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Twitter says it is investigating the coordinated hack, which attacked the accounts of some of the richest and most popular names on the social media platform.

Twitter Says It Was The Victim Of A 'Coordinated Social Engineering Attack'

Twitter confirms to NPR that it is investigating the coordinated hack, which attacked the accounts of some of the richest and most popular names on Twitter and may have reaped more than $100,000.

As fires in Los Angeles rage, an already-hurting Hollywood presses pause

The fires around Los Angeles arrived just as Hollywood's awards season kicked off. It's an ominous sign at a time when film and TV production is already down.

Joshua Powell appears in <em>Trust the Hunter in Your Blood</em>, a National Rifle Association fundraising film on YouTube.

Former Top NRA Exec Says Greed, Corruption Pushed Gun Group Into 'Death Spiral'

Joshua Powell left the group facing claims of sexual harassment and improper spending. In Inside the NRA,he calls for gun reforms — and confirms the harshest criticisms against the group.

Bill Belichick is leaving the New England Patriots after 24 seasons and 6 NFL titles

Belichick's departure from the team caps a remarkable run that was defined by dominant season after dominant season. He leaves the team as the second-most-winning coach in NFL history.

Blogging service Tumblr has suspended, but identified, more than 80 accounts that it says were associated with Russia's active measures against the United States and the West.

Tumblr's Ban Of Russian Accounts Adds Detail To Targeting Of Black Americans

The blogging platform has made public a list of accounts that it said were operated as part of the active measures campaign against the United States.

Can Russia Be Held Accountable For Weapons That Took Down Airliner?

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jim Lewis, senior vice president and program director at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about holding countries accountable for weapons transfers.

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange this summer. Members of Congress are required to disclose their stock transactions under a law known as the STOCK Act, but an outside ethics group filed complaints noting that some lawmakers are violating the rules.

Outside Ethics Group Says 7 House Lawmakers Didn't Disclose Stock Trades

The complaints from the Campaign Legal Center against four Democrats and three Republicans show a trend — lawmakers failing to disclose transactions required by an insider trading law.

More than 10 million people in the U.S. are out of jobs, and the hardest-hit industries are also some of the lowest paying, including retail, leisure, hospitality and tourism.

'My Bank Account Has $4': Pandemic Has Left Millions Of Livelihoods In Limbo

Lilli Rayne's dog-walking business was taking off and she was finally preparing to buy a house. Then the pandemic struck. She's among the millions of Americans struggling to stay afloat right now.

TikTok says it is banning all accounts that share content related to the QAnon conspiracy theory, hardening its previous policy on the far-right movement.

TikTok Tightens Crackdown On QAnon, Will Ban Accounts That Promote Disinformation

The action hardens the video-sharing app's previous enforcement against QAnon that targeted specific hashtags on the app but let the videos remain.

Sen. Blumenthal Calls For Accountability In FBI's Mishandled Nassar Investigation

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., on the FBI's mishandling of the investigation into abuse perpetrated by gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar.

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