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Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Old Guard," place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day, on May 23, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia.

Arlington National Cemetery meant to be 'neutral zone,' says military chaplain

Retired military chaplain David Peters, who has conducted services at Arlington National Cemetery, tells NPR's Michel Martin that the final resting place of some 400,000 U.S. service members is supposed to be free of politics.

Sanitation workers collect trash in Harlem.

New York City has a rat problem. Officials have a plan to kick it from the curb

New York City has a well known rat problem. And the city is trying to tackle it — with trash cans and by changing human behavior.

10 reasons why AI may be overrated

A list of reasons why generative AI may be overhyped.

Rep. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., walks on stage to speak during the Democratic National Convention Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago.

After major police endorsement, Rep. Gallego faces backlash from progressive groups

Rep. Ruben Gallego picked up a key endorsement from the Arizona Police Association. Then, his letter blasting a DOJ investigation of the Phoenix Police Department came to light.

The U.S. women's soccer team defeated Germany 1-0 to advance to its first gold medal match at the Olympics since 2012. The U.S.'s Mallory Swanson fights for the ball during the semifinal match on Tuesday at Lyon Stadium in Decines, France.

U.S. women’s soccer team defeats Germany and will play for Olympic gold in Paris

The U.S. women’s national team, one of the world’s most dominant and successful programs, hadn’t made it to the gold medal game at an Olympics since 2012. The U.S. will now play for its fifth gold.

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Wednesday.

Biden to call in State of the Union for business tax hikes, middle class tax cuts and lower deficits

The president will deliver his remarks starting Thursday at 6 p.m. PST.

Photographs of Ana Cordova and her son, Nolan, at a park at their home in downtown San Diego, California on Jan. 23, 2024.

The way kids play has quietly transformed. Here’s why that matters

As their lives have become less free and more structured in recent decades, kids have also become less happy. Experts say that isn’t a coincidence.

After the Change Healthcare cyberattack wreaked chaos in the health care system, members of the Senate Finance Committee heard testimony from Andrew Witty, chief executive officer of UnitedHealth Group, Change Healthcare's parent company.

Cyberattacks plague health care. Critics call the federal response 'inadequate'

The Change Healthcare cyberattack sparked a new strategy from the federal government on preventing destructive ransomware crimes. Critics say it doesn't go far enough.

Actor Alec Baldwin leaves court after jury selection on Tuesday. Baldwin's wife, Hilaria, and his brother, actor Stephen Baldwin, were with him in the courtroom.

Alec Baldwin is on trial for involuntary manslaughter

Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in 2021 when a prop gun went off on the western film Rust set. Alec Baldwin is charged with involuntary manslaughter and faces up to 18 months behind bars.

Armand Duplantis, of Sweden, clears the bar at 6.25m to set a new world record during the men's pole vault final at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Monday in Saint-Denis, France.

Sweden's Mondo raises his own bar to set new Olympic and world record in pole vault

The American-Swede made his eager fans wait until his final attempt at clinching a new world record at the Paris Olympics — knocking down his own by .01 meters.

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