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A bag to collect forensic evidence is seen as the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner hosts a demonstration of technology that allows them to test degraded DNA samples.

Using Genetic Genealogy To Identify Unknown Crime Victims, Sometimes Decades Later

DNA combined with the study of family history has been used to solve high-profile cold cases such as the Golden State Killer. Now, volunteers are using the technique to identify crime victims.

Mail-in voting has been relatively rare in New Jersey but Gov. Phil Murphy ordered the May 2020 elections to be entirely by mail due to the pandemic, a first for the state.

N.J. Election Fraud Case Draws A Trump Tweet But Suggests Safeguards Are Working

Officials have charged four people in connection with a local race in Paterson in May. While Trump says the case shows that mail-in ballots are vulnerable to fraud, experts say it was easily detected.

Facebook Grapples With Another Privacy Scandal

For Facebook, 2018 has been marked by persistent scandals. Noel King talks to author Anand Giridharadas about the latest privacy scandal, and why little has changed for the tech giant.

When It Comes To Romantic Attraction, Real Life Beats Questionnaires

Questionnaires of the sort used by dating apps don't come close to predicting initial attraction compared with meeting someone in real life, a study finds. The ineffable mystery of romance remains.

Ukraine's Olha Kharlan (L) refuses to shake hands with Russia's Anna Smirnova, registered as an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN), after she defeated her during the Sabre Women's Senior Individual qualifiers, as part of the FIE Fencing World Championships on July 27.

A Ukrainian fencer scorned a Russian's handshake, challenging the sport's traditions

The scandal between Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan and Russian fencer Anna Smirnova raised questions about neutrality, the limits of sportsmanship and one of fencing's oldest traditions, the handshake.

Imane Khelif of Algeria (L) defeated Liu Yang of China to win Olympic gold in the women's 66-kilogram boxing event.

Algerian boxer Imane Khelif wins Olympic gold in face of political controversy

For two weeks, political controversy and online harassment had loomed over Khelif's participation in the Olympics. On Friday, she claimed Olympic gold and called her critics the "enemies of success."

Rachel Sung and Amy Wang of the U.S. women's table tennis team take on Germany during the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

U.S. table tennis team has a moment in the spotlight, helped along by an All-Star fan

A viral video captured the unlikely meeting of an NBA All-Star and the Olympic women's table tennis squad, who've since exchanged visits and autographs. But they still haven't played each other — yet.

Turmoil on social media sites is driving users to smaller, more private alternatives

2022 has been a tumultuous year in social media and the coming year holds more uncertainties as U.S. outlets scramble to match the popularity of apps like TikTok.

After a string of upsets, Wimbledon heads into quarterfinals

As quarterfinal are underway, NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Washington Post Reporter Ava Wallace on the biggest storylines happening at Wimbledon.

Players of the United States pose for a team photograph prior to their World Cup tune-up match against Germany at Chicago's Soldier Field on Saturday.

4 takeaways from the U.S. men's final tune-up games before the World Cup

The U.S. men's national team chose to play a pair of highly-ranked, super competitive teams in the final lead-up to the World Cup: Senegal and Germany. The matches showed the U.S. is ready.

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