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1656 episodes transcribedIt's been another month of impressive and unsettling AI breakthroughs. And, along with excitement, these breakthroughs have also sparked concerns abou...
Some officials in Democratic-led jurisdictions around the country are pushing to use involuntary commitment as a tool to tackle a surge in homelessnes...
The United Nations says time is running out to avoid the worst effects of climate change. At the same time, countries like Bangladesh have no choice b...
A task force set up by the California state legislature is studying how the legacy of slavery has harmed the state's Black residents. This summer it w...
Donald Trump was the first president in American history to be impeached twice. Now, he may be the first modern president, current or former – to be c...
On March 24, 2018, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Washington, D.C. to demand an end to gun violence. That was also the start o...
PIMCO founder and legendary investor Bill Gross was known as the "Bond King." People all over the finance world listened to his market calls. He helpe...
School districts across the country are struggling to fill vacancies among their teaching staff. In addition to stepping up their recruitment efforts,...
The Cherokee Nation has been hit hard by opioid addiction and fentanyl-related overdose deaths. But the tribe has a plan to heal.Like many communities...
On March 20, 2003, the United States launched its invasion of Iraq. We recall how the war started, and the trauma it left behind.NPR's Eric Westervelt...
Today, when we hear the word pandemic, most people think of COVID-19. But by 2003, while rates of HIV infections and deaths from AIDS had stabilized...
When it comes to TV ratings, women's college basketball is trending upward - even as the men's game is losing viewers. When it comes to resources and...
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that he says can keep more guns out of the hands of dangerous people by increasing the number of buy...
A group of volunteers is braving artillery barrages to evacuate residents from towns and cities in Ukraine's Donbas region, including Bakhmut, the epi...
A new documentary called Sextortion: The Hidden Pandemic has gained attention at screenings hosted by universities, police departments and even the Pe...
The Biden administration took extraordinary measures to protect the accounts of customers at two banks that failed over the past few days: Silicon Val...
In about the last 10 years, the legalized cannabis industry has grown into a $32 billion business. Today, in 21 states, and the District of Columbia,...
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he welcomes a bipartisan effort in Congress to push for new rail safety regulations in the wake of the de...
Some 16 million American households receiving benefits from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will get less money this month.During the pa...
Before he was the face of a protest movement and a starting quarterback in the Super Bowl, Colin Kaepernick was a teenager who was trying to figure ou...
