Kids who use social media score lower on reading and memory tests, a study shows Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens. Rhitu Chatterjee
This wedding photographer now removes landmines for a group that's won a top prize The Mines Advisory Group has been removing landmines for more than three decades. This year, it received the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, a prestigious award with a $3 million prize. Jonathan Lambert
Can AI make true art? Local sci-fi author Ted Chiang says no Generative AI is the source of a lot of angst. For students, for workers, for artists. We’ll talk to Bellevue-based science fiction writer Ted Chiang about how he thinks about it as a writer. Patricia Murphy
Natural gas prices are low, but your monthly gas bill is up. Here's why Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel. Jeff Brady
Media companies thought late night TV was irrelevant. Kimmel proved them wrong Jimmy Kimmel's return to airwaves might just point the way forward for late night TV to prove its relevance to American audiences — and to itself. Eric Deggans
She was about to drop out of college, but then her professor stepped in Midway through her first semester of college, Silvana Clark realized she didn't have enough money to finish the year. Then, her drama professor stepped in. Autumn Barnes
Amid shutdown, Trump administration guts department overseeing special education Multiple sources tell NPR that, as part of the Trump administration's latest reduction-in-force, the U.S. Department of Education has gutted the office that handles special education. Cory Turner
3 share Nobel Prize in Economics for work on technology, growth and creative destruction Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt won the Nobel memorial prize in economics Monday for their research on how technological innovation fuels economic growth and creative destruction. Scott Horsley
Hamas releases Israeli hostages, Trump gets standing ovation in Israel's parliament President Trump received a rousing welcome in Israel and declared the Gaza war over. Hamas released the last 20 living Israeli hostages. Palestinian prisoners were also set to be freed. Daniel Estrin
Pastors and staff from underground church are arrested in China China has in recent years arrested and detained Christian leaders of underground churches, who are not registered with the government and under its control. Chandelis Duster