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Carlene Knight, 54, is one of the first patients in a landmark study designed to try to restore vision in those who have a rare genetic disease that causes blindness.

Blind Patients Hope Landmark Gene-Editing Experiment Will Restore Their Vision

The unprecedented study involves using the gene-editing technique CRISPR to edit a gene while it's still inside a patient's body. In exclusive interviews, NPR talks with two of the first participants.

Martin Bashir Apologizes, But Denies His BBC Interview Harmed Princess Diana

The former BBC reporter said his interview with Diana didn't factor into her life's downward spiral following the interview. "Everything we did in terms of the interview was as she wanted," he says.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, seen here in June, said this week that the state's troubled unemployment portal was designed to discourage people applying for benefits. The portal launched in 2013, under then-Gov. Rick Scott.

Gov. Says Florida's Unemployment System Was Designed To Create 'Pointless Roadblocks'

Gov. Ron DeSantis says the portal was designed to frustrate users, "so people just say, oh, the hell with it, I'm not going to do that." Florida has been among the slowest states to process claims.

Palm trees sway in the wind on a cloudy day in the San Carlos neighborhood of San Diego, California, May 2, 2021.

Strong, Gusty Winds Forecast For SD County Mountains, Deserts

A deepening trough Sunday was predicted to keep strong and gusty winds over San Diego County mountains and deserts, and ensure another cool day, the National Weather Service said.

Journalist Norah O'Donnell while taping FINDING YOUR ROOTS.

FINDING YOUR ROOTS: Coming To America

Stream or tune in Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV + Friday, Jan. 15 at 7 p.m. on KPBS 2

This cemetery on the grounds of Carlisle Barracks holds the remains of students from the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School.

Indian Boarding Schools' Traumatic Legacy, And The Fight To Get Native Ancestors Back

After discoveries of more than 1,300 bodies at Canada's residential schools, the U.S. is now facing a crucial moment of reckoning with its own history of Native American boarding schools.

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be dedicated on Sept. 17. A stainless steel, woven "tapestry" made by artist Tomas Osinski stands behind the statues, and depicts the cliffs at Normandy.

For 'Ike,' A Monument Unlike Any Other: Eisenhower Memorial Is Dedicated In D.C.

A new memorial to President Dwight D. Eisenhower will be dedicated just off the National Mall on Thursday. It was designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry but faced an uphill battle for approval.

George Laurer in 2011 at the University of Maryland's Innovation Hall of Fame. His many inventions, including the Universal Product Code, led to his induction into the hall in 1991.

IBM Engineer Who Designed The Universal Product Code Dies At 94

The bar code is now a packaging mainstay, but it probably wouldn't have worked without George Laurer.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, center, sits in a car as he leaves Parliament after attending the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session in London, Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022.

U.K. ministers are closing ranks around Boris Johnson amid calls for his resignation

Johnson apologized on Wednesday for attending a "bring your own booze" party in the garden of the prime minister's Downing Street office and residence in May 2020.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin told the judge on Thursday he will not testify on his own behalf in his trial for the death of George Floyd. His defense attorney, Eric Nelson, is seen at left.

Testimony Ends Without Derek Chauvin Taking The Stand In His Trial

Chauvin told Judge Peter Cahill that he would exercise his Fifth Amendment right. Closing arguments are expected to begin on Monday.

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