The battle over AI's promise and perils is not a clash between two opposing sides, but a debate among a range of competing ...

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President Donald Trump mused openly before the United Nations about whether he should annihilate Iran. It's a stark contrast ...

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Pope Leo XIV has warned that a "paradise of machines" could undermine humanity. He raises concerns about artificial ...

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You never know what you'll unearth in a thrift store. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Olivia Haysman-Walker about the discovery of a rare first edition of a classic American novel in a London bookstore.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Min Jin Lee about her new novel, "American Hagwon." It explores the prized role of education in Korean culture (hagwons are rigorous tutoring centers).

Bond yields rose this week pushing mortgage rates above 7 percent. That's another big challenge for the already limping US housing market.

On the second day of his four-day visit to France, Pope Leo celebrates Mass in Paris at the Place de la Concorde. He's being greeted like a rock star in this traditionally Catholic yet staunchly ...

Flash floods in Nepal that buried a dozen hydropower plants in the mud, alongside dozens of people, have spotlighted the perils of building in the Himalayas.

Some GOP candidates are stepping back from unpopular Trump administration policies. Meanwhile, a U.S.-China summit at the White House and tensions with the press corps.