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La Mesa dignitaries and company leaders from San Diego Oasis and Cox Communications pose prior to cutting the ribbon for the Tech Tank at Grossmont Center Mall.

Grossmont Center 'Tech Tank' helps bridge digital divide for San Diego seniors

San Diego Oasis holds a grand opening of its new "Tech Tank" that offers training for the elderly in the use of computers and smartphones.

"This will help a lot of single parents out there," Daisy Hohman, a Minnesota mother whose tax refunds were garnished after her three children were placed in foster care, says of the change in federal guidance.

The federal government will allow states to stop charging families for foster care

Following an NPR investigation, the Department of Health and Human Services issued guidance to state and county officials that lets them stop charging parents whose children are placed in foster care.

The cover of "Nine Clouds," a 2021 album by rap legend Myka 9 and Profound.

The Parker Edison Project: How God Changed The Rap Game

What's the connection between religion and rap? In this episode, an L.A. griot talks rap history, morals and money. Plus, host Parker Edison meets with an Emmy nominee for another exhilarating game of "6 Degrees."

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will stand trial on Monday, after he was seen on video pinning George Floyd to the ground last May in a restraining technique that led to his death.

Trial Of Former Officer Derek Chauvin Set To Begin

The former Minneapolis officer accused of killing George Floyd faces charges of second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. The trial will begin with jury selection, which could take weeks.

American Meghan Neville and her boyfriend, Maksym Lushpenko, left Ukraine for Warsaw on Monday. They decided to leave after warnings from the U.S. government that commercial flights might soon stop flying to and from the country amid rising tension with Russia.

Meghan found love in Ukraine. Now her heart is breaking as she evacuates

American Meghan Neville and her boyfriend moved to Ukraine to be near his family. But rising tension with Russia forced the couple to evacuate this week. She hopes they can go back in a month or so.

A researcher looks at a canyon created by a meltwater stream on the glacial ice sheet in Greenland in 2013.

Rain Fell On The Peak Of Greenland's Ice Sheet For The First Time In Recorded History

According to scientists, rain fell for several hours on an area 10,551 feet in elevation on Aug. 14, an unprecedented occurrence for a location that rarely sees temperatures above freezing.

The memory of aging mice improved when they received a substance found in the spinal fluid of young animals.

A substance found in young spinal fluid helps old mice remember

A team at Stanford University has reversed memory loss in old mice by flooding their brains with spinal fluid taken from young animals. The finding may hold promise for Alzheimer's research.

The view of the wind farm Energía Sierra Juárez from Jacume in Baja California, Sept. 27, 2015.

University Of San Diego releases report on California-Baja economy

The University of San Diego on Monday released a report highlighting the economic benefits of the California-Baja (Mexico) region.

A gloomy report card from the Arctic

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Twila Moon, co-editor of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's 2021 Arctic Report Card, which shows oceans warming and sea ice disappearing.

A women holds a child in the alley of a slum in Dhaka, Bangladesh, a country where poverty persists even as average incomes rise.

The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising

Can we end poverty, provide food for all and otherwise make Earth a better place by 2030? By all accounts, the answer is no. So then what's the point of the Sustainable Development Goals?

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