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Weekend Edition Saturday Scott Simon remembers the controversy when the first automatic teller machines started popping up in the 1970s. Today there's an electronic transaction, and record, of just about everything we say, read, purchase or do.

The hearing on Thursday will be livestreamed on YouTube and on most TV news channels.

“And that’s the way it is.”When Walter Cronkite ended “CBS Evening News” with that signoff, millions of people believed him. The major networks and…

Nearly half a dozen figures in Britain's Conservative Party are seen as candidates for prime minister. Liz Truss is the fourth prime minister to resign since the Brexit vote of 2016.

The creation of the automobile gave rise to a new kind of freedom and privacy, while also transforming Los Angeles into the sprawling, car-centric metropolis it is today.

Boris Johnson has compared Hillary Clinton to a "sadistic nurse" and written poetry about Turkey's president having sex with a goat.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Pamela White, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Haiti from 2012 to 2015, about why she thinks the call for outside help is necessary.

For months, Colleen Hoover and Emily Henry have occupied multiple spots on the New York Times paperback trade fiction bestsellers list. The success of these romance writers has been aided by Gen Z.

NPR talks with Majed Al Ansari, adviser to Qatar's prime minister and official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about Israeli strikes on Qatar targeting Hamas officials.

The 65-team NCAA men's basketball tournament begins this week. Defending champion Florida, North Carolina, Ohio State, and Kansas are the top seeds. In picking this year's at-large teams, the selection committee favored clubs from the power conferences.

Former Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark was a key figure in a recent Senate report for his promises to pursue former President Donald Trump's false election fraud claims.

Six countries across three continents will host the matches, with a special ceremony being held in Uruguay, where the first FIFA World Cup match was held in 1930.

Sometimes, you want to leave the world behind and escape into a book — but if you're in the mood for a good disaster story, we've got a selection of summer reads that are just the right kind of grim.

The meeting between Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his Russian counterpart in Finland comes at a crucial time in the wake of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.

This year's selection of visual delights highlights the work of artists and designers who have made an enduring impact, including Lucian Freud, Elsa Schiaparelli and Patti Smith.

NPR interviews Maria Van Kherkove, the infectious disease epidemiologist who is a leader in the World Health Organization.

The man who leads the criminal division at the Justice Department has a powerful personal story: one of his brothers died in gun violence and another is a police officer.

Kathleen Passidomo and Paul Renner made their comments as the Republican Party of Florida opened its Sunshine Summit.

The airstrike follows a deadly week of attacks that have intensified nearly a year of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah.

Professional tennis players are increasingly vocal in claims that the lack of consistency in balls used in tournaments is linked to elbow and wrist injuries.

Three years after the Jan. 6 riot, divisions over what happened that day have only gotten deeper.

NPR's A Martinez talks to ESPN panelist and Washington Post columnist Kevin Blackistone about the suspension of Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson for sexual misconduct.

The brands of cinnamon are typically sold at discount retailers, such as Save a Lot, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree. The alert follows the recalls of 3 brands of cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches.

This weekend features three top-10 matchups, the most ever for an opening weekend in college football history. And Arch Manning, the most hyped player of a generation, will start for the first time.

This could be its final hearing Thursday after high-profile hearings over the summer and ahead of an expected final report of its findings