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The chained hand of Archer Alexander, who was the last slave captured under the fugitive slave law, is depicted in a statue commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation. A bill to study reparations for slavery advanced through a House committee this year but hasn't gotten a floor vote.

A bill to study reparations for slavery had momentum in Congress, but still no vote

Legislation to create a commission to study reparations faces steep odds in the evenly divided Congress. Advocates want the House to take up the bill, or for President Biden to act on his own.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg delivers the keynote address during a virtual event on Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will rebrand itself under a new name: Meta.

Facebook is rebranding as Meta — but the app you use will still be called Facebook

The change comes as Facebook looks to recast its public image from battered social network to tech innovator focused on building the next generation of online interaction, known as the "metaverse."

Virginia Gov.-elect Glenn Youngkin arrives to speak at an election night party in Chantilly early Wednesday. Youngkin topped Democrat Terry McAuliffe, flipping the Virginia governor's office back to the GOP.

A bad omen for Democrats and 4 other election night takeaways

The first big electoral night of the Biden presidency provided a bad omen for Democrats in 2022, and Republicans may have found a way to campaign in the post-Trump era.

Advanced DNA Technology May Help To Identify Korean War Unknowns

The Pentagon is exhuming all of the more than 650 Korean War unknowns in a Honolulu military cemetery. Advances in DNA technology and other forensics make their identification highly likely.

Almost a third of the diesel fuel sold in California now is derived from biological feedstocks like plant oils. Environmental incentives make this "renewable diesel" more profitable.

Biodiesel is booming. It may help the climate, but there's a big environmental risk

Big oil companies are converting refineries to make "renewable diesel" from soybean oil or beef tallow. It's driven by policies intended to help the climate, but there's a big environmental risk.

'The Truffle Hunters' Tells The Story Of Men And Dogs Searching For Culinary Gold

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw about their new documentary. The Truffle Hunters is about the men and dogs who sniff out Italy's rare white Alba truffles.

Former NATO Commander Says NATO Alliance Has 'Woken Up' To Cybersecurity

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Adm. James Stavridis, former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, about the NATO summit and the state of the global alliance.

In Serizawa's 'Inheritors,' Family Reflects On Trauma Of War

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Japanese writer Asako Serizawa about her book of short stories that revolve around the trauma of World War II. The O. Henry Prize-winning author's book is: Inheritors.

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev closes his resignation speech after delivering it at the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 25, 1991. After 74 years, the Soviet Union was dissolved, breaking into 15 countries. But there's often been friction among the former Soviet republics, including the current confrontation between Russia and Ukraine.

How the Soviet Union's collapse explains the current Russia-Ukraine tension

To understand the friction between Russia and Ukraine, it's important to go back to 1991. Exactly 30 years ago this weekend, the Soviet Union formally dissolved and broke up into 15 separate nations.

NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launches on Dec. 25 at 7:20 a.m. from a European spaceport in French Guiana.

NASA just launched the most powerful space telescope ever. Watch it here

The James Webb Space Telescope blasted off from French Guinea at 7:20 a.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 25. The NASA mission was decades in the making and should reveal the earliest galaxies in the universe.

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