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China has made developing and selling humanoid robots an economic priority, but getting robots to work requires hours of repetitive "training" done by people to create data about the physical world.

A new global democracy report finds the U.S. at its lowest level of democratic performance in the 50 years it has been measured.

An annual report from the Census Bureau shows the average family made more money in 2025 than the year before, while the official poverty rate declined. Health care coverage was little changed from 2024.

The board's vote to shutter the historic arts center came amid concerns about financial, structural problems.

Antarctic krill serve as a crucial food source for penguins, seals, and whales. They recycle nutrients used by algae. Now researchers say they've found krill in a surprising place: hydrothermal vents.

Brooks grew up in a church where her mom was a minister and her dad a deacon. She went on to play Taystee in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Now she co-stars If I Go Will They Miss Me?

Farmers in states bordering Canada say they are reeling from President Trump's trade wars and resulting retaliatory tariffs. And it's just not neighborly.

President Trump continues to support frontier artificial intelligence development, despite industry fears such technology could destroy humanity, casting AI as a critical race against China.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders,I-Vermont, about his concerns over the risks of artificial intelligence.

In the face of soaring diesel prices, President Trump claims Ukraine and Russia have agreed to halt strikes on each other's energy sites.