The Latest

Health

ChatGPT might give you bad medical advice, studies warn

New research finds AI can point people in the wrong direction. And the quality of health information it imparts depends on how well you prompt the tools.
- Katia Riddle
Will 'Project Hail Mary' soar higher than 'The Martian'?

Sci-fi fare about space travel and aliens isn't always embraced by wide audiences, but with "Project Hail Mary," moviegoers will be more than satisfied and plenty happy they made the trip to the theater.
- Dyer Oxley
Business

Countries agree to a historic release of stockpiled oil to ease global disruption

Members of the International Energy Agency have announced a coordinated release of 400 million barrels of stockpiled oil in an attempt to counter the disruption in oil trade triggered by the Iran war.
- Camila Domonoske
Arts & Life

The 2026 Oscars' best original song nominees, cruelly ranked

There are two clear frontrunners in this year's best original song race, either of which would be a worthy Oscar winner. Diane Warren is also nominated, for the 17th time.
- Stephen Thompson
Polyamorous people want to be Seattle's newest protected class

If you’ve been on Seattle dating apps, you may have come across the letters ENM… ENM stands for ethical non-monogamy, which is becoming increasingly popular in the US, and specifically in the Pacific Northwest. A popular form of ENM is polyamory - the practice of having multiple romantic partners at once. Now, advocates for polyamory are trying to gain legal protections in Seattle. New York Times Pacific Northwest Bureau Chief Anna Griffin will tell us more.
- Vaughan Jones
World

The U.S. attacks Iranian mine-laying vessels near the Strait of Hormuz

Attacks and counterattacks continued throughout the Middle East Wednesday. Two cargo ships were struck in the Gulf, as some lawmakers in Washington pressed for answers on the war's rationale.
- NPR Staff
Arts & Life

Over puppy yoga? Try it with snakes.

You've heard of yoga with kittens, and goats, and maybe even reindeer… but what about a bunch of pythons and one baby Columbian Common Boa named Mango?
- Deena Prichep
Politics

Americans are split on wanting the National Guard to monitor voting, a new poll finds

Nearly half of Americans support the National Guard monitoring November's elections, potentially signaling an openness to the sort of nationalizing of elections that President Trump says he wants.
- Miles Parks
National

Federal oversight protects student borrowers. Some of it has stopped, watchdog says

Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.
- Cory Turner
Politics

The Trump DOJ is giving guns back to felons, including one alleged fake elector

The Department of Justice is quietly restarting a decades-dormant program to restore gun rights to felons. One of them was an alleged fake elector in 2020.
- Jaclyn Diaz

91 of 1647

The Latest

Sponsored