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Amazon's Jeff Bezos, Apple's Tim Cook, Google's Sundar Pichai and Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg will face congressional questioning about whether tech has too much power.

Big Tech In Washington's Hot Seat: What You Need To Know

The heads of Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple will face lawmakers' questions about whether they are using their power to squash competition.

Yoel Roth used to be Twitter's Head of Trust & Safety until he resigned in early November. He worries about the changes Elon Musk is making to the platform.

Twitter's former safety chief warns Musk is moving fast and "breaking things"

Yoel Roth was a top executive at Twitter, until he resigned in early November. He says people need to "very thoughtfully and carefully weigh the costs and benefits of using Twitter."

A man looks out over the Colorado River near Page, Arizona on Nov. 2, 2022. The seven states that manage the river are divided about how to account for the impacts of climate change in new plans about sharing its water.

As a deadline approaches, Colorado River states are still far apart on water sharing

Ahead of a deadline next week, the seven states that share the Colorado River have revealed competing plans for how the river should be managed in the future.

Michigan Sen. Gary Peters talks bipartisan investigation into assassination attempt

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Michigan Sen. Gary Peters, a Democrat, about the questions that Congress is launching about the Secret Service security that allowed a direct line of fire at Trump.

Harris now ties Trump in swing states. And, a Babe Ruth jersey shatters record

New polling shows Vice President Harris and Former President Donald Trump are nearly tied in seven critical states in the presidential race. And, a famed Babe Ruth jersey sells for a record $24 million.

NPR's 2025 Books We Love is here. It's not your average year-end list

On Monday, NPR launched its end-of-the-year books guide. But Books We Love isn't a "top 10" list. Instead, it's more that 380 books that were personally recommended by members of the NPR staff.

Anita Alvarez of Team United States is attended to by medical staff following her Women's Solo Free Final performance on day six of the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships at Alfred Hajos National Aquatics Complex on June 22, 2022 in Budapest, Hungary.

She blacked out at World Championships. Now swimmer Anita Alvarez makes a comeback

The two-time Olympian artistic swimmer from N.Y. will compete for the first time this week since passing out at the Budapest 2022 FINA World Championships last June.

The Hokule'a, a voyaging canoe built to revive the centuries-old tradition of Polynesian exploration, makes its way up the Potomac River in Washington, D.C. Sailed by a crew of 12 who use only celestial navigation and observation of nature, the canoe is two-thirds of the way through a four-year trip around the world.

Hokule'a, The Hawaiian Canoe Traveling The World By A Map Of The Stars

A voyaging canoe built to revive the centuries-old tradition of Hawaiian exploration is circumnavigating the globe. Its crew has already traveled 26,000 miles navigating with the sun, stars and waves.

Country music superstar Morgan Wallen's highly anticipated album coming in May

Country music superstar Morgan Wallen is the first artist to have five Top 10 singles from an album that hasn't even been released yet. His highly anticipated album "I'm the Problem" drops in May.

Yasser Abed Rabbo, a top aide to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, told the Voice of Palestine radio station on Wednesday that Palestinians "will assess if the U.S. would be able ... to achieve success in its upcoming efforts."

U.S. Role In Mideast Talks Questioned After Setback

A top Palestinian official cast doubt on Washington's ability to forge Middle East peace after the U.S. failed to persuade Israel to renew a limited freeze on construction in West Bank settlements -- the latest setback in the U.S. quest to broker a peace deal by next September.

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