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Real estate executive Gloria Caulfield (left) was the graduation speaker at University of Central Florida and Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta spoke at Middle Tennessee State University's graduation. Both speakers were booed by students when they brought up artificial intelligence.

Advice for 2026 commencement speakers: Don't bring up AI

Jude Joffe-Block, Michelle Aslam

Commencement speakers who bring up the sweeping changes that artificial intelligence is driving are facing boos from the Class of 2026.

A SpaceX rocket is getting prepared for another attempt to liftoff at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fl., on Sept. 9, 2024. The Elon Musk-controlled company is preparing to go public in what's expected to be the biggest listing in history.

Elon Musk's SpaceX IPO plans reveal blockbuster spending on rockets and AI

Maria Aspan, Geoff Brumfiel

The company is on track to pull off the largest IPO in history — making CEO Elon Musk even wealthier.

Supreme Court voting rights ruling could play a big role at the local level

Hansi Lo Wang

The Supreme Court's recent ruling threatens the power of racial-minority voters in Voting Rights Act cases about not just Congress, but also at least 17 state and local governments, NPR finds.

People hold hands near the scene of a shooting outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday.

How to help children cope after shootings like the San Diego mosque killings

Rhitu Chatterjee

Children closest to an incident of gun violence have the most risk of lasting psychological effects. Here's what all parents should know about how to buffer trauma.

Palestinian Ambassador to the United Nations Riyad Mansour pats his heart during the Kuwait crown prince's address at the High-Level Security Council meeting on Palestinians and Israel during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Sept. 23, 2025.

The U.S. threatens to revoke the Palestinian U.N. ambassador's visa

Daniel Estrin

A leaked State Department memo shows the U.S. threatened to revoke Palestinian visas if they pushed for a senior United Nations post.

Meta slashes 8,000 jobs as it pivots towards AI

John Ruwitch

Facebook and Instagram's parent company has been investing huge sums of money in AI, but it lags behind competitors.

Kars4Kids advertisements, like this TV commercial on a hot-pink set, feature children turning the charity's phone number into a catchy jingle. But they do not disclose that most of the proceeds go to a Jewish nonprofit that supports programming for young adults.

After the Kars4Kids ad is banned in California, we check in on nostalgic jingles past

Rachel Treisman

A California judge has given Kars4Kids 30 days to either take its ads off the air or update them to disclose its affiliations to a Jewish charity based in the Northeast.

Former Cuban President Raul Castro speaks during the National Assembly in 2018 in Havana, Cuba, after the country was led by the first non-Castro Cuban president since 1976.

U.S. grand jury indicts Raul Castro, ex-Cuban president

Jaclyn Diaz

The 94-year-old former leader of Cuba faces several charges, including four counts of murder for an attack on a humanitarian group more than 30 years ago.

House Financial Services Committee ranking member Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA., and Chair French Hill, R-AR., listen to a hearing on Capitol Hill on June 24, 2025.

Bipartisan home affordability bill passes the House

Stephan Bisaha

The bill is meant to encourage home construction, and would ban corporate investors from buying up more homes to rent out.

The Justice Department gives Trump an unprecedented settlement

Terry Gross

D.O.J. gave Trump and his family immunity from tax audits and set up a $1.8 billion fund for victims of "government weaponization." Former government lawyer Andrew Weissmann explains the settlement.