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Toyota demonstrates its "pre-collision system," which uses automatic steering in addition to automatic braking to prevent collisions, in Tokyo in 2013. Different manufacturers use different names for systems like this, which can be confusing, a AAA report found.

A Safety Feature By Any Other Name Can Really Be Confusing, AAA Finds

Auto manufacturers use a wide range of names to describe similar features — like adaptive cruise control, which has been branded by at least 20 different terms. The result? Driver confusion, AAA says.

Talking about controversial topics with your political opposite can feel like an exercise in futility. One tip, experts say, is to establish common ground as quickly as you can.

Keeping It Civil: How To Talk Politics Without Letting Things Turn Ugly

Whether it's shouting matches in Congress, feuds on social media, a testy exchange between co-workers or a heated argument among family members, civility increasingly feels like a relic of the past.

Former first lady Michelle Obama speaks at the American Library Association annual conference in New Orleans, June 22, 2018 .

Michelle Obama To Appear At San Diego Wellness Conference

Former First Lady Michelle Obama will appear Wednesday at BOLD, the annual conference presented by wellness technology company MINDBODY.

Holden Matthews, 21, has been identified and arrested in connection to the burning of three black churches in Louisiana. He was booked into the St. Landry Parish Jail on three counts of simple arson of a religious building.

'Evil Acts': Son Of Sheriff's Deputy Is Chief Suspect In Louisiana Church Arson Cases

Police investigating three recent attacks on historically black churches have arrested Holden Matthews, 21, a white male who is the son of a St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy.

A student walks by Conrad Prebys Aztec Student Union at San Diego State University, Sept. 24, 2016.

How San Diego State Plans To Save Students $2M In Textbooks This Semester

U.S. college graduates owe an average of $35,000 in student loans. This year, San Diego State is rolling out a textbook program to help chip away at the cost.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sits for a portrait in the Lawyer's Lounge at the Supreme Court of the United States.

Justice Ginsburg: 'I Am Very Much Alive'

The Supreme Court justice sat down for an interview with NPR's Nina Totenberg and said that despite battling cancer for a third time earlier this year, she's not going anywhere anytime soon.

Feranmi Okanlami, now a doctor, became partially paralyzed after an accident in 2013. He says adjustments for his disability during his training, like this standing in frame chair, helped him succeed. A new report finds variability in medical institution culture and protocols when it comes to supporting aspiring doctors with disabilities.

For Aspiring Doctors With Disabilities, Many Medical Schools Come Up Short

A national survey finds medical schools should do more to help doctors with disabilities thrive. While some schools do make needed accommodations, others need to take basic steps to take to help.

How The Brain Shapes Pain And Links Ouch With Emotion

Pain is more than an unpleasant sensation. When pain signals reach the brain, they interact with areas involved in thinking, memory and emotion.

Reprinted from <em>I Was Their American Dream</em> (copyright 2019 by Malaka Gharib).

In 'I Was Their American Dream,' It's Culture, Not Color, That Matters

Even as NPR editor Malaka Gharib makes light of herself in her high-spirited graphical memoir, her wisdom about the power and limits of racial identity is evident in the way she draws.

A car drives by orange traffic cones lining a future protected bike lane on J Street near Petco Park, Dec. 21, 2018.

San Diego Kicks Off Construction Of Downtown Bike Network

City officials and bike advocates have kicked off construction of a network of protected bike lanes in downtown San Diego, as the city seeks to improve bike safety and encourage more people to travel without a car.

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