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Billionaire Elon Musk (left) is seen as the architect of the "deferred resignation" offer to federal employees. He sent a similarly worded offer to Twitter staff when he bought that company in 2022. Here, he speaks as President Trump looks on at a MAGA victory rally on Jan. 19.

Legal questions surround Trump's federal worker resignation offer

More and more questions are being raised about the legality of the Trump administration's offer to nearly all federal workers to resign now and keep their pay through Sept. 30.

File photo of Former President Donald Trump arriving to speak at Mar-a-Lago on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Second Trump inauguration has scientists worried about future research with China

Heightened tension between the U.S. and China could affect the vital relationship China has with American universities and research partners. Scholars call for clearer rules about “safe zones” for joint scholarship.

Finding missing items isn't a matter of "looking harder." There's an art and a science to it.

How to quickly find something you lost: 10 clever and practical techniques

NPR readers share their best methods for finding missing objects — from tiny screws to lost wallets. One favorite tip? Use a good flashlight.

U.S. Education Department says it is cutting nearly half of all staff

According to the department, more than 1,300 positions will be cut as a result of this reduction in force. Roughly another 600 employees have accepted voluntary resignations or retired.

The cases against Harvey Weinstein: A timeline of allegations and trials

The former Hollywood producer is on trial for sex crimes in New York — again. Here are the allegations and proceedings that have led to this.

California lawmakers are proposing regulations to protect people and society from the unintended consequences of artificial intelligence. By contrast, the Trump administration wants to avoid excessive regulation.

California has 30 new proposals to rein in AI. Trump could complicate them

President Trump is taking a very different approach to AI than the Biden administration, and it could affect how California regulates artificial intelligence.

COVID gave rise to vaccine skepticism. That may affect preparedness for next pandemic

Public health officials are concerned about increasing polarization among Americans over vaccines.

Elon Musk at The New York Times Dealbook conference in November 2023, when he criticized advertisers for boycotting his social media platform, X, after Media Matters and other groups reported on the rise of extremist content on the platform since his 2022 purchase.

Media Matters sues Elon Musk's X over 'libel tourism' legal assault

A new suit in an ongoing legal battle between the billionaire and the liberal advocacy group claims Musk's legal attacks are impeding the organization's work.

That galaxy next door? It's home to a monster black hole

The Large Magellanic Cloud, a close neighbor to the Milky Way, may house a giant black hole. It's the closest supermassive black hole outside of our galaxy.

NASA has instructed employees, contractors and grantees to remove all pronouns from their signatures.

NASA instructs employees to remove pronouns from all work communications

An email seen by NPR says the move is to comply with a presidential order to "restore biological truth" to the government.

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