Who is Cassie? The stalled music career of the Sean Combs trial's star witness
The mogul's former protégé and girlfriend emerged as a promising pop artist in 2006. On the stand this week, she said her relationship with Combs and his label quickly became more about control.
A record number of asylum-seekers are cycling through a small California border town
The border town of Jacumba, Calif., has a population of 600 people. There is currently an open-air DHS camp there, with over 300 recently arrived migrants. Its presence has divided the small town.
For one woman, getting blood drawn at a hospital led to a surprise bill
Convenient as it may be, beware of getting your blood drawn at a hospital. As one Texas woman discovered, the cost could be higher than at an independent lab, and your insurance might not cover it.
A woman reported her son missing in 1995, but it took years to learn his fate
LaMont Dottin was a freshman at Queens College when he vanished in 1995. his mother flew to New York to report him missing. Because LaMont was over 18, the NYPD initially refused to take her report.
Hundreds gather in Colorado Springs to remember victims of CLUB Q shooting
One year after a gunman attacked a Colorado Springs gay nightclub killing five people and injuring 17 others, the community gathered to remember the victims.
Two different brain circuits influence our taste for salt, study finds
Two different brain circuits help regulate salt intake, according to a study in the journal Cell. One adjusts salt cravings, the other determines whether we find salty food delicious or disgusting.
A proposed bill wants schools in the Netherlands to hold more classes in Dutch
A proposed bill in the Dutch parliament would force universities to conduct more classes in Dutch, rather than English.
Hundreds of OpenAI workers threaten to leave over CEO Sam Altman's firing
More than 500 employees of OpenAI — maker of ChatGPT — have threatened to quit unless the board resigns and the company reinstates Sam Altman, who was fired as CEO on Friday.
Former first lady Rosalynn Carter's Georgia hometown honors her life
People in Plains, Ga., are remembering former first lady Rosalynn Carter. She died on Sunday and leaves behind a long legacy of advocacy of mental health and caring about others.
Independent Russian journalism persists from Latvia
Russian independent news media is still functioning from Riga, Latvia. The exile presents challenges to newsgathering and press freedom.
NPR's Books We Love 2023 launches today
Books We Love 2023 launches Monday. Book of the Day host Andrew Limbong talks about our annual, interactive guide to the years' best books.
A parody musical of 'Saw' brings to a life a long overdue queer love story
Saw is a series that is almost 20 years old. The latest movie was a hit. But there's another addition to the Saw universe that is making noise: A romantic, queer off-Broadway parody musical.