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Washing hands in a sink in 1937. Fox Photos/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption Fox Photos/Getty Images/Hulton Archive Kevin Warsh is President Trump’s nominee to lead the Federal Reserve. …

Five publishers and bestselling author Scott Turow are suing Meta for allegedly building generative AI models on millions of copyrighted works. Turow is pictured above during the New Yorker Festival …

Bruce Perry, 17, demonstrates the possibilities of artificial intelligence by creating an AI companion on Character.AI, July 15, 2025, in Russellville, Ark. Katie Adkins/Associated Press hide caption toggle caption Katie …

A bulk cargo ship sits at anchor in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, May 2. Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP hide caption toggle caption Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA via AP …

The Food Court 5000 loop along each floor of the Lloyd Center twice on Sunday, April 26, 2026 in Portland, Ore. Celeste Noche for NPR hide caption toggle caption Celeste …

General view of Arrowhead Stadium, in Kansas City, Missouri, which will be hosting some of the World Cup matches this summer. Jamie Squire/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption …

This application cycle, way more students reported test scores, up 10% compared with last year. That’s despite many colleges having “test-optional” admissions policies.

Primary elections have started in Louisiana, but votes cast in congressional races may not count as the Republican legislature is redrawing district lines to get one more Republican seat.

AFP via Getty Images and Getty Images/Collage by Emily Bogle/NPR A new bipartisan bill in Congress aims to curb what lawmakers say are predatory collection practices by so-called “claim sharks” …

Golden Tempo (19) ridden by Jose L. Ortiz wins the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs, Saturday, May 2, 2026, in Louisville, Ky. Jeff Roberson/AP …