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Martha Durr, seen at her home in Lincoln, Nebraska, left her job earlier this month as the state's principal communicator of climate information. "It gets draining over time," she said.

Weather experts in Midwest say climate change reporting brings burnout and threats

Talking about climate change can be a tough job, especially in places where audiences may be less likely to accept the science. Strong resistance has pushed some meteorologists out of the field.

Sam Bankman-Fried leaves a Manhattan federal court in New York City on Jan. 3, 2023.

Sam Bankman-Fried is found guilty of all charges in FTX's spectacular collapse

The conviction marks a spectacular fall from grace for a once shining star in finance. He faces decades in prison.

Participants at the 2023 Def Con hacker convention, trying to subvert AI chatbots as part of a contest to test the systems' vulnerabilities.

What happens when thousands of hackers try to break AI chatbots

In a Jeopardy-style game at the annual Def Con hacking convention in Las Vegas, hackers tried to get chatbots from OpenAI, Google and Meta to create misinformation and share harmful content.

Sarah Cahill: Tiny Desk Concert

The intrepid champion of new music turns her attention to female composers, offering a sampler of works by women across four centuries, including a favorite of Louis XIV and an Ethiopian nun.

This undated photo provided by Alabama Department of Corrections shows inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith, who was convicted in a 1988 murder-for-hire slaying of a preacher's wife. Alabama plans to put him to death by nitrogen hypoxia, an execution method that is authorized in three states but has never been used.

Alabama's upcoming gas execution could harm witnesses and violate religious liberty

Alabama plans to execute a prisoner using nitrogen gas. NPR obtained a Department of Corrections document showing the method may pose risks to others in the room and impede religious liberties.

Jenny Eckart Hoyt directs her daughter Winnie's attention to an "eye gaze" device in their Portland, Ore., home. The communication skills the eye gaze can unlock are critical for Winnie's educational future. To master it, Winnie needs a lot of practice with a trained instructor.

Students could get millions more in Medicaid healthcare dollars. Why aren't they?

In 2022, schools recouped $6.6 billion from federal and state Medicaid programs for student healthcare. They could be getting much more.

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain plays a forehand against Taro Daniel of Japan during a Second Round Match at the 2023 French Open at Roland Garros on May 31, 2023 in Paris, France.

The Spanish tennis pipeline that's produced Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal

One of the greatest tennis players, Spaniard Rafael Nadal, isn't at this year's French Open. But world #1 Carlos Alcaraz, also of Spain, is dominating. What is it about the Spanish tennis pipeline?

Every year, an estimated 100,000 young adults or adolescents in the U.S. experience a psychotic episode. Only 10-20% of them gain access to the holistic treatment approach recommended by the National Institute of Mental Health as the gold standard of care for early psychosis, due to lack of space or because insurance won't cover it.

It keeps people with schizophrenia in school and on the job. Why won't insurance pay?

A new approach to schizophrenia involves managing early psychosis symptoms and keeping young people in school or jobs. The treatment is effective, but private insurance plans don't usually cover it.

Google's latest AI music tool creates tracks using famous singers' voice clones

Nine artists including T-Pain, Demi Lovato and Charlie Puth have granted Google permission to use their singing voices for the new tool, Dream Track.

The Chess Project updates the sound of a legendary blues label

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the son of the co-founder of the legendary blues label Chess Records. Marshall Chess has released a new album, "The Chess Project."

Last year, more than 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses. Advocates and family members marked the tragic toll with cardboard grave markers on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 23.

States are getting $50 billion in opioid cash. And it's an issue in governor's races

Some candidates for governor are sparring over bragging rights for their state's share of opioid settlement funds. Some are attorneys general who pursued the lawsuits that produced the payouts.

ALA: Number of unique book titles challenged jumped nearly 40% in 2022

The number of reported challenges and attempted bans to books doubled in 2022 according to data released by the American Library Association's Office of Intellectual Freedom Monday.

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