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J and her son, nicknamed Bug, share a hug at home in western Massachusetts.

Families left reeling after hospitals in blue states drop transgender care for youth

Massachusetts passed laws and joined lawsuits to protect access to gender-affirming care for minors. But faced with the Trump administration's threats, some hospitals voluntarily stopped care.

Demonstrators participate in the "Stop the AI Race" protest march in San Francisco on July 11, 2026. Researchers who spoke to NPR say the leading AI companies are too focused on racing to develop more capable and autonomous AI systems while safety is falling behind.

Anthropic and OpenAI CEOs call for AI development to slow down, OpenAI to delay IPO

Dario Amodei and Sam Altman are the latest to urge caution amid fears the industry is racing too fast to build powerful AI while safety measures lag.

(L-R) Town Council members Carl Massaro, Anthony Dorsey, and Ann Sather listen as local residents give their testimonies on how they feel about the pre-existing data center moderinzing into an AI Data center at Trumbull town hall on September 9, 2026 in Trumbull, Connecticut.

Trumbull could become home to one of CT’s first AI data centers despite new 2-year moratorium

Trumbull's only data center, located at 80 Merritt Blvd., has been in operation for more than 50 years and is expected to be converted into a "high density, AI-ready" facility.

FILE: A construction worker carries a sawhorse in front of a building being renovated in the Colonial Village public housing complex in Norwalk. After spending years to get local zoning approval, the project is now waiting on state funding to move forward. Every year, state legislators earmark millions of dollars to build new affordable housing. But as the housing market has heated up, Connecticut Public’s Accountability Project has found there’s a $450 million pot of money that hasn’t been spent.

CT new home construction impacted by 50% tariffs on Canadian wood, supplies

More than 60% of home builders report feeling the impacts of the tariffs on Canadian goods, including steel, plywood and aluminum.

People look for the names of their family members on a passenger list after a ferry overturned in bad weather in the Java Sea, at the rescuers command center in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2026.

Indonesian passenger ship overturns, sparking search for at least 129 missing

Indonesian rescuers said about 130 passengers and crew are missing after a ferry carrying more than 240 people sank in bad weather in the Java Sea on Sunday.

Alien Terrorist Removal Court deports legal US resident to Afghanistan in first-ever case

Nazira Haji Zada, a lawful permanent resident, conceded to being an "alien terrorist." It marks the first case in the Alien Terrorist Removal Court.

Police stand in Jersey City, N.J., with One World Trade Center visible in the background as they participate in an event on Friday honoring the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

As Americans gather to remember 9/11, they're also divided about its legacy

Events in New York, Virginia and Pennsylvania honored those lost 25 years ago on Sept. 11, at a time when Americans are divided about the meaning and legacy of the terrorist attacks.

A woman places flowers at the September 11 memorial plaza in Lower Manhattan ahead of a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks at the National September 11 Memorial in New York on Friday.

In photos: Remembering the Sept. 11 attacks, 25 years later

Around the U.S., ceremonies commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11th terror attacks in New York and at the Pentagon.

Collins calls Trump's $5,000 post-election payout 'extraordinarily expensive' and likely infeasible

Collins did not attend the Republican convention where President Donald Trump suggested paying Americans $5,000 but only if Republicans retain control of Congress. Independent Sen. Angus King, meanwhile, has called the idea "flat-out illegal."

NPR and NewsGuard developed queries for AI chatbots and search engines using false narratives spread by China, Iran and Russia and compared their performances.

We tested how AI chatbots would handle foreign propaganda. They did surprisingly well

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.

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