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First came disclosure of an FBI investigation, then a steady drip of complaints that Konstantinos Diamantis, an administration official Lamont fired in October, had used his perch in state government to pressure municipalities to hire certain contractors for state-financed school projects.

Metaverse users are wary of Meta's foray into the virtual world. The company, formerly known as Facebook, plans to spend at least $10 billion on its metaverse division this year.

National Hurricane Center data for New York City shows development happening in at-risk areas, even as climate change brings more frequent and intense storms.

The governor of Texas wants hormone therapy for transgender kids classified as child abuse. One family is nervous that they may now become targets, but they don't want to leave the state.

There are primary elections Tuesday in Florida and New York. A special congressional election in New York could be a fresh indicator of which way the fall midterm elections are headed.

Employers added far more jobs than expected in April — another sign the U.S. economy is chugging along as the expansion nears the 10-year mark. The unemployment rate was the lowest since 1969.

Cary Grant tries to get back in touch with Archibald Leach in the new novel, "The Acrobat." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Edward J. Delaney about his portrait of a famous actor in search of himself.

Scientists may not know for a couple weeks yet how risky the new coronavirus variant will be to public health. But getting out front now about what is known helps dispel misinformation, they say.

According to state data, there are 24% more registered nurses now than there were before the pandemic. So why do many hospitals and clinics have job openings?

New Yorker writer Evan Osnos traces the path of Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui. Maureen Corrigan reviews The Year of the Puppy, by Alexandra Horowitz. Hill looks back in the memoir Uphill.