1+ hour, 40+ min ago   (64+ words) NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with environmentalist, Bill McKibben, and public relations specialist, Frank Maisano, about opposition to industrial development projects like fracking and data centers. From fracking to data centers: Hearing from people on both sides of the opposition NPR's…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (149+ words) India hosts the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi this weekend. The crash of an Amazon cargo jet in Miami is raising concerns about the safety culture at the retail giant's air operations. Congress weighs in on potential federal tax incentives…...

1+ day, 41+ min ago   (1218+ words) Retired rugby star Gareth Thomas, who is HIV positive, came to Rio de Janeiro's famed Ipanema Beach to participate in a campaign called "Tackle HIV." Ian Cheibub for NPR hide caption RIO DE JANEIRO -- "People are still afraid of those…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (55+ words) India hosts the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi this weekend. BRICS is a grouping of major emerging markets and developing countries. 'BRICS' forum brings together emerging economies, aimed at countering western dominance India hosts the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (152+ words) A century ago, labor unions fought for eight-hour days and a 40-hour work week. Today, they find themselves confronting AI. With AI on the rise, labor leaders have been calling for guardrails. They want more transparency into how companies are…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1031+ words) Taya Hailstone has been in remission from Hodgkin lymphoma for five years, but the cancer's lasting damage to her organs and nerves can make basic tasks hard. Even so, Montana's health department decided Hailstone is no longer eligible for low-cost…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (1518+ words) Demonstrators participate in the "Stop the AI Race" protest march in San Francisco on July 11, 2026. Researchers who spoke to NPR say the leading AI companies are too focused on racing to develop more capable and autonomous AI systems while safety…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (686+ words) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, center right, arrives for the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026. (Indian Foreign Ministry via AP) Indian Foreign Ministry via AP/Indian Foreign Ministry hide caption Leaders of the BRICS nations are meeting in…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (255+ words) The FDA has approved a new drug to treat pancreatic cancer. NPR's A Martinez speaks with Adam Feuerstein, who writes for the science and health website STAT. MARTÍNEZ: So it's fair to call this drug a major breakthrough, especially one…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago   (357+ words) Unions are trying to figure out where they stand on AI. While some are focused on greater protections for workers, the building trades unions are already reaping benefits from the data center boom. Labor unions have tried to protect workers…...