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DNA exonerated six people who had been convicted of killing an elderly woman in Nebraska in the 1980s. But several of the exonerees confessed to the crime and still recall details of the scene. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rachel Aviv of The New Yorker about her reporting on why the so-called Beatrice Six created false memories around the crime.

From trade and immigration to the treatment of political allies, Trump thinks a lot of things are unfair. His version of social justice has shaped his priorities for the country.

Thunderstorms capable of producing wind damage, hail, or even a tornado are possible across the Florida Panhandle late Wednesday night, then most of...

A study in Nature suggests the amount of carbon that humans can still emit and still keep warming to 1.5 °C may be exhausted within the next 6 years.

For Christmas tree shoppers who want a real live tree that's reusable like an artificial one, there may be another option: rentable potted trees that are planted in the ground when they grow too big.

Livestreamers who bait scammers find creative ways to waste their time. This makes for entertaining viewing. But as scams spike, one streamer, Kitboga, wants to protect as many victims as possible.

The U.S. Postal Service has given the go-ahead to a year-long trial run for customized stamps. The first company to provide them is the same one that ran a two-month pilot program last fall... Stamps.com in Los Angeles. Rachael Myrow of member station KPCC offers details.

Fighters have settled across northern Syria, surprising displaced Syrians who've tried to return to their homes. Nearly a year after the war's end, sorting out property ownership remains a pressing issue.

To mark the 15th anniversary of September 11, NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick. He lost his brother and more than 600 of his employees on that day.

Oncologist Siddhartha Mukherjee chronicles how our understanding of cancer has evolved in his new book The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.

Wittman founded the FBI's Art Crime Team and has tracked down more than $225 million worth of stolen art and cultural property — including a $36 million self-portrait by Rembrandt. Wittman describes the heists in his new memoir, Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures.

Employees are publicly criticizing CEO Mark Zuckerberg and organizing a virtual walkout amid a growing internal backlash over the company's tolerance of the president's posts.

Civilians outside Damascus and in Afrin marked the dark anniversary as they have all the others: by trying to survive.

How can you outsmart scammers? What would you do if your friend was attacked by a wild cougar? NPR readers wanted to know the answers to those questions and more in 2024.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., wrote in a letter to colleagues that "more time is needed to complete the task" of forging an agreement among Democrats on their larger spending measure.

Even after Cuba's communist regime shut down the internet this week, Cubans made sure the world still saw their protests — and the brutal response to them.

The hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship has potentially exposed passengers to a deadly disease. Most returning Americans are now housed in Nebraska. Some may be cleared to quarantine at home.

Calvin Bahr voted shirtless while laying in bed during a legislative commission meeting. The senator, who is also a truck driver, didn't get off work until 4:45 a.m. and needed a quick nap.

But the recovery is expected to take longer for the multibillion-dollar passenger cruise industry.

State officials are questioning if the donation is legit.

Betsy Thompson joined the Army in 1983 and worked as a dietitian. Her daughter is a West Point cadet and could see war up close. Their experiences show how much has changed for women in a generation.

A Kaiser Family Foundation poll finds two-thirds of parents support mandating masks for unvaccinated students, but resistance to vaccinating remains high. “My child is not a test dummy,” one parent says.

Insurers dispute that notion that the problems are widespread. Consumers and advocates have complained to insurers, and some policies have been changed.

Too many patients only learn after they get the bill that their insurer won't cover some medical services provided in the hospital. New laws in several states aim to stop those nasty surprises.

The Apple iPhone goes on sale Friday evening, and the excitement — and hype — is mounting. New York Times technology writer David Pogue is one of the few tech gurus to get his hands on the gadget before its official release. He shares his impressions.