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Rupert Murdoch, center, at the Republican National Convention in July. Murdoch has led his media empire to become a major player in conservative politics.

Rupert Murdoch is set to face his kids in court, with Fox News’ fate in the balance

The future of Fox News – and the rest of the Murdoch media empire – is at stake in a trial this week in Reno, Nevada. Rupert Murdoch wants to change his will to consolidate his eldest son’s power.

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.

A medical worker walks past a sign for a pediatric emergency center outside a hospital in Seoul on April 1.

As medical strike drags on in South Korea, patients are on edge

Seven months have passed since South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol announced a plan to increase the number of doctors. Trainee doctors walked off their jobs in protest and they haven’t returned.

Garbage is unloaded into the Pine Tree Acres Landfill in Lenox Township, Mich., on July 28, 2022. State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, researchers found.

State bans on commercial food waste have been largely ineffective, study finds

Much of the food supply in the U.S. goes uneaten, which contributes to climate change. Some states have tried to cut food waste in landfills, but their efforts have fallen short, researchers found.

Master of Ceremonies Marc Abrahams addresses the audience during a pre-pandemic Ig Nobel Prize ceremony.

Celebrating science that's off the beaten track

From pension fraud to plastic plants, this year's Ig Nobel prizes recognize science that can be lighthearted, surprising or unusual.

George Washington crosses the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War in 1776.

George Washington established the presidency. How much of it would he recognize now?

The presidential office was first envisioned to be more like a clerk's job, and in its earliest incarnation, it was almost unseemly to be perceived as campaigning for the office, historians tell NPR.

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection technician monitors overseas parcels as they get scanned at a mail inspection facility in Chicago.

Shein and Temu face a big change to how they ship cheap Chinese goods

New White House rules would close a tax loophole that lets Shein and Temu cheaply ship from China to American shoppers. The Biden administration says it undercuts U.S. workers, retailers and manufacturers.

A food waste bin with a grin lid in an alley of North Park, San Diego, Feb. 12, 2023.

Food waste diversion efforts not as effective as designed, UCSD study finds

While well-intentioned, the first several states attempting to divert food waste from landfills and incinerators posted just a 20% success rate, according to a study published Friday.

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders speaks at the Republican National Convention in July. She said Arkansas does not need "a duplicative program" to address its maternal mortality problems.

Arkansas’ gov says Medicaid extension for new moms isn’t needed. Advisers disagree

Arkansas is the only holdout state that has not pursued the Biden administration's offer to extend Medicaid coverage to new moms for a year after they give birth.

Ian McKellen, left, plays a powerful and reviled theater critic in The Critic, alongside Gemma Arterton, in the role of an actress who was once one of his targets.

Ian McKellen relishes Machiavellian role in new film 'The Critic'

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Ian McKellen about his starring role as a powerful London theater critic who savages "bad performance" in Anand Tucker's new film The Critic.

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