- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx...-recognition-surveillanceA private non-profit operates over 200 cameras with live facial recognition in New Orleans. The system raises questions about privacy, legal authority and who should control surveillance technology.Posted 1 day 3 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx...s-employment-labor-marketHiring cooled this fall, according to delayed figures released by the Labor Department Tuesday. Employers added 64,000 jobs in November as the unemployment rate rose to 4.6%.Posted 1 day 4 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/g-...ting-bondi-beach-shootingRob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner's son Nick has been arrested in connection with their deaths. And, authorities have released new images to help identify the gunman in the Brown University shooting.Posted 1 day 5 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/sections/plan...314/the-warner-bros-curseWarner Bros. has a history of disastrous mergers and acquisitions. Can they avoid another bad sequel as Netflix and Paramount battle to buy it?Posted 1 day 6 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx...reiners-son-nick-arrestedYears before his arrest, Nick Reiner had been candid about addiction, recovery, and a film he co-wrote based on his life.Posted 1 day 6 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx...er-zohran-uganda-new-yorkNPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Professor Mahmood Mamdani about his new book, "Slow Poison." The book is a firsthand report on the tragic unraveling of Uganda's struggle for independence.Posted 1 day 8 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx...fs-inflation-prices-dealsInflation, rising food prices and the high cost of living has been top of mind for consumers all year. But then Olive Garden offers an unlimited pasta meal or a chain steakhouse restaurant sells a steak dinner with two sides for less than 30 bucks. So, how are chains are able to keep prices as low as they do in this economy?Posted 1 day 8 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx...schools-teachers-studentsSchool districts from Utah to Ohio to Alabama are spending thousands of dollars on these tools, despite research showing the technology is far from reliable.Posted 1 day 8 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx...-test-dummy-manufacturingAutomotive crash test dummies are born in Ohio, brought to "life" near Detroit, and then sent around the world to make cars safer.Posted 1 day 8 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/g-...oats-pacific-ocean-kill-8The U.S. military said Monday that it attacked three boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing a total of eight people as scrutiny is intensifying in Congress.Posted 1 day 9 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/nx...y-formula-recall-too-slowThe FDA says four major retailers including Walmart, Target, Kroger and Albertsons continued to sell ByHeart baby formula products for days or weeks after the Nov. 11 recall.Posted 1 day 10 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/g-...-anthony-geary-dies-at-78Anthony Geary, who rose to fame in the 1970s and '80s as half the daytime TV super couple Luke and Laura on "General Hospital," has died. He was 78.Posted 1 day 10 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/16/g-...ng-inspired-islamic-stateA mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney's Bondi Beach was "a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State," Australia's police said Tuesday.Posted 1 day 11 hours ago - 12/16/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx...-electric-f-150-lightningFord says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.Posted 1 day 17 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx...continues-f-150-lightningFord says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.Posted 1 day 19 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx...aws-sydney-bondi-shootingLess than 48 hours after the deadly attack at Sydney's Bondi Beach that left more than a dozen dead, Australian authorities announced proposals for sweeping new gun laws.Posted 1 day 20 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx...ary-public-trust-vaccinesFDA Commissioner Martin Makary discusses vaccine policy, COVID-era decisions and the erosion of trust in government health guidance.Posted 1 day 22 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx...report-florida-executionsThis year, 48 people are expected to be executed in the U.S. Meanwhile, fewer new death sentences are being issued, and public support for the death penalty is at its lowest point in over 50 years.Posted 1 day 22 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx...lty-murder-dismember-wifeWalshe said his wife left town for a work emergency in January 2023. Investigators found items like a hacksaw, bloody rugs and her COVID vaccine card in dumpsters and chilling searches on his devices.Posted 1 day 22 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/sections/shot...osts-congress-health-careWith subsidies that help consumers pay their health insurance premiums set to expire, health care shoppers face staggering prices. Lawmakers are running out of time to agree on a solution.Posted 1 day 23 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx...-roomba-irobot-bankruptcyiRobot, the U.S. firm that had robots vacuuming homes, will be taken over by its China-based supplier. It's assuring owners that devices will keep working as usual.Posted 1 day 23 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx...-extend-the-aca-subsidiesRepublican Rep. Kevin Kiley of California says a health care proposal from House Speaker Mike Johnson which is expected to get a vote this week was "hastily thrown together."Posted 2 days 2 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/g-...ooting-rob-michele-reinerHere's what we know about the mass shooting that left at least 15 people dead. And, authorities found director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, dead in their Los Angeles home.Posted 2 days 5 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/g-...found-dead-in-los-angelesDirector-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead Sunday at Reiner's Los Angeles home, according to a law enforcement official.Posted 2 days 7 hours ago - 12/15/25
- http://www.npr.org/2025/12/15/nx...ne-blue-supplement-safetyTaking drops of a medical dye is trending in wellness and biohacking circles. Some influencers claim it boosts longevity and brain health. Scientists say the hype has gotten ahead of the research.Posted 2 days 7 hours ago - 12/15/25
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