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Technology has radically changed the sport of surfing. Surfboards have evolved from heavy solid-wood planks -- almost identical to boards used for centuries in Hawaii -- to high-tech tools that rocket skilled surfers across the water. Tom Goldman has the story on surfers and their boards for our continuing Present at the Creation series.

With less than two weeks to go until Election Day, 67 percent of voters say the president is a factor in their vote, far higher than for former President Obama in 2014 when Democrats lost the Senate.

Hidden deep in an archive in New Jersey is the world's oldest living bond. It's gearing up for its 400th birthday and still paying interest.

The platforms promoted the name of a man falsely accused of being the shooter by surfacing less-credible sites. The companies say they're working on fixes, but analysts say the challenge is massive.

For the first time, a re-creation of the annex where Anne Frank and her family hid is available outside of Amsterdam. Visitors in New York said its themes reverberated in today's political climate.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., about why she voted against a new pandemic relief package but criticized President Trump for halting negotiations.

Teachers in Florida are navigating new rules on how they teach topics involving sexual orientation, race and more. Some say the rules are stifling while others pledge they won't change how they teach.

Caroline Kennedy has asked Gov. David Paterson to withdraw her name from consideration for the New York Senate seat vacated by Hillary Clinton. A source familiar with the matter says she is no longer pursuing the seat for personal reasons. Robert Siegel speaks with New York Post reporter Fred Dicker about the story.

3 downstate companies have signed contracts to receive tax credits, create and maintain jobs

Nearly two years into the pandemic, students are still confronting uncertainties. That's especially true on college campuses where COVID has fundamentally changed the university experience.