PolitiFact founder says both parties need factchecking. But they don’t lie equally
CBS said that its moderators would largely leave fact checking up to the vice presidential candidates in Tuesday's debate. Journalist Bill Adair said the network sent a powerful message, though.
Thousands of fireflies emerge in South Carolina to put on a mind-blowing light show
For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. This natural phenomenon draws thousands of visitors whose appreciation, while welcome, has led the park to institute protections for the fireflies, so their populations can live on. Digital (edited by Carme Wroth) runs Sunday 5/26. Broadcast ATC .
The battle of balloons between North Korea and South Korea
South Korea’s military said it detected some 260 balloons which were floated over the border from North Korea, loaded with trash. It represents an escalation in a battle of balloons between the two.
Graduating seniors reflect on starting high school as the COVID-19 pandemic began
The class of 2024 started their high school careers during COVID-19, an experience that colored the next four years. Graduating seniors in Colorado say it was tough, but many feel stronger for it.
OpenAI faces new scrutiny on AI safety
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is confronting fresh questions about how seriously it treats AI safety. Former employees and others say the company should not be trusted with governing itself.
A family fled Rafah as the war closed in. Now, they're living in a bombed out school
The UN says about a million people have fled the southern city of Rafah since Israeli forces invaded there earlier this month. People are running out of options for where to go. NPR spends time with one family who is trying to make a bombed out classroom inhabitable.
'India's Watergate': A tale of political manipulation, disinformation and nationalism
Placeholder DACS for 1 or possibly more stories investigating the death of an elderly priest in jail, alleged hacking by the Indian govt -- and a campaign critics say
More young people are getting into farming and agriculture
The average age of farmers in the U.S. is nearly 60, but there's also an increasing number of young people becoming farmers or showing interest in agriculture.
New MLB stats recognize the legacy of Black players
Major League Baseball has a new all-time batting leader. Josh Gibson played in the Negro Leagues before baseball was integrated. Now, statistics from those players have been added to the books.
The ANC in South Africa could be forced to govern in coalition voters go to the polls
The party of Nelson Mandela, the African National Congress, faces its greatest electoral test yet at the polls. NPR reports from one of the biggest battlegrounds in the province of KwaZulu Natal.
Why Kansas City musician recorded an album in a Cold War missile silo
A Kansas City musician plays his pedal steel guitar in a Cold War missile silo to record a hopeful reminder that nuclear war is not inevitable
The view at the final rally of Mexico's frontrunner for president
It's the final few days of an historic election in Mexico -- one that could see the country elect a woman president.