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Stephen Parker had a high school romance with a boy but didn't see himself as gay. His roommate was there for him when he needed it most.

A college student found safety in his housemate in a moment of crisis

While at college, Stephen Parker turned to his housemate while in the throes of a panic attack. The care he received stuck with him for years.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer gives a speech outside 10 Downing Street announcing his resignation following mounting political pressure in London, on Monday.

Keir Starmer has resigned, paving way for a 7th U.K. prime minister in 10 years

Prime Minister Keir Starmer is stepping down. His likely successor, Andy Burnham, a popular former mayor, would become the U.K.'s seventh prime minister in 10 years.

Scott Kwiatkowski takes part in a demonstration on May 23 at the Utah state Capitol in Salt Lake City to oppose construction of a data center in the state. Support and opposition to artificial intelligence are drawing tens of millions of dollars of spending during the midterm election cycle.

AI and tech are trying to influence the midterm elections

The massive spending and heated rhetoric in midterm races reflect the AI industry's political fault lines and competing visions of what the future should look like.

U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announces resignation

The U.K. will have its seventh prime minister in 10 years. Keir Starmer is stepping down. His likely successor is the outgoing Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham.

Andrea (left), Pablo (center), and Martin Langesfeld (right) hold a photograph of their daughter and sister, Nicky Langesfeld and her husband Luis Sadovnic, at a park in Doral, Fla., where the city named a street Nicky Langesfeld Place to honor her memory, Martin says, "as a reminder that she'll be here with us forever." Nicole "Nicky" and Luis were two of the 98 people killed when the Champlain Towers South condominium building collapsed in Surfside on June 24, 2021.

Five years after the Surfside condo collapse, killing 98, what's changed?

The Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, collapsed five years ago. How is the state grappling with how it regulates structural safety?

Cineplexity: What makes a dad movie?

What makes a dad movie? Two NPR movie-loving fathers talk about the classics and the films they hope their children will love.

Visitors watch as National Park Service employees use vacuums to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, Saturday, June 20, 2026, in Washington.

Trump claims vandals damaged D.C. Reflecting Pool, and says it will be drained again

The president posted on Truth Social claiming vandals slashed the pool's lining and poured chemicals into the water, saying arrests have been made. He provided no evidence for his claims.

Big changes coming to student loans on July 1

Starting on July 1, the federal government will make some big changes to how student loans can be repaid or forgiven.

The exterior of the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice building is pictured on May 4, 2021, in Washington, D.C.

DOJ memo stokes fear among disability advocates of a return to institutionalization

The Justice Department's opinion challenges civil rights protections that have long treated the institutionalization of disabled Americans as a last resort.

A National Park Service employee uses a vacuum to clean the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Opinion: Algae doesn't care about our party lines

President Trump's beautification project of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has become plagued with a robust algae bloom, despite a $14 million investment and a coating of "American flag blue."

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