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Leading 3D printing companies are trying to get ahead of the issue of 3D gun blueprints. Some companies are using gun-blocking software to deter people from printing functional guns.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Kit Miyamoto, an engineer specializing in disaster recovery, about U.S. readiness following the major earthquake off the Pacific coast of Russia.

New York City authorities are trying to learn additional information about 27-year-old Shane Tamura, the gunman who burst into a Manhattan skyscraper and killed four people, including an NYPD officer.

There isn't much federal aid for students who want to learn skilled trades, but some states and community colleges now offer free courses. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 14, 2022.)

A Texas family plans to sue authorities in Syria for the disappearance of Majd Kamalmaz. He was one of several Americans believed to have been held unjustly by a repressive government.

Two ISIS fighters captured in Syria say they joined the militant group as a way to fight an oppressive regime. But it also provided friendship, and it didn't seem much more violent than other options.

GLP-1 weight loss drugs have transformed obesity treatment, but not everyone loses lots of weight. Researchers say figuring out why is the key to the future of this treatment method.

The showy National Guard deployments have ended, but thousands of troops remain on the streets of several American cities. And these deployments come with a steep price tag.

Commencement speakers who bring up the sweeping changes that artificial intelligence is driving are facing boos from the Class of 2026.

The Trump administration has stated it wants the U.S. childhood vaccination schedule to look more like peer nations such as Denmark. Critics say the U.S. has different health threats.

Every day in the workplace, people are discovering that artificial intelligence has the potential to change our jobs and our lives — for better or worse.

Authorities are investigating a car explosion on a bridge from Canada to the U.S. Other points of entry in the area are also shut down.

At the same time basketball teams are vying to end up in the Final Four, so are LA taquerias, as part of the annual "Taco Madness" competition.

Former President Trump, in brief testimony in the defamation trial brought by the writer E. Jean Carroll, insisted that he stood by his previous recorded statement and didn't intend to harm Carroll.

GLP-1 weight loss drugs have transformed obesity treatment, but not everyone loses lots of weight. Researchers say figuring out why is the key to the future of this treatment method.

Arguments between teens and parents can be a critical training ground for teens to learn how to resist negative peer pressure, research suggests. The best thing parents can do to help their teenager argue more effectively? Listen.

The height of the AIDS epidemic hit Cambodia in the late 90s. More than 180,000 people were infected. A full-on government effort to find at-risk populations and distribute medication has gotten the spread under control.

Democratic nominee Graham Platner' high-profile U.S. Senate race has been thrown into chaos following a POLITICO report that he sexually assaulted a former girlfriend five years ago.

Nigeria has one of Africa's largest economies but is seeing record rates of child malnutrition. Aid groups call it a nearly unprecedented crisis.

Inflation is coming to Thanksgiving dinner this year. Fortunately, NPR's Business Desk has tips on how to save money on Turkey Day. Call it Substitution-giving.

The legendary filmmaker who directed Alice's Restaurant and Bonnie and Clyde died on Tuesday. He was 88. Fresh Air remembers Penn with highlights from a 1989 interview.

A fairy-tale romance between a dancer from Connecticut and a young Cuban studying at Columbia turned into a political thriller — and resulted in the unlikely birth of a new art form in Cuba.

The wrangling over what to do about a sprawling homeless camp in Santa Rosa, Calif., highlights how hard it is to find answers for a growing crisis across California and much of the West.

A second package of budget bills passed Congress, just narrowly averting a partial government shutdown. Also, Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel.

President Biden visited Maui Monday to survey the damage from the wildfires. Shelters are emptying as people who were displaced move into short-term housing, which has its own logistical challenges.