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'Hacking Darwin' Explores Genetic Engineering — And What It Means To Be Human

The waters of genetic meddling are murky; in a new book, technology futurist Jamie Metzl reviews where we've been in the past as a guideline for where we might be headed.

Nearly 30 years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, planes still lag many buses and trains; regulations prohibit passengers from sitting in their own wheelchairs on commercial flights.

Wheelchairs On Planes: Why Can't Passengers Use Their Own Onboard?

Many buses and vans can safely accommodate and restrain a passenger's wheelchair, but airline passengers are required to transfer to the plane's standard seat. A grassroots group hopes to change that.

A passerby stops to look over a street side memorial to the shooting victims of the Borderline Bar in Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Tuesday. Investigators said the number of victims from the shooting at the country music bar could have been much higher based on the amount of ammunition the gunman carried.

Authorities Describe 'Confusion And Chaos' At Borderline Bar Shooting In California

The FBI says they've found no evidence of "radicalization" of the shooter, Ian David Long, at the mass shooting at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, Calif., earlier this month.

Bessie Smith on stage with her band in Philadelphia, Penn. Smith infused her performances with glamour whether she was performing in cities or for rural audiences in settings that evoked minstrelsy.

Empress Of The Stage

How do we understand the music of the early 20th Century if we consider Bessie Smith — seriously — as an actress?

It's A Chick! Sydney's Same-Sex Penguin Couple Welcome Baby

Sphen and Magic, a male penguin couple, are now dads to their newborn foster chick. The unnamed chick weighed in at 91 grams; its sex will be determined later by a DNA test.

A resident of Puerto Rico cleans up just after Hurricane Maria struck the island on Set. 20, 2017

Puerto Rico One Year After Maria

A collection of stories from NPR News about the devastating storm and its aftermath.

Mars One Fizzles Into Bankruptcy After Promising A New Life In Space

The company had recently whittled down its list of would-be Martians to 100 names, after more than 202,000 people applied to leave the Earth for a one-way journey.

Ghidorah and Godzilla face off in "Godzilla, King of the Monsters."

More Monsters Make A Better 'Godzilla' Sequel

'King of the Monsters' gives more screen time to its 'titans'

California Gov. Jerry Brown talks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018.

California's Brown Orders New DNA Testing In Old Murder Case

California Gov. Jerry Brown ordered new DNA tests that a condemned inmate says could clear him in a 35-year-old quadruple murder case, which has drawn national attention.

A man pushes a cart filled blankets, clothes and a chair balanced on top down 17th Street in San Diego, Calif., July 20, 2017.

City Council Votes To Add More Than 1,000 Housing Units By 2021

The San Diego City Council Wednesday unanimously pledged to build more than 1,000 total housing units for the city's homeless population by January 2021.

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