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National Guard Using Cybersecurity Skills To Protect Integrity Of Midterm Elections

Election officials concerned about malign forces hacking voting-related systems have an unexpected resource to draw upon: the National Guard. Guard soldiers in several states are using their cybersecurity skills to protect the 2018 elections.

Financial Analyst Says Most Consumers Don't Realize How Their Data Is Used

The core business model of Facebook and other tech companies has revolved around user data and advertising. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with financial analyst Brian Wieser about how — and if — that could change in light of the Cambridge Analytica news.

Former Obama Adviser Says Chemical Weapons Attack In Syria Must Have Consequences

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Philip Gordon of the Council on Foreign Relations about the suspected chemical attack in Syria and the next steps for the U.S. administration.

A medical worker gives a toddler oxygen through a respirator following an alleged poison gas attack in eastern Ghouta, Syria on April 8.

Children Face The Greatest Danger From Chemical Weapons

The effects of such weapons are more devastating for a number of reasons. And if children survive, they suffer from the trauma of the attack for far more years because they have more years to live.

Bobby Sessions' new single 'Like Me' traces the lineage of slavery in the U.S. to the present day.

Songs We Love: Bobby Sessions, 'Like Me'

The Dallas rapper examines America's racist history with an acrimonious and captivating flow.

At a recent National LGBTQ Task Force conference in Washington D.C., Luis Felipe Cebas (right) from Whitman-Walker Health, talks with Sarah Fleming about PrEP, the pre-exposure drug that can help protect against HIV infection.

PrEP Campaign Aims To Block HIV Infection And Save Lives In D.C.

PrEP is shorthand for a pill that prevents HIV infection, if taken daily. As Washington, D.C. aims to cut new infections in half by 2020, it hopes to quadruple the number of residents on the medicine.

Lawmakers Question Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg About Data Privacy Lapses

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is answering to dozens of senators Tuesday, after it was reported that some 87 million Facebook users' data was harvested by Cambridge Analytica. The testimony comes one week after the extent of the breach was revealed, but the company is facing questions beyond the data breach.

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said at a briefing on Tuesday that President Trump was frustrated by the special counsel's investigation.

White House: Mueller Is Overreaching And Trump Has The Power To Fire Him

White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders would not say whether President Trump plans to remove Robert Mueller. Under Justice Department rules, a special counsel can only be fired for "good cause."

The Damascus sky lights up with missile fire as a U.S.-led coalition launches an attack early Saturday, targeting different parts of the Syrian capital.

U.S., Allies Hit 3 Syrian Sites Linked To Chemical Weapons Program

President Trump ordered the strikes in response to the suspected chemical weapons attack on April 7 by the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. Britain and France also took part.

An artist's representation of NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, or TESS, observing an M dwarf star with orbiting planets.

Get Ready For the Next Big Thing In NASA's Search For Earth's Twin

NASA is launching a mission to find Earth-sized planets beyond our solar system that scientists can study for signs of life. Scientists already know of over 3,000 planets around distant stars.

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