The Latest Politics Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., talks about the DOJ's release of the Epstein files Reports say the Justice Department is reviewing more than 5 million Epstein-related files. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who co-sponsored the law that mandates their release. Michel Martin Politics In transcript of closed-door testimony, Jack Smith defends his prosecutions of Trump The House Oversight Committee has released the transcript and video of a private deposition by former special counsel Jack Smith in December. Luke Garrett Science Brain organoids are helping researchers, but their use also creates unease Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter. Jon Hamilton Politics With few Epstein files released, conspiracy theories flourish and questions remain President Trump's changing messaging, Congress' unprecedented demands and the Justice Department's piecemeal release of information haven't quieted the questions. Here's what we know — and don't. Stephen Fowler Politics U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure. Scott Neuman World Fire at Swiss resort bar kills 40 people, injures over 100 About 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire ripped through a New Year's Eve party at a Swiss ski resort bar. Authorities are still investigating what caused the blaze. Michel Martin World Ukrainians remember broken 1994 security promises as it negotiates with Russia Ukrainians recall their country giving up nuclear weapons in 1994 in exchange for international security promises that weren't kept. They don't want a repeat in their current negotiations with Russia. Eleanor Beardsley National AI data centers use a lot of electricity. How it could affect your power bill AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills. Keith Romer Education In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education officials are responding with a new effort to show students that math has real-world relevance. Madi Smith History Discovery helps scientists understand the prehistoric roots of human cremation Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation. Nell Greenfieldboyce Prev 447 of 1643 Next Sponsored
Politics Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., talks about the DOJ's release of the Epstein files Reports say the Justice Department is reviewing more than 5 million Epstein-related files. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who co-sponsored the law that mandates their release. Michel Martin
Politics In transcript of closed-door testimony, Jack Smith defends his prosecutions of Trump The House Oversight Committee has released the transcript and video of a private deposition by former special counsel Jack Smith in December. Luke Garrett
Science Brain organoids are helping researchers, but their use also creates unease Pea-size clusters of human cells called brain organoids inspire both hope and fear. Experts are debating how scientists can responsibly use these bits of gray matter. Jon Hamilton
Politics With few Epstein files released, conspiracy theories flourish and questions remain President Trump's changing messaging, Congress' unprecedented demands and the Justice Department's piecemeal release of information haven't quieted the questions. Here's what we know — and don't. Stephen Fowler
Politics U.S. interventions in Latin America and the Caribbean haven't always gone as planned President Trump's pressure campaign against Venezuela is the latest in a long saga of U.S. intervention in the region that is rooted in the 1823 Monroe Doctrine — and is a mix of success and failure. Scott Neuman
World Fire at Swiss resort bar kills 40 people, injures over 100 About 40 people are dead and more than 100 are injured after a fire ripped through a New Year's Eve party at a Swiss ski resort bar. Authorities are still investigating what caused the blaze. Michel Martin
World Ukrainians remember broken 1994 security promises as it negotiates with Russia Ukrainians recall their country giving up nuclear weapons in 1994 in exchange for international security promises that weren't kept. They don't want a repeat in their current negotiations with Russia. Eleanor Beardsley
National AI data centers use a lot of electricity. How it could affect your power bill AI data centers require incredible amounts of energy to run. NPR's Planet Money investigates how that demand for power might affect your electric bills. Keith Romer
Education In Maine, a new initiative is helping students connect math with the real world Federal data shows post-pandemic student math scores are still down. Maine education officials are responding with a new effort to show students that math has real-world relevance. Madi Smith
History Discovery helps scientists understand the prehistoric roots of human cremation Archaeologists say they've unexpectedly found a huge Stone Age cremation pyre in southern-central Africa. The discovery is helping them understand the history of cremation. Nell Greenfieldboyce