Could the U.S. force treatment on mentally ill people (again)?
Sixty years ago, America began closing mental hospitals. A growing chorus is blaming that for the crisis of mentally ill folks living on our streets.
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In an effort to slow the rate of gun deaths many options have been put on the table
NPR's Michel Martin talks to gun violence researcher Garen Wintemute about the effectiveness of stricter guidelines and laws for firearms.
The FBI is searching the ship that crashed into Baltimore's Key Bridge
The FBI has launched a criminal probe to determine if any laws were broken when a container ship crashed into the bridge last month. NPR's A Martinez talks to Washington Post reporter Katie Mettler.
A new generation is uncovering the tiny doodles left by engineers on old microchips
Engineers left these drawings as a way to sign their work. Many are puns that made them chuckle to themselves. Now social media has rediscovered them and hobbyists try to keep that history alive.
![A billboard in central Tehran, Iran, depicts named Iranian ballistic missiles in service, with text in Arabic reading "the honest [person's] promise" and text in Persian reading "Israel is weaker than a spider's web," on April 15. Iran attacked Israel over the weekend with missiles, which it said was a response to a deadly strike on its consulate building in Damascus, Syria.](https://wfdd-live.s3.amazonaws.com/styles/card/s3/images/story/As-Iran-attacked-Israel-old-and-faked-videos-and-images-got-millions-of-views-on-X-1244926831-1713258013.jpg?h=4978c736&itok=Oe2sLduM)
As Iran attacked Israel, old and faked videos and images got millions of views on X
Images and videos from previous conflicts, video games and AI generators were often spread by accounts that pay to be boosted on the social media site once known as Twitter.
ISIS destroyed his instruments. He made a new one from scraps and composed an album
Musician and composer Ameen Mokdad opens up about his album The Curve, which he composed while living under ISIS occupation in Mosul, Iraq.
ABBA, The Notorious B.I.G. and Green Day named to the National Recording Registry
Every year, the Library of Congress names 25 "audio treasures" to be preserved permanently. This year's selections range from ABBA and Green Day to World War I-era jazz pioneer James Reese Europe.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators shut down airport highways and bridges in major cities
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked roadways in Illinois, California, New York and the Pacific Northwest on Monday, temporarily shutting down travel into some of the nation's airports.
The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine after delays
Aid for Israel became more urgent after the weekend's attack, House Speaker Mike Johnson said. After months of delays, he is also putting forward a bill that provide additional aid to Ukraine.
Boeing challenges whistleblower allegations, details how airframes are put together
Two Boeing engineering executives went into detail Monday to describe how panels are fitted together, particularly on the 787 Dreamliner.