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Gansu province, where the family lived, is one of China's poorest. Above, rural residents do their washing.

Mother Kills Her Children And Herself; Chinese Bloggers Ask Why

They're wondering about the impact of the family's poverty on the tragic turn of events — and whether the government does enough to help the impoverished.

Kamala Harris celebrates winning her Senate race Tuesday in Los Angeles. Harris, who's African-American and South Asian-American, is the first biracial woman elected to the Senate.

Women Record Several 'Firsts' With Wins In U.S. Senate, Elsewhere

Kamala Harris and Catherine Cortez Masto made historic inroads on Election Day, becoming, respectively, the first biracial woman in the Senate and the first Latina senator.

Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason performs live in Denmark in 1971.

Guest DJ Nick Mason On Pink Floyd's Early Years

As a gigantic 27-disc box-set history of Pink Floyd is released, the band's drummer discusses those early years and the other music that inspired him.

This election season, therapist Jean Fain found that making muffins as a meditative practice was a reliable source of comfort and hope.

To Relieve Post-Election Stress, Bake And Bake Again

Food works better than Valium but shouldn't be your sole comfort, therapist Jean Fain advises clients. But any recipe can become a meditative practice if you give it your full, undivided attention.

Volunteers assemble tens of thousands of sandwiches each day at the Coliseo in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Chef José Andrés, who is overseeing the massive effort to feed displaced Puerto Ricans, calls it "one of the most effective sandwich lines made by volunteers in history — I'm so proud of them."

Chef José Andrés Has Served Nearly 1.5 Million Meals To Hungry Puerto Ricans

In the capital, San Juan, the coliseum has become the center of a massive effort, led by D.C. restaurateur and celebrity chef Andrés, to feed tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans after Hurricane Maria.

GOP Senators Continue To Speak Out About Trump's Approach To Governing

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, a critic of President Trump, called out the president during his announcement that he won't see re-election in 2018. He's adding his voice to others in his party who are speaking out about Trump. But what is the impact?

According to the researchers, there are 10 to the power of 170 possible board configurations in Go — more than the number of atoms in the known universe.

Computer Learns To Play Go At Superhuman Levels 'Without Human Knowledge'

Researchers say they have constructed an AI program that can teach itself to play the ancient strategy game at a level far beyond humans.

Nirma, 16, plays with her friends. She is married but still lives with her parents and talks to her husband on the phone sometimes. She is nervous about the duties she'll have to take on when she does move in with her husband. At the moment, she hopes to graduate high school and eventually become a doctor.

Prize-Winning Photos Show A Different Side Of Instagram

Getty has given grants to photographers who focused on child brides in India, family members who have been out of touch and youth who have been incarcerated.

A Look At The Parallels Between U.S. Relations With North Korea And Iraq

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Charles Duelfer, who led the Iraq Survey Group, about parallels between Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush's assumptions about each other, and Kim Jong Un and Trump's.

What You Need To Know About The Honest Ads Act

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Democratic Sen. Mark Warner about the Honest Ads Act, a proposal to regulate online political advertising the same way as television, radio and print.

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