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Anthropic is one of the world's most powerful AI firms. New Yorker writer Gideon Lewis-Kraus explains how they're trying to make chatbot Claude more ethical, and the implications of AI's widening use.

Here are the important dates, deadlines, and how to vote in Florida's elections.

Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.

Afraid to sneak into a British embassy? MI6's new dark web portal Silent Courier lets you share secrets online.

As of July 1, homeowners with beachfront property in Florida's Walton County can declare their beach off-limits to the public. That has sparked a battle with local residents and county officials.

Ugandans go to the polls this week to elect a leader. President Museveni is running for a sixth time. He faces a big challenge from a young singer turned politician.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is telling county elections supervisors that ballot collection boxes outside early voting sites have to be staffed, but the local officials’ attorney said Florida law doesn’t include any such requirement.

The president of Florida's supervisors of elections says the state’s election system is secure and that the president of the United States, and voters, should have no doubts about the voting results.

The federal government has released detailed local data on where hospitals are starting to fill up with patients. Researchers and health leaders say this was urgently needed.

We're back with our holiday advice series, "Help I'm Hosting!" This week NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Joy Cho about decorating with limited resources.

eBay, the pioneer of Internet profitability, is about to turn 10. In a decade, the online seller has become an integral part of online culture and the Internet economy.

Yesterday, a brief panic ensued when it seemed like Oxford was abandoning its own comma. It isn't, but the whole kerfuffle raised the issue of how and why we care so much about these little things.

Researchers discovered a feedback loop between nerve cells, the immune system and the heart. They think it shows promise as a target for future therapies.

All 16 drug companies that inked deals with the Trump administration over the past few months still raised some of their prices for 2026.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with author and journalist Farai Chideya about her experiences attempting adoption. She writes about it in a piece titled "Excuse Me, May I Raise Your Child?"

Hillary Clinton dominates Donald Trump when it comes to ground game, ads and fundraising. Renee Montagne talks to commentator and columnist Cokie Roberts and Tucker Carlson of The Daily Caller.

A proposed amendment has been filed with the state's Division of Elections in an effort to get it placed on the 2024 ballot.

Suspended Hillsborough County state attorney Andrew Warren is suing Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying his First Amendment rights were violated.

Dr. Austin Dennard is an OB-GYN who is going to give birth very soon. She also had to leave Texas to terminate a previous pregnancy because the fetus had a fatal condition.

Luz Vargas' son was home alone on the day of the Maui fire while she, her husband, and their middle son were at work. They raced home to save him but he died in the fire.

After a NPR/ProPublica investigation of state changes in workers' compensation laws, the California labor department says it will review the case of paralyzed worker Joel Ramirez.

The organism that causes red tide was found at trace levels in three counties last week.

A farmworker, advocate and member of the medical community weigh in on Gov. Ron DeSantis signing a bill that will prohibit local governments enacting laws to protect outdoor workers from extreme heat.

"I thought: if I just helped my friends, colleagues and neighbors, maybe I'd get the connection I craved in love, work and life," writes journalist Gina Ryder.

Fired researcher Andy Hazelton grew up in Plant City and Lakeland, and said working for NOAA had been a lifelong goal. While a new federal employee, he’d worked for NOAA for eight years.