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Artificial intelligence becomes hard to ignore when it starts taking over tasks that used to require human judgment — such as winnowing job applications or prioritizing stories in a news feed.

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar went before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday to discuss prescription drug pricing.…

An inquiry found abuse, torture and neglect of some 200,000 people in state care over 70 years. People with disabilities or from Maori and Pacific Islander communities were especially vulnerable.

After last summer's surge in anti-racist book sales, NPR spoke to three Black bookstore owners across the country to ask if customers are still engaged with their businesses and anti-racist reading.

NSO conductor Steven Reineke led some 70 musicians in performing the interludes you hear between All Things Considered stories.

Police say the 18-year-old driver of a Dodge Neon was driving at 146 mph. The speed limit is 70. The state policemen who stopped the driver said it was the fastest he'd ever clocked someone driving.

British couple Steve and Maureen Stevens are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary. The young RAF pilot was returning from a World War II bombing mission over Germany when a lovely voice came on his cockpit radio guiding him down. Rushing up to the control tower he found a glamorous member of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

The 10th annual Fort Myers Film Festival will run from Oct. 21 – 25. Nearly 70 films will be screened in categories including Features, Documentaries, Shorts, Short shorts, Strictly Local, Student and Environment.As in past years, this year’s film festival will include celebrations, VIP meet and greet opportunities, filmmaker discussions and film screenings at the Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center in downtown Fort Myers. There will also be virtual activities this year and a mind toward safety and social distancing amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.We’ll get a preview from Fort Myers Film Festival Founder Eric Raddatz.

Crude oil prices hit record highs of more than $70 a barrel. At the end of trading Tuesday, the price settled at $71.60 -- a 95-cent increase over Monday's record close. President Bush, saying he is concerned about higher gas prices, promised the government would stop any price gouging.

Taking the crown on Feb. 6, 1952, the queen has ruled the United Kingdom for more than 70 years. Her tenure on the throne is second only to French King Louis XIV.