Search results for

Mikko Hypponen is a "white hat" hacker in Finland who breaks into security systems to test network safety. Hypponen tells NPR's Guy Raz of the TED Radio Hour that Americans may be protected under NSA reforms, but foreigners like himself aren't.

Census Bureau Director Robert Santos is resigning, giving President Trump an early opportunity to nominate an appointee to lead the bureau during key preparations for the 2030 census.

Next fall, the freshman class at New York City's top public high school will include seven black students out of 895. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with New York Times reporter Eliza Shapiro about the disparity.

WAMC's Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel go back to a favorite category.Last week's challengeStart with the phrase GIVE THE CREEPS. Change…

The agreement by the budget committee chairmen is no grand bargain. It's more like a minibargain. All the really hard stuff was sidestepped because the ideological rift between Washington Democrats and Republicans made it impossible to include those items.

Jordan Poole scored 26 points, including a couple of crucial jumpers late as the Washington Wizards snapped their six-game losing streak with a 107-99 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.

The full weight of the recession has come bearing down on the labor market. Employers shed more than half a million jobs in November. The unemployment rate is now 6.7 percent and economists expect it to go significantly higher. Layoffs are accelerating in just about every industry.

Jordan Klepper called out President Trump for his Irish Exit on the Daily Show. As an Irishman, I am offended that Mr. Trump would be given credit for doing anything Irish.

China and the US apparently have reached a deal although it is short-term and without much in the way of specifics other than addressing the US need for rare earth minerals and establishing a 50% Chinese tariff. It is clear that what the Chinese have done is “string it out” as they make piece meal deals and essentially slow roll it.