<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2817x1922+0+0/resize/2817x1922!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fbe%2F4c%2F9f26cde94f9fbf4103c816eac7e3%2Fgettyimages-2275321598.jpg' alt='OpenAI CEO Sam Altman walks inside the federal courthouse during a recess in the proceedings in the trial over Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI in Oakland, California, on May 12, 2026.'/><p>The trial pits two of tech's most famous personalities against each other an...
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Omaha's U.S. House race will test candidates' ability to reach beyond party lines
<p>Omaha, Neb., is home to a toss-up Congressional race this year. Voters have shown a willingness to vote for moderate candidates from both parties, but has the definition of a moderate now changed?</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5815289' />
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About 7 million kids live in a home with a loaded and unlocked gun, a study finds
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2670x1780+0+0/resize/2670x1780!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2F91%2Fea93e27642ebaf9139618ed9eee1%2Fap24222677237409.jpg' alt='A study estimates that 32 million children live in homes with firearms, and a significant portion of those guns are not stored safely. Here, handguns are displayed at Kittery Trading Post, in Kittery, Maine.'/><p>The new study in <em>JAMA Network Open</em> also finds that m...
<p>As President Trump heads to China this week, a new NPR-Chicago Council-Ipsos poll finds most Americans think U.S. tariffs have hurt both economies, and that the Iran war is bad for America.</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5761387' />
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The SPLC survived firebombs and death threats. Will it survive Trump 2.0?
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5746x3831+0+0/resize/5746x3831!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F12%2F29%2F7ce24f9843b6b66aa0942a709008%2Fgettyimages-2272458842-1.jpg' alt='Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks alongside Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel a news conference last month to announce charges against to the Southern Poverty Law Center. They allege the group funneled over $3 million into the pocket...
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5776x3851+0+0/resize/5776x3851!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8e%2Fba%2F6c625a8146c3a4ad4110f2cf14ea%2Fgettyimages-2252602175.jpg' alt='As Food and Drug Administration commissioner, Dr. Marty Makary was often at the center of controversies.'/><p>The resignation ends Dr. Marty Makary's management of the Food and Drug Administration, which was marked by turmoil and controversy. </p><p>(Image credit: Ann...
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Alabama splits U.S. House primaries after court ruling; SC redistricting stalls
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4032x2688+0+0/resize/4032x2688!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2F75%2F3926f4b1429481b86ef3fc077f43%2Fap26127586418853.jpg' alt='A demonstrator holds up a sign outside the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Thursday.'/><p>Alabama will hold a special primary election for four of its seven congressional districts, after the Supreme Court cleared the way — as redistricting ripples through the south.</...
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Israel's government is expected to collapse over ultra-Orthodox military draft
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8640x5760+0+0/resize/8640x5760!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fcf%2Feb%2Fd8dfd5544d4c86c8693ecae1a6a9%2Fap26119580120244.jpg' alt='Police use water cannon to disperse ultra-Orthodox Jewish men blocking a street during a protest against the country's military draft in Jerusalem, April 29.'/><p>An ultra-Orthodox Jewish party in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition has called for parliame...
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Transportation Secretary Duffy filmed a reality show, funded by firms he regulates
<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1211x681+0+0/resize/1211x681!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F92%2F55%2Fc8decfce4321b274819f36866735%2Fscreenshot-2026-05-12-113726.png' alt='Duffy says he and his family filmed "The Great American Road Trip" in brief windows, like weekends and school vacations, during a seven-month period.'/><p>Secretary Duffy, his wife and nine kids took a "Great American Road Trip" to celebrate America's 250th. They ...
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She spent a year using AI to do almost everything. Here's what she learned
<p>Tech writer Joanna Stern used AI to read medical results, respond to texts and serve as her therapist. She says her emotional connection to it was unsettling<em>. </em>Her new book is <em>I Am Not a Robot.</em></p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5816163' />
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