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Taipei 101, the world's tallest building, will be officially inaugurated in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 31. Designing the 1,666-foot skyscraper in the earthquake- and typhoon-prone region presented engineers with quite a challenge. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and structural engineering consultant Dennis Poon.

A jury found Kathleen Kane guilty of directing a leak of material involving a former office prosecutor, and then lying about it. The voters are already due to choose her successor in November.

The State Department released the first batch of 296 emails from the former secretary of state's private email account. Some were classified at the request of the FBI after the fact.

Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo have been detained by Myanmar since December. Now you can read the story they were working on, describing in detail the killing of 10 Rohingya men by villagers and troops.

Consumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two years. Higher gasoline prices tied to the war with Iran accounted for much of the surge.

David Rennie, longtime China Bureau Chief of "The Economist," is leaving Beijing. In Part 1 of an exit interview with NPR's Steve Inskeep, Rennie talks about where the Chinese economy is headed.

Today is the Preakness Stakes, the 2nd leg of horse racing's Triple Crown. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Jonathan Finn, author of "Beyond the Finish Line," about the history and tech of photo finishes.

The Federal Trade Commission accused Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, of violating child privacy laws and using questionable billing practices.

The FAA and the NTSB are investigating after a Cessna business jet crashed in Riverside County and burst into flames. It's the second deadly crash near the same Riverside County airport within a week.

Global food prices are at a four-year low because of good harvests in the U.S., Europe and China. But food still costs more than it did in the 1990s, even accounting for inflation.