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The International Olympic Committee agreed this week to reassign credit for Lloyd Hildebrand’s silver medal in the men's cycling 25 km race at the 1900 Olympics from Britain to France.

Olympics reassigns a 1900 medal — and its winner — from Britain to France

A French historian recently made a case for a 1900 silver medal to be credited to France, based on the Olympics' informal rules in that era. The cyclist, Lloyd Hildebrand, lived most of his life in France.

Athletes dive and swim in the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the Olympics Games in Paris, Aug. 17, 2023.

Unsafe E. coli levels found in Paris' Seine River less than 2 months before Olympics

Contamination levels in the first eight days of June, after persistent heavy rain in Paris, showed bacteria such as E. coli and enterococci beyond limits judged safe for athletes.

Alex Stamos, the former director of the Stanford Internet Observatory, during congressional testimony in 2014. The research team Stamos led came under fire from Republicans, who alleged that their research amounted to censorship.

A major disinformation research team's future is uncertain after political attacks

The Stanford Internet Observatory studied how social media platforms are abused. Now, its top leaders are out and future funding is uncertain amid attacks on its work by conservatives.

What the Supreme Court decision on bump stocks could mean for guns in the U.S.

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned a federal ban on the devices, which could have wider implications for what qualifies as a machine gun.

Chaka Khan tells us something good at the Tiny Desk

NPR's Tiny Desk is celebrating Black Music Month with a series of concerts lead by women, including Chaka Khan. NPR's Juana Summers sat down with the "Queen of Funk" after the show.

The Justice Department said it will not pursue a criminal cases against U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland.

Justice Department won't pursue contempt charges against Garland

House Republicans held the attorney general in contempt for defying a subpoena, but prosecutors said he enjoys a legal shield because the president claimed executive privilege over tapes they sought.

Books sit on a shelf at a clinic that provides abortion care on April 30, in Jacksonville, Fla. A six-week abortion ban that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed went into effect on May 1.

Why providers say abortion ban exceptions continue to cause confusion

Florida recently issued new guidance on when an abortion can be performed under exceptions, but providers say it has caused even more confusion.

South Africa's ANC and opposition announce a unity government, in a big power shift

The African National Congress and its main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, along with the smaller Inkatha Freedom Party, have agreed to form a government of national unity.

A health officer collects ducks to be killed at a farm north of Bangkok during Thailand's bird flu outbreak in 2004. A massive culling of fowl was part of the country's strategy to quash the virus.

Thailand beat avian flu 20 years ago. What can we learn from their strategies?

The U.S. is seeing a surge in avian flu. It's in chickens and cows and even sickened a few humans. Here's how other countries have dealt with the virus.

The four original members of R.E.M. — Mike Mills, Michael Stipe, Bill Berry and Peter Bucks — reunited and performed at the 2024 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

R.E.M. reunites for the first time in 15 years, performs 'Losing My Religion'

On Thursday morning, Mike Mills said that it would take "a comet" for R.E.M. to get back together. But on Thursday night, R.E.M. got back together to perform the band's unexpected 1991 hit at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

Maleah Joi Moon and Chris Lee in <em>Hell's Kitchen, </em>which has 13 Tony nominations.

How to watch the Tony Awards on Sunday

The Tony Awards are Sunday. How do you watch them? Who's performing? We have the answers.

A satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Idalia, center, over Florida and crossing into Georgia, and Hurricane Franklin, right, as it moves along off the East coast of the U.S., on Aug. 30, 2023.

La Niña is likely to arrive this summer. Here's what that means for hurricane season

Forecasters say the warming climate pattern El Niño is officially over. Its cooling counterpart, La Niña, could develop as soon as July — just in time to exacerbate an above-average hurricane season.

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