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Photo of Douglas Badger, a Sexually Violent Predator, was recently released from the San Diego Superior Court and proposed to be placed in Borrego Springs, Calif. The photo was taken on July 5, 2022.

Residents urge judge to reject SVP placement in Borrego Springs

Douglas Badger is classified as a sexually violent predator, a designation for those convicted of sexually violent offenses.

A Russian Iskander-M missile launcher parades through Red Square in central Moscow on May 7, 2022. The Iskander is one of several Russian systems that can launch nuclear weapons.

Russia's nuclear arsenal is huge, but will Putin use it?

Experts in Russian doctrine worry that as the war in Ukraine gets more desperate, Russia might be tempted to detonate a nuclear weapon.

200K student borrowers are closer to getting their loans erased after judge's ruling

A federal judge granted preliminary approval of a settlement that would cancel the loans of more than 200,000 student borrowers who say they were defrauded by their colleges.

Composer Julia Wolfe at the Nashville Symphony Orchestra's world premiere of her piece <em>Her Story</em> on Sept. 15, 2022.

Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long?

As the new concert season gets underway, composers and orchestra administrators say they are feeling a shift in whose music gets heard.

Marie Yovanovitch is sworn in Nov. 15, 2019, prior to providing testimony at President Trump's first impeachment trial. "When I looked at the footage that night," she says, "I wasn't wearing a poker face. I had all of the emotions of, you know, surprise, anger and even a little bit of contempt. I actually rolled my eyes. I was really surprised that I couldn't control myself better."

Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch warns Putin will move west if he wins in Ukraine

Yovanovitch served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine but was relieved of her post following a smear campaign orchestrated by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Her new memoir is Lessons From the Edge.

Blake Lemoine poses for a portrait in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.

The Google engineer who sees company's AI as 'sentient' thinks a chatbot has a soul

The Google computer scientist who was placed on leave after claiming the company's artificial intelligence chatbot has come to life tells NPR how he formed his opinion.

Russian tanks take part in training drills in southern Russia this week as it rejects Western complaints about its troop buildup near Ukraine.

U.S. is 'fully prepared' if Russia invades Ukraine, secretary of state says

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. is planning "things that we have not done in the past" if Russia invades Ukraine. Where do things stand now, and what can the U.S. do at this point?

Power transmission lines rune through Pine Valley, June 21, 2021.

State warns of possible rolling blackouts amid scorching heat wave

The California Independent System Operator has now issued an Energy Emergency Alert 3, in effect from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday.

Then-Vice President Mike Pence is seen presiding over a joint session of Congress to certify the 2020 Electoral College results after a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. Proposed changes to the Electoral Count Act would clarify the vice president's role in counting states' electoral votes.

Proposed reforms for the Electoral Count Act draw broad support

The proposal, aimed at reforming the widely criticized 135-year-old law governing the process of casting and counting Electoral College votes, has garnered widespread support among election experts.

Dr. Eckart Rolshoven examines a patient at his clinic in Püttlingen, a small town in Germany's Saarland region. Although Germany has a largely private health care system, patients pay nothing out-of-pocket when they come to see him.

Lessons from Germany to help solve the U.S. medical debt crisis

What would a world without medical debt look like? In Germany's former coal-mining region medical debt is almost unknown, despite economic challenges and health problems. Here's why.

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