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Nominees for song of the summer tend to be lively party anthems, but the grooves on The Internet's <em>Hive Mind,</em> out now,<em> </em>help score summertime's less boisterous but no less sublime moments.

The Internet's 'Hive Mind' Is A Soundtrack To The Slow Burn Of Summer

After embarking on solo projects and a three-year break, The Internet has come back together to produce an album of low-key songs of summer.

Russia is considering disconnecting from the global Internet to test its defenses against cyberattack.

Russia Is Considering An Experiment To Disconnect From The Internet

Authorities recommended conducting the test so that the country can assess its cyberdefenses in case of aggression, Russian media report.

Packages of Goya Foods Inc. corn meal sit in a box at the company's production facility in Secaucus, N.J., in 2018.

#Goyaway: Calls To Boycott Goya Foods After CEO Praises President Trump

Speaking at the White House, the CEO of Goya Foods praises the president as a "builder."

Allie Young, a Diné woman on the Navajo Nation in Arizona, is among a group of Native Americans as they ride on horseback to the polls on Election Day.

How The Navajo Nation Helped Flip Arizona For Democrats

Support from Navajo voters may have been what pushed the Grand Canyon State to support its first Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton in 1996.

Bandcamp Will Again Waive Fees To Support Artists

The company generated $4.3 million for artists when it paused the collection of a percentage of sales for a day in March — which it will repeat on May 1, June 5 and July 3.

Wendy Schmidt, with husband Eric at a 2016 event, said of the gift to the NPR regional newsrooms: "Now more than ever, we depend on high-quality journalism for timely and critical information."

$4.7 Million Gift To Propel Public Radio Coverage in Midwest, California

Philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt's $4.7 million contribution will help public radio stations increase news coverage in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska as well as California.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at a virtual news briefing at United Nations headquarters in New York last week. Guterres said Sunday that measures to stop domestic violence should be part of national responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Global Lockdowns Resulting In 'Horrifying Surge' In Domestic Violence, U.N. Warns

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said that reported cases had doubled in some countries "as the economic and social pressures and fear have grown."

China's market regulator announced Thursday that it had opened an investigation into the e-commerce giant, Alibaba, for alleged anticompetitive activities.

Chinese Regulators Open Investigation Into E-Commerce Giant Alibaba

China's State Administration for Market Regulation is focusing on allegations that Alibaba forces merchants on its website to sell only on its platform.

In Oqa, Afghanistan, Boston weaves a saddlebag for her husband's donkey. The weavers of Oqa also weave large carpets, earning less than $1 a day for their work.

Mapping 'The World' Of A Remote Afghan Village

Journalist Anna Badkhen chronicles life in a small Afghan village in her new book, The World Is A Carpet. A village of 240 people, Oqa survives on an old-time tradition of carpet weaving. Residents earn about 40 cents a day for carpets that eventually sell for $5,000 to $20,000 abroad.

Researchers found <em>Muusoctopus</em> nursery grounds on a low-temperature hydrothermal vent off the shore of Costa Rica.

Researchers found a rare octopus nursery off the coast of Costa Rica

It's only the world's third known octopus nursery. The research team may have also discovered a new species of Muusoctopus, a genus of small to medium sized octopus that lacks an ink sack.

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