Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist and playwright Jules Feiffer has died at 95
Satirical cartoonist, playwright and screenwriter Jules Feiffer has died at the age of 95. He was the illustrator of the children's classic "The Phantom Tollbooth."
Is a statewide ban on cell phones in schools realistic?
Banning smartphones in schools is one of those rare policies that Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on but it hasn’t always been a popular idea — so what’s changed?
Poll: France’s far-right party is on a path to win snap parliamentary elections
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jean-Yves Camus of the French think-tank IRIS, about the rise of the far right in the country, and what's at stake in legislative elections.
Spotted lanternfly eggs found attached to an art installation headed for California’s wine country
Spotted lanternflies have been seen in California, where the invasive species poses a risk to the state's lucrative wine industry.
Conservative Christian organization supports Louisiana's Ten Commandments law
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed legislation requiring The Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public classrooms. The ACLU said they will fight the law in court.
U.S. announces ban on antivirus software from a Russia-based cybersecurity company
Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denied Friday that it is a security threat after the Commerce Department banned the use of its software in the United States.
A new global survey shows that people everywhere are concerned about climate change
A worldwide poll from the United Nations of more than 75,000 people shows a vast majority want governments to do more to address climate change.
Texas power grid is challenged by electricity-loving computer data centers
Experts warn the Texas power grid faces new strains from growing tech-sector data centers that are consuming ever more electricity for crypto-mining and artificial intelligence.
2 sisters, who fled the Vietnam War as kids, reflect on what they've been through
Sisters Mai Lo Lee and Beth Lo, who grew up in a large Hmong family, recall their youth spent in a refugee camp in Thailand and on a ginseng farm in Wisconsin.
Morning news brief
Sanctions are to be announced against those involved in fentanyl trafficking. Israel and Lebanese militia Hezbollah ratchet up firepower on the border. Cybercriminals target children with sextortion.