News

In a test, popular AI chatbots mostly debunked falsehoods spread by other countries and avoided uncritically spreading falsehoods better than search engines. AI summaries above search results fared worse.

(Image credit: Getty Images)

The final vote is expected to be extremely close, with ballot counting continuing through the night.

(Image credit: Marco Di Marco)

The controversial commentator, who criticized feminism and Islam, was an enthusiastic supporter of President Trump's immigration crackdown. ICE says he was an "illegal alien."

(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)

The deadly strike comes amid 72 hours of near constant drone strikes across Ukraine, severely disrupting daily life.

(Image credit: Ukrainian Emergency Service)

Nepal officials say the death toll has continues to rise in Wednesday's floods that washed away communities in Nepal and Tibet, which is held by China. About 2,500 people are missing in both areas.

(Image credit: Ambir Tolang)

She said she wasn't offended by dumb blonde jokes because "I know I'm not dumb...and I also know I'm not blonde!" We take a moment to remember the smart, funny and uniquely talented Dolly Parton.

(Image credit: Mark Humphrey/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A charity built 96 bridges to connect communities separated by rivers and gorges. A new study looks at the life-changing impact of a concrete-and-steel pedestrian crossing.

(Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR)

Researchers and advocates are applauding the changes that Meta agreed to make for minors on Instagram and Facebook. Cutting kids off at night and during the school day are two big changes.

(Image credit: Manuel Arias Duran)

The federal government recruits top experts to volunteer to advise on pressing research issues of the day. Since President Trump took office, hundreds of these experts have been dismissed.

(Image credit: Lucy Lu for NPR)

The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country.

Fans are mourning the loss of a country music icon who not only changed the musical landscape but gave back to communities with her Imagination Library program and donations to develop the Moderna COVID vaccine.

(Image credit: Rich Fury)

The WNBA's popularity has risen in recent years, but so have threats and abuse directed at its players. One team is taking a novel approach to this, by partnering with national security specialists.

(Image credit: Michael Reaves)

President Trump says his administration has entered a sweeping agreement with Venezuela that could give the U.S. access to vast amounts of the South American country's untapped oil reserves, at cost.

(Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein)

His removal order was triggered by two convictions from over 15 years ago, when he struggled with untreated PTSD. New York's governor said Park earned a "second chance through rehabilitation."

Instead of collapsing, the Iranian regime has dug in its heels and taken an even harder line.

(Image credit: Atta Kenare)

Fed Chair Kevin Warsh reiterated his commitment to fighting inflation in a major speech — raising expectations that rate hikes may be coming, though he did not clearly spell out a path going forward.

(Image credit: Natalie Behring)

Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.

(Image credit: Edelman Fossil Park & Museum of Rowan University)

As the death toll rises from flash floods that hit the Nepal-Tibet border, experts are warning more flooding could be on the way. And, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh is expected to give a key address today.

(Image credit: Prakash Mathema)

Men in the tech industry are covering up their legs, even as their counterparts in finance are increasingly open to showing them off.

(Image credit: SIBAS_minich/iStockphoto)

 Shreya Ahuja is searching for her parents after devastating floods struck Nepal. She is calling for international help and communications access as her family waits for news.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches Aug. 30 on a mission to explore some of the most pressing mysteries of the cosmos.

(Image credit: NASA)