This company adopted AI. Here's what happened to its human workers
A group of economists conducted one of the first empirical studies of "generative AI" at a real-world company. They found it had big effects.
Politics & Government
Japan's Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he wants to travel to South Korea to further strengthen ties between the two countries after President Yoon Suk Yeol's March visit to Tokyo.
Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr sues over her removal from House floor
Zephyr was silenced and barred for chiding her Republican colleagues over legislation to restrict gender-affirming health care and for encouraging protesters.
The U.S. could run out of cash to pay its bills by June 1, Yellen warns Congress
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned lawmakers that unless the debt ceiling is raised soon, the federal government may not have enough money to pay its bills as early as June 1.
The Senate holds its Supreme Court ethics hearing this week — with no justices
Ahead of the Senate Judiciary Committee's hearing on Supreme Court ethics reform, Democratic Sen. Mazie Hirono tells NPR that the highest court in the U.S. should have the highest ethical standards.
At Biden-Marcos meeting, China is expected to be at the top of the agenda
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he aims to forge a stronger relationship with Washington, and China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea will be a major topic to discuss.
Biden launches re-election
This past week, President Joe Biden announced he is running for re-election, framing it as a battle for the soul of the country. But he also faces a number of challenges ahead of the election.
Politics chat: Biden jokes about his age at White House Correspondents' Dinner
President Biden pokes fun at Republicans, and himself, during the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
A former teen farm worker on new bills that threaten to weaken child-labor laws
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to former teen farm worker and immigrant rights advocate Maria Lopez Gonzalez about new bills that would weaken current child-labor laws.
Week in politics: Developments in gerrymandering cases; McCarthy's debt ceiling win
We look at what North Carolina Supreme Court's reversal on a GOP voting map means for gerrymandering cases in other states, as well as House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's win on the debt ceiling bill.