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China's Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe speaks at a plenary session during the 19th International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, Asia's annual defense and security forum, in Singapore, Sunday, June 12, 2022.

China accuses the U.S. of trying to hijack support in Asia

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had stressed the need for multilateral partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, which China's defense minister suggested was an attempt to back his country into a corner.

It's still early days for AI in health care, but already racial bias has been found in some of the tools. Here, health care professionals at a hospital in California protest racial injustice after the murder of George Floyd.

AI in medicine needs to be carefully deployed to counter bias – and not entrench it

Powerful new artificial intelligence tools can perpetuate long-standing racial inequities if they are not designed very carefully. Researchers and regulators are taking note, but perils are vast.

Minneapolis residents want the reforms that were promised after George Floyd's death

It's been two years since a police officer killed George Floyd on a Minneapolis street corner, setting off worldwide protests. Many locals are frustrated that policing reforms have not materialized.

Preserving ancient Coptic heritage in the East Bay

While the majority of the world’s Christians celebrate Christmas on December 25th, a number of Orthodox sects follow an older-than-Gregorian calendar. They celebrate every year on January 7th.

How will a divided government set budget priorities for the decade to come?

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin, who served in the George W. Bush White House, and led the nonpartisan congressional budget office, about how the proposal is being received.

In recent days, TikTok creators have been criticizing the app's new "Bold Glamour" filter for perpetuating unrealistic beauty standards.

Does the 'Bold Glamour' filter push unrealistic beauty standards? TikTokkers think so

The video-sharing app recently revealed a new beauty filter that harnesses the latest developments in artificial intelligence. It is so hyper-realistic that many TikTokkers are lashing out.

House Republicans wanted to focus on their agenda. Trump dominates the conversation

House Republicans are meeting this week to discuss their plans at they hold the majority in the House. They find themselves defending former President Donald Trump.

These two photos, taken in 2014 by scientist Eddie Holmes, show raccoon dogs and unknown birds caged in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market. GPS coordinates of these images confirm that the animals were housed in the southwest corner of the market, where researchers found evidence of the coronavirus in January 2020.

WHO calls on China to share data on raccoon dog link to pandemic. Here's what we know

Data was released briefly, then rescinded. As NPR reported previously, there is already strong evidence pointing to these animals in the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan.

Kansas lawmakers might direct millions of dollars to anti-abortion counseling centers

Conservative lawmakers in Kansas want to provide millions of dollars to crisis pregnancy centers. It's an effort to rein in abortions after voters protected abortion rights.

Russian billionaire and businessman Oleg Deripaska seen at the plenary session during the Saint Petersburg Economic Forum SPIEF 2022, on June 17, 2022, in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Justice Department task force takes aim at Russian oligarchs and their riches

The Justice Department's Task Force KleptoCapture, set up in the days after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has gone after Kremlin-aligned elites, including their luxury yachts and opulent homes.

In 'Parched' podcast, reporter explores the decades-long drought in southwestern U.S.

The podcast Parched, looks at the drought that has plagued the southwestern U.S. for more than 20 years, how we got here and what we can do about it.

Joe Kent, center, a Trump-endorsed Republican who is challenging Herrera Beutler, speaks during a "Justice For J6" rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, on Sept. 18, 2021, in support of people who took part in the Jan. 6 insurrection.

In Washington state, controversial ties and rhetoric are upending a House race

The Washington congressional race has highlighted how heated political divisions have become politics as usual in this year's midterms.

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