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Newly manufactured Tesla Cybertrucks are parked outside the company's Giga Texas factory on December 13, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Suzanne Cordeiro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
When the media covers scientific research, not all scientists are equally likely to be mentioned. A new study finds scientists with Asian or African names were 15% less likely to be named in a story. shironosov/Getty Images hide caption
Google has a contract with the Israeli government where it provides the country with cloud computing services. Not all Google employees are happy about that. Alexander Koerner/Getty Images hide caption
Google worker says the company is 'silencing our voices' after dozens are fired
Shares in former President Trump's social media company surged climbed over the past two trading sessions after tanking for several weeks. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Infinite Herbs-brand organic basil recalled by Trader Joe's have been linked to salmonella infections in several states. Food and Drug Administration hide caption
In this 2008 file photo, Big Bird reads to Connor Scott and Tiffany Jiao during a taping of Sesame Street in New York. Mark Lennihan/AP hide caption
A "for rent" sign in front of a home in December 2023 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Housing costs keep inflation stubborn; New report on Maui wildfires released
Some baby boomers would like to downsize from their large homes, but say it doesn't make financial sense. Single-family homes in Dumfries, Va., are seen here last year. Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Insurers say they need higher premiums from FL homeowners to offset mounting losses from hurricane claims, severe weather events and resulting increases in the cost of reinsurance. South Florida Sun-Sentinel hide caption
Uri Berliner resigned from NPR on Wednesday saying he could not work under the new CEO Katherine Maher. He cautioned that he did not support calls to defund NPR. Uri Berliner hide caption
A Ford Bronco is displayed at a Ford dealership in Hialeah, Fla., on Jan. 23, 2023. Ford is recalling more than 456,000 Bronco Sport and Maverick vehicles due to a battery detection issue that can result in loss of drive power. Marta Lavandier/AP hide caption
Winston Hall, 9, needs growth hormone to manage symptoms of Prader-Willi syndrome, a genetic condition. A shortage of the medicine has contributed to behavioral issues that led him to be sent home from school. Bridget Bennett for NPR hide caption
Persistent shortage of growth hormone frustrates parents and clinicians
Medicare enrollees with two or more chronic conditions are eligible for Chronic Care Management, which pays doctors to check in with those patients monthly. But the service hasn't caught on. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
President Biden speaks during a campaign event in Scranton, Penn, on April 16 during the first of three days in the battleground state. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Some 4,300 hourly workers at this Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., are voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images hide caption
Why this vote at a Tennessee Volkswagen plant is historic for the South
Attendees visit booths at the RePlatform conference in Las Vegas in March. The conference crowd was a hybrid of anti-vaccine activists, supporters of former President Donald Trump and Christian conservatives. Krystal Ramirez for NPR hide caption
Working late nights and variable schedules when you're young is linked with poor health and depression at 50, a new study finds. simonkr/Getty Images hide caption
NPR suspended senior editor Uri Berliner for five days without pay after he wrote an essay accusing the network of losing the public's trust and appeared on a podcast to explain his argument. Uri Berliner hide caption
The supply of new bitcoin is about to get effectively cut in half in an event called the halving. Some experts believe it could help lead to big gains in the digital currency. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption