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Virginia Macali plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

Credit bureau TransUnion used digital tricks known as "dark patterns," such as putting information in low-contrast fine print and in an image that took longer to load than the rest of the webpage, government officials say.

Credit firm TransUnion used deceptive marketing and 'dark patterns,' lawsuit alleges

TransUnion used digital tricks called "dark patterns," such as putting information in low-contrast fine print and in an image that took longer to load than the rest of the webpage, regulators say.

Simone Popperl

Simone Popperl is an editor for NPR's Morning Edition and Up First. She joined the network in March 2019, and since then has pitched and edited stories on everything from the legacy of burn pits in Iraq, to never-ending "infrastructure week," to California towns grappling with climate change, to American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin's ascendance to the top of her sport. She led Noel King's reporting on the early days of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, Steve Inskeep's reporting from swing states in the lead up to the 2020 Presidential Election, and Leila Fadel's field reporting from Kentucky on the end of Roe v. Wade.

Climate Scientists Have Announced A Landmark Warning About The Future Of The Planet

In a landmark report, the world's top climate scientists are warning that Earth is headed toward unprecedented warming. Preventing the worst effects will demand a U-turn away from use of fossil fuels.

A border fence is seen near the Rio Grande which marks the boundary between Mexico and the United States on February 09, 2019, in Eagle Pass, Texas.

'Agreement In Principle' Reached On Border Security Funding, Top Republican Says

Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., told reporters that he believes Congress can approve the legislation and send it to the president before the Friday night deadline to avert another partial shutdown.

The U.S. public health emergency declaration helped marshal resources during the worst of the COVID crisis, when the virus was spreading rampantly. This week, the declaring expires.

The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing

Three years ago, the emergency declaration enabled certain tools for fighting the pandemic and protecting Americans. Now that it's expiring, here's what is changing — and what's not.

A choir that's been singing African American spirituals for 60 years will give its last concert

An African American musical group in Michigan that's been singing spirituals since the Civil Rights era is about to give its final concert.

Women's financial health is at a 5-year low

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, about the company's 2022 survey of women's financial health.

Executive Director of DataHaven, Mark Abraham spoke at DataHaven’s 2023 Connecticut Community Wellbeing Index. Datahaven, in collaboration with the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, Fairfield County’s Community Foundation, and the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving presented highlights from DataHaven’s 2023 Connecticut Community Wellbeing Index to promote dialogue on the challenges and opportunities Connecticut faces on March 13, 2023, at the Capitol Building in Hartford, CT.

Connecticut health inequality: DataHaven report exposes stark disparities

The 2023 Community Wellbeing Index from DataHaven shows disparities in health outcomes from county to county, city to city, and within the same ZIP code – sometimes just two blocks apart.

At the Armory in Torrington, a tabulator ceased functioning. Polling place moderator Garrett Waldron speculated that it was a mechanical failure. A second tabulator was immediately brought in and setup. "It was no different from 5:45 when I do it in the morning, just a different time of day for me," Waldron said. A line of voters with completed ballots in hand began to snake through the room as this setup process took place. All in all the tabulator was only down for about five minutes, and the line disappeared in another five. Despite the tabulator being down voting was never actually suspended. All voters waiting in line had the option to place their ballots in the tabulator's auxiliary slot to be hand counted later. However, almost all voters decided to wait for the machine count to resume.

Here are some takeaways from Connecticut’s midterm election

Most of the votes from Tuesday’s election have been counted, and experts and analysts are getting a better sense of what happened and why and what it means for Connecticut.

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