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Biofire founder Kai Kloepfer says his goal in creating this 9mm smart gun is to "have an incremental positive impact on sort of the uniquely American challenge of gun deaths."

The first smart gun with facial and fingerprint recognition is now for sale

Smart guns have mainly been the stuff of movies. In the real world, technological and political challenges have meant the high-tech devices haven't become a reality. That may be about to change.

Experimental therapies for cancer can be tempting when you're sick, but many fail to offer any benefit.

Facing cancer? Here's when to consider experimental therapies, and when not to

It can be easy to get your hopes up about exciting new research or alternative approaches to cancer treatment. Here's an insider's guide for figuring out which ones are worth your time.

From left: Philippa, 23, from Sydney, Australia; Laura, 23, from Melbourne; and Isabella, 23, from Sydney wait in line to enter Tresor, one of Germany's popular nightclubs for electronic music, in Berlin in the early morning hours of Sept. 4.

How a whiskey-fueled meeting in 1949 led to Berlin's famed techno scene

All-night clubs in the German capital have long drawn "techno tourists." That might never have happened had a hotelier failed to negotiate the end of the city's curfew following World War II.

A customer exits a First Republic Bank branch in Manhattan Beach, Calif., on March 13, 2023. The midsized lender was rescued by a group of top banks after suffering an exodus of depositors following the collapse of two U.S. banks.

First Republic becomes the latest bank to be rescued, this time by its rivals

The lenders including J.P.Morgan and Wells Fargo would deposit $30 billion into the beleaguered midsized lender as part of the rescue.

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria is shown at a press conference in San Diego, Calif. Feb. 23, 2023. Gloria told reporters that he is directing city workers to repair streets seven days a week.

San Diego Mayor gives report on state of streets

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria announced several plans this week to fix the city's streets and roads.

Homeless camps in downtown San Diego, March 14, 2014

Newsom pledges 1,200 tiny homes for California's homeless

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state will pay to build 1,200 small homes to help house the homeless population.

Dr. Bushra Sulieman (left) and Dr. Mohamed Eisa in February 2023 at a workshop in Khartoum. Sulieman was killed on April 25 in Khartoum. It's believed he was stabbed to death during a robbery attempt amid the turmoil of the conflict that has broken out in Sudan.

Two doctors struck by tragedy in Sudan: One dead, one fleeing for his life

The violence in Sudan has claimed the life of a beloved Sudanese American doctor. One of his colleague's talks about Dr. Sulieman's legacy — and the devastating toll of the fighting in Khartoum.

Poll worker Nolan Richardson, left, speaks with Site Supervisor Emmanuel Millan at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in San Diego on Nov. 8, 2022.

In San Diego's diverse neighborhoods, poll workers don’t always speak voters' languages

A lack of poll workers across the county who speak certain languages has made voting more difficult for some voters, advocates for immigrants say.

The San Diego VA Medical Center is pictured in this undated image.

Veterans in suicidal crisis can go to any emergency room for no-cost treatment

Veterans in immediate suicidal crisis can now receive free emergency care wherever they are.

Why I love quiet action sequences in movies

NPR critic Linda Holmes explains why action sequences that don't echo into the movie theater next door should be appreciated.

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