Trump Says He'd Vouch For A$AP Rocky Amid Growing Demands For The Rapper's...
The American entertainer has been detained in Sweden since July 3, after an altercation in Stockholm. Celebrities, Twitter and a GoFundMe petition are clamoring for him to be let go. (Image credit:...
View Article50 Years After Apollo 11, Here's What (And How) Astronauts Are Eating
Ever since astronaut John Glenn's first bite of applesauce in 1962, eating in space has been a challenge. NPR talks to former NASA food scientists to see how cosmic cuisine has evolved over the years....
View ArticleHow Microexpressions Can Make Moods Contagious
Feelings seem to spread contagiously between friends, partners, or groups. Why are we so easily influenced by one another's emotions? A new video from Invisibilia explains what's going on. (Image...
View ArticleParents, Sometimes You're The Problem When It Comes To Tech Use
Parents of young kids pick up their phones an average of almost 70 times a day — often to escape a stressful parenting moment. Here's how to stop using your phone as a pacifier, for you or your kids....
View ArticleAs Heat Wave Hits U.S., Air Conditioning Units Struggle To Keep People Cool
Millions of Americans are suffering through a heat wave, and HVAC workers are trying to keep up with calls for help.
View ArticleHong Kong Protests: Thousands Demand Complete Withdrawal Of Controversial Bill
Demonstrators have gathered again, angered at Beijing's tightening control over the territory. Police have been mobilized as Hong Kong faces its worst crisis in recent history.
View ArticleIn India's Assam State, Residents Of River Islands Face Uncertainty Over...
Some 4 million people, many Muslim and impoverished, were excluded from a 2018 official register of citizens. Photographer CK Vijayakumar visited Assam to learn more about the challenges they face....
View ArticleHong Kong Protests Turn Violent As Clashes Erupt Between Demonstrators And...
A group of attackers wearing masks and white shirts swung fists, wielded clubs and other objects at a crowd of mostly pro-democracy demonstrators at a train station in the district of Yuen Long....
View ArticleOnce Nearly Dead As The Dodo, California Condor Comeback Reaches 1,000 Chicks
In the 1980s, there were less than two dozen California Condors left. Today, more than 500 exist in the world, thanks to the efforts of conservationists. (Image credit: National Park Service/AP)
View ArticleIreland's Shane Lowry Wins British Open In His First Major Title
Lowry's win marked the first Open played in Northern Ireland since 1951. He became the second player from south of the border to lift the Claret Jug. (Image credit: Peter Morrison/AP)
View ArticleMan Accused Of Hacking Bulgaria's Tax Agency Is Released And Given Lesser...
A Bulgarian cybersecurity expert was arrested by police after being accused of involvement in the hack of millions of records from the nation's tax agency. (Image credit: Bill Hinton/Getty Images)
View ArticleSome Title X Recipients Will Have More Time To Comply With New Abortion Rules
The rules block recipients of federal grants from referring patients for abortion. The Trump administration says groups working in "good faith" will have until Aug. 19 to provide written assurance....
View ArticleFor Britain's Next Prime Minister, A High-Stakes Standoff With Iran Awaits
The ruling Conservative Party will choose a new leader this week. The winner will inherit a full-blown international crisis, which erupted Friday after Iran seized a British-flagged oil tanker. (Image...
View ArticleBurglars Lift $2 Million Worth Of Body-Shaping 'Faja' Undergarments
In 2018, burglars looted 34,000 pairs of fajas from a Miami undergarment seller. The criminals cut a hole through the roof and disabled the alarms in a movie-style heist. (Image credit: Josh...
View ArticlePuerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello Says He Will Not Seek Reelection In 2020
The announcement comes after a week of protests over leaked messages exchanged by Rossello and his staff that included homophobic and misogynistic slurs. (Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
View ArticleAt Whitney Museum Biennial, 8 Artists Withdraw In Protest Of Link To Tear Gas...
Artists are asking the New York City museum to pull their work from the high-profile show, protesting the Whitney's board vice chair Warren Kanders, who profits from the sale of tear gas and bullets....
View Article7 States Step Up Efforts To Fight Violence Against Indigenous Women
Native girls and women are more likely than average to be the victim of a violent crime. Now, several state task forces will try to better identify and locate indigenous crime victims. (Image credit:...
View ArticleCoal Miners To Demand Congress Restore Full Black Lung Benefits Tax
Coal miners will press members of Congress to fully restore a coal excise tax that supports miners diagnosed with black lung. The tax was cut more than 50% at the end of last year. (Image credit:...
View Article6 Questions Congress May Ask Robert Mueller During His Testimony
In two separate hearings on Wednesday, Democrats want Americans who haven't read Mueller's findings to see and hear them instead. Republicans want to take the former special counsel down a peg. (Image...
View ArticleHard-Line Brexiteer Boris Johnson To Become Britain's New Prime Minister
Johnson will inherit a slate of problems from Theresa May, including a small majority in Parliament, government resignations and escalations with Iran. And then there's Brexit. (Image credit: Leon...
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