face an uphill battle in court.

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