Hamdan Ballal, a Palestinian director beaten by Israeli settlers, is now released Hamdan Ballal, who won an Oscar for No Other Land about Palestinians under Israeli occupation, was attacked by Israeli settlers and later detained by Israeli security forces, his lawyer tells NPR. Kat Lonsdorf
Ancient Greek and Roman statues often smelled like roses, a new study says Ancient Greek and Roman statues didn't originally look like they do now in museums. A new study says they didn't smell the same, either. James Doubek
A Pentagon-wide email recently went out warning about Signal's vulnerability A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information. Tom Bowman
How to delete your 23andMe data after the company filed for bankruptcy When the California biotech firm filed for bankruptcy, there was one looming question for customers: What's going to happen to my data? Manuela López Restrepo
NASA website axes a pledge to land a woman and a person of color on the moon In deference to President Trump's anti-DEI order, the space agency has removed a promise to send the "the first woman, first person of color" to walk on the moon aboard the Artemis III mission. Scott Neuman
Why Israel's having some of its biggest protests since the war in Gaza began They're demanding a deal between Israel and Hamas to release all the remaining hostages, and also demonstrating against government attempts to weaken the judiciary. Daniel Estrin
Pete Marocco tried to upend USAID in 2020 -- and failed. In 2025, he dismantled it This Trump administration official was a key figure in the dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development — and will help set the agenda for the future of foreign aid. Fatma Tanis
China releases staff of an American due diligence firm in move to woo investors The release of the employees from the firm, the Mintz Group, comes as China is trying to woo back foreign investors to help revive its sagging economy. Anthony Kuhn
Intelligence leaders: We didn't share classified information in Signal chat group The CIA Director and the Director of National Intelligence testified that they did not share classified information in a messaging group chat that discussed the U.S. bombing campaign in Yemen. Rachel Treisman
Trump's back-to-office order will hurt veterans, VA docs and therapists say The Department of Veterans Affairs embraced telehealth, especially for mental health care, in recent years. Now, staffers hired to give therapy and other health care remotely are ordered to do it from offices lacking privacy, VA clinicians told NPR. Katia Riddle
