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Blind From A Bad Diet? Teen Who Ate Mostly Potato Chips And Fries Lost His Sight
A poor diet can lead to vision loss, experts say. For a teen, it's certainly rare, but a new case study documents blindness in a boy who ate lots of chips, white bread and bits of processed meat....
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Satellite Imagery Shows Extent Of Devastating Flooding On Grand Bahama Island
Hurricane Dorian hit Sunday as a Category 5 hurricane and then essentially parked itself over the island. (Image credit: ICEYE)
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'The Testaments' Takes Us Back To Gilead For A Fast-Paced, Female-Centered...
Margaret Atwood's long-awaited sequel to The Handmaid's Tale brings readers new voices (and one familiar one) and a whole new view of Gilead, the dystopian theocracy that was once the United States....
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Cyber Experts Warn Of Vulnerabilities Facing 2020 Election Machines
America's elections infrastructure is more secure than it was four years ago, but many lingering weaknesses won't be resolved in time for Election Day next year. (Image credit: Jessica McGowan/Getty...
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When The 'Whisper Network' Goes Public: The 'S****y Media Men' List, 2 Years On
In 2017, a crowdsourced spreadsheet gave women the opportunity to anonymously share allegations against prominent figures in journalism and publishing. One writer has filed a defamation lawsuit....
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Trees Are Key To Fighting Urban Heat — But Cities Keep Losing Them
Trees are one of the best ways to fight deadly urban heat, but U.S. cities lose millions every year. And many low-income areas are starting at a disadvantage. (Image credit: Sean McMinn/NPR)
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Families, Not Just Students, Feel The Weight Of The Student Loan Crisis
A new book looks at how the struggle to pay for college has transformed the experience of the American middle class. (Image credit: Delphine Lee/ NPR)
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Hong Kong Government Withdraws Extradition Bill, A Key Demand Of Protesters
Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced she is withdrawing the proposed law, which had set off protests now entering their fourth month. Protesters' demands, however, have grown in number. (Image credit:...
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Hear Margaret Atwood Read From 'The Testaments,' Her Sequel To 'The...
In this recording, exclusive to NPR, Atwood returns to the world of The Handmaid's Tale, reading from her long-awaited sequel. Some 15 years after the first book, it introduces a few new voices....
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How High Heat Can Impact Mental Health
A new NPR probe found low-income areas in dozens of major U.S. cities are more likely to be hotter than wealthier ones, and people with severe mental illness are impacted by that increase in heat....
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Google, YouTube To Pay $170 Million Penalty Over Collecting Kids' Personal Info
Google and its YouTube subsidiary are settling allegations that YouTube collected personal information from children without their parents' consent, the Federal Trade Commission said. (Image credit:...
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Hurricane Dorian 'Ambling' Parallel To Florida Coast, Leaving The Bahamas...
After bringing intensely destructive winds and deadly flooding to the Bahamas, Dorian is "ambling" to the north-northwest, according to the National Hurricane Center. (Image credit:...
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These Are The 11 Border Projects Getting Funds Intended For Military...
Defense Secretary Esper sent Congress the list of 11 border projects in California, Arizona and Texas he says he will fund by shifting money from planned construction projects around the country....
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Man Charged By Federal Prosecutors In Connection With Mac Miller's Death
Cameron James Pettit was arrested Wednesday morning. He was charged by federal prosecutors with supplying counterfeit oxycodone to Mac Miller shortly before the rapper's death. (Image credit: G L...
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Victim Of Brock Turner Sexual Assault Reveals Her Identity
Chanel Miller introduced herself to the public Tuesday ahead of the release of her memoir, Know My Name, later in the month. The lenient sentence handed to Turner in 2016 prompted a public outcry....
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Trump Administration Reverses Standards For Energy-Efficient Lightbulbs
The standards were set to go into effect in January and gradually phase out incandescent and halogen bulbs used for items such as bathroom vanities, recessed lighting and candle-shape lights. (Image...
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Trump Displays Altered Map Of Hurricane Dorian's Path To Include Alabama
Trump erroneously insisted that Alabama was in the storm's path, and Wednesday he showed a weather service map clearly altered to include the state. (Image credit: Evan Vucci/AP)
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Trump Interior Official Who Pushed Arctic Drilling Joins Oil Company In Alaska
A Trump appointee who was a vocal advocate for "energy dominance" will now work with an oil company pitching a major project on Alaska's North Slope.
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Texas Inmate Executed For Killing An Elderly Mother And Daughter In 2003
Billy Jack Crutsinger, 64, was the 14th inmate executed in the U.S. this year and the fifth in Texas. That state has 10 other executions scheduled for 2019. (Image credit: AP)
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