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Local leaders are addressing AI’s impact on water, surveillance, transparency and more. A mostly hands-off approach at the federal level means regulating complex AI issues is–so far–evolving in a patchwork of laws.

Several factors help determine whether a given earthquake will generate a dangerous tsunami, but the process is not yet fully understood.

World Photography Day is celebrated on Aug. 19 to celebrate the storytelling behind photos. This year, NPR wants to hear the story behind your favorite picture you've taken.

A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's Far East is sending tsunami waves to Hawaii, Alaska, California and Oregon. More countries, like Peru and Chile, are bracing for impact.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Fueled by MAHA, state lawmakers are moving to remove dyes and other additives from food. A wide range of state laws could make it difficult for manufacturers and could spur further federal regulation.

The so-called Crown Act was signed by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on July 9. Missouri became the 28th state to pass legislation that makes it illegal to discriminate based on the texture or style of one's hair.

After the death of a Fairview Heights teenager, multiple women said the caseworker on the case threatened them and their children.

The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge as Republicans dismissed whistleblower complaints about his conduct at the Justice Department.

The settlement comes after Jewish students and a professor argued their civil rights were violated when pro-Palestinian protesters blocked access to campus buildings during 2024 demonstrations.

One of the strongest earthquakes ever recorded struck Russia's Far East early Wednesday, sending tsunami waves into Japan and Hawaii and across the Pacific.

Earlier this year, Iran ordered Afghans living illegally in the country to leave. Since then, the government has labeled them Israeli spies, targeted their housing, employment and banking.