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As summers become hotter due to climate change, farmers are finding it more difficult to keep their animals cool. Some are investing in new facilities and technologies to keep livestock safe.

A new report from a Washington nonprofit tracks whether goods from China's western region of Xinjiang are made with forced labor, and how they make their way to customers in the U.S. and beyond.

Iranian negotiators are due to arrive in Moscow Monday for discussions about moving Tehran's nuclear fuel production to Russia. Moscow says its proposal offers the best hope for breaking Tehran's standoff with the West.

David Cole, chairman of the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor, Mich., discusses General Motors' recent troubles.

Your phone can now be programmed to tell when you are bored. Researchers from Telefonica Research in Barcelona, Spain, say an algorithm they have developed could be used to push content to you when you're looking for something interesting to do. On the other hand, it could also be used to encourage you to put your phone down and go find some other way to be productive.

A lot of products contain toxic PFAS. Some of these "forever chemicals" are ending up in sewage that is turned into fertilizer.

Apple issues guidelines for how its computers, smartphones and other devices can be used in movies and TV shows. But that information in itself can be a potential spoiler alert.

These tests are designed to identify people who have been previously exposed to the virus. The Food and Drug Administration is now telling manufacturers they'll have to meet minimum standards.

Production of N95 masks has increased, but health care workers now say there's a shortage of gowns as the two protective gears are competing for the same materials.

Sonny Perdue says he expects "85-90% production in probably a very few days or weeks." He also says the government is stepping up efforts to buy food from farmers and distribute it to families.

Many governors say they need more coronavirus testing. President Trump said his administration would have a call with governors on Monday about increasing capacity.

A deal to cut global oil production might stop the free-falling price of oil — but for some producers in Texas, it's too little too late: they're facing economic ruin.

http://66.225.205.104/SG20100428.mp3In the old days, a shower for a guy meant using a bar of soap. But now more and more guys are using bottled gel soaps…

Superstorm Sandy has become the main focus of both candidates, but what politicking does remain has Toledo, Ohio, and its Jeep plant at its center. The campaigns are fighting over Mitt Romney's claim that all Jeep jobs are heading to China. Chrysler and the Obama campaign say that's not true.

Apple unveiled its iPad Mini on Tuesday. This smaller tablet is set to compete against the Amazon Kindle Fire and Google's Nexus 7. Apple's other product announcements, about notebook and desktop computers, demonstrate the company's technical innovation on many platforms.

Scotch whisky and other goods have been subject to a 25% tariff. The levies cost companies hundreds of millions of dollars in lost exports, according to the Scotch industry.

The Bauhaus was one of the most important and exciting social and artistic movements of post-World-War-I Germany. Founded by architect Walter Gropius, the movement lasted 14 years until the Nazis finally forced it to shut down. An astonishing exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art gives a thorough view of the precise but imaginative products of Bauhaus.

As advertisers explore the potential to market products while we sleep, a group of scientists are concerned what possible downsides could come with hacking dreams.

The U.S. is pushing countries around the world to accept new restrictions on their nuclear programs. An American diplomat at a conference in Geneva has proposed a treaty to ban the production of plutonium and highly enriched uranium. Security analyst Joe Cirincione talks with Steve Inskeep about the proposal.

The German government is setting aside 5% of its annual GDP to help the country get through what promises to be a tough winter — as energy prices climb to unprecedented levels.