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Senior At N.H. High School Wins Top Prize In Science Talent Search

The winner of the 2021 Regeneron Science Talent Search is 18-year old Yunseo Choi for playing theoretical "matchmaker" using algorithms. She won $250,000.

FBI Director Christopher Wray speaks Friday at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., during a summit on warrant-proof encryption and its impact on child exploitation cases.

Law Enforcement Officials Try To Warn Facebook Off Its Encryption Plans

FBI Director Christopher Wray said Friday the company's plans for encryption across its messaging services, without a back door for court-approved police access, would hinder efforts to stop crime.

Women Take Top Billing In WrestleMania

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with wrestling writer and podcast host David Shoemaker about the upcoming WresteMania event headlined by women.

News brief: Jan. 6 ruling, EU border crisis, Ethiopia detains U.N. workers

A judge blocks Donald Trump's bid to keep the public from seeing what he did Jan. 6. Troops prevent migrants from crossing into Poland from Belarus. Sixteen U.N. staffers in Ethiopia are detained.

U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe, R-Texas, appears at his May 5 confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The Senate confirmed Ratcliffe as director of national intelligence in a 49-44 vote Thursday.

Despite Opposition, John Ratcliffe Confirmed For Top Intelligence Post

The Senate confirms the Republican congressman from Texas as the director of national intelligence in a vote along party lines. His detractors say he lacks experience for the job.

Traffic diverts around downed power lines on Monday in Metairie, La. Hurricane Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and without electricity.

It Will Take 6 Weeks To Return Power To Jefferson Parish After Ida Hit, Official Says

Joe Valiente, director of emergency management in Jefferson Parish, La., says the damage caused by the hurricane is "incredible," with extensive impact on the electrical grids in the area.

Proud Boy members Joseph Biggs (left) and Ethan Nordean, carrying a megaphone, walk toward the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. They were among four people indicted over conspiring to attack the Capitol.

4 Proud Boys Charged With Conspiracy Over Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

They were indicted over allegedly conspiring to obstruct Congress' certification of the Electoral College, including in discussions on encrypted messaging apps.

People walk into the cafeteria at Facebook's main campus in Menlo Park, Calif., May 15, 2012.

For Some Facebook Employees, Free Food Is Coming To An End

Some cities in the Bay Area want to stop tech companies from offering free or discounted food in their cafeterias. The idea is to make employees go to local businesses for their meals.

Bon Iver's <em>i,i</em> appears on NPR Music's best albums of August.

NPR Music's Top 12 Albums Of August

Lana Del Rey balanced bleak beauty with real insight, Young Thug's So Much Fun culminated his influence and Bon Iver offered an album just in time for autumn.

People don face masks to help keep the coronavirus at bay in June in Ankara, Turkey. But what about earlier recommendations to stay 6 feet away from others and limit close contact to 15 minutes? Are these still effective against the contagious delta variant?

Coronavirus FAQ: How Do The Rules of 6 Feet And 15 Minutes Apply To The Delta Variant?

It was drummed into our brains: Stay 6 feet from others! Limit close contact to 15 minutes. With the highly contagious delta variant, do we need to rethink those numbers?

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