
Rachel Benavidez was a newly licensed massage therapist when she began working at Zorro Ranch.

AI chatbots often gave inaccurate or incomplete responses to such questions as whether 5G technology or antiperspirants cause cancer, which vaccines are dangerous and whether anabolic steroids are safe.

Activists say clamp down on period products to target insurgents is gender-based violence and violates rights Myanmar’s military regime is expanding its ban on the distribution of period products, claiming they are being used to treat wounded resistance fighters, according to local activists. The south-east Asian country has been locked in civil war since 2021 , when the military usurped the democratic government and launched a violent crackdown on dissidents. Artillery fire, the burning of town

A new art exhibit in Phoenix features some of the world's prickliest plants. It could also help save them. (Image credit: Caitlin O'Hara for NPR)

The American Academy of Neurology issued guidance on using wearable data devices, like smart watches or Oura rings, to track key health metrics that can help flag serious conditions. (Image credit: Natalia Lebedinskaia)

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The Trump administration asserts a nearly 50-year-old law requiring the preservation of presidential records is unconstitutional. Historians warn important papers could be destroyed. (Image credit: Alon Skuy)

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A new English-only driving test rule in Florida is fueling a surge in strategy lessons for Spanish speakers where they learn to figure out the questions without having to take English language courses. (Image credit: David Ovalle)

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Contradictory election mailers, conflicting TV ads and vague wording on the ballot have Virginia voters saying that the campaigns on either side of the redistricting vote are muddying the waters. (Image credit: Jahd Khalil)

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Anger over the data center boom has spilled into politics with voters unseating local politicians who support them. It's become an issue hard to ignore in the midterm elections. (Image credit: Lexi Critchett/Bloomberg via Getty Images)