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Misinformation after disasters is growing in part because AI-powered software makes it easier to create and spread lies on social media.

On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Musician and podcast host Hrishikesh Hirway talks about paying attention to the miracle of being alive.

Savannah Guthrie has made another video appeal to the unknown kidnappers of her mother, as the investigation continues amid visible tensions between local and federal authorities.

The California Earthquake Alliance has developed seven steps for earthquake safety. "Step 6" is to assess the situation and take necessary…

NPR's Steve Inskeep profiles Vermont Sen. Jim Jeffords, a moderate Republican who cast a crucial vote against President Bush's $1.6 trillion tax cut proposal. Sen. Jeffords' tie-breaking ability on close votes in the evenly divided Senate gives him considerable influence. He used it to help reduce the size of the tax cut by about a fourth and divert more than $200 billion of it to pay for special education. Jeffords was just re-elected and has received less criticism in his home-state than from conservative Republicans in Washington, D.C.

Pedro Hernandez was sentenced Tuesday in the 1979 killing of the 6-year-old New York City boy, whose disappearance sparked decades of investigation and helped create a generation of wary parents.

Tennis, anyone? San Francisco public tennis courts will reopen Saturday, June 6, with online reservations now available, the city’s Recreation and Parks Department announced. But like everything else these days, some of the new rules will be a tad funky. Here’s the deal: Singles tennis involving two people is allowed, provided they only touch their … Continue reading SF Tennis Courts Reopen Saturday →

California Democrats meet in San Diego but leave without endorsements in the Senate and Governor’s race. (00:50). In Oakland, Mayor Libby Schaaf draws the Trump administration’s ire for warning of an immigration raid (6:00) Angie Wei, chief of staff for the California Labor Federation, joins Marisa Lagos and Scott Shafer to talk about learning of … Continue reading Angie Wei on Organized Labor’s Clout in Sacramento and Life After Janus →

San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff announced a $6 million donation he is making to subsidize five years of rent for formerly homeless residents who will move into a renovated apartment building in the Tenderloin next year. Benioff used the occasion to push other wealthy Bay residents to pitch in. Guest: … Continue reading Homelessness in San Francisco: ‘It Doesn’t Take Miracles … It Takes Money’ →

Camp Fire Impacts The Poor Hardest The Camp fire in Butte County in Northern California is 25% contained – with some 6,000 homes burned to the ground. Unlike what we’re seeing in Malibu, this fire is hitting poorer people the hardest. Reporter: Sonja Hutson Utilities Questioned On Role In California Fires California’s investor-owned utilities Southern … Continue reading Camp Fire Impacts The Poor Hardest →