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Investors have offered to buy the Kansas City Board of Public Utilities’ defunct Quindaro Power Station and develop a data center on the site.

Developers may buy defunct Kansas City, Kansas, power plant as region builds more data centers

Many expect electricity demand to double in the Kansas City region as an array of new data centers open here to support AI and related technology. But will Kansas City utility customers end up paying the cost?

Memorials to Ukrainian civilians killed in the war with Russia in early May

One Ukrainian to Kansas City: We're losing thousands of lives while you worry about gas prices

Volunteer aid efforts continue throughout the metro, but one journalist with experience in Kansas City worries how price hikes in the U.S. might divert attention from the war.

Uighur security personnel patrol near the Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, a city in northwestern China's Xinjiang region, in 2017. Xinjiang authorities have detained members of the Uighur ethnic minority, who are largely Muslim, and held them in camps the authorities call "education and training centers."

Ex-Detainee Describes Torture In China's Xinjiang Re-Education Camp

"They made me wear what they called 'iron clothes,'" the man tells NPR, describing a 50-pound metal suit he was forced to wear for 12 hours. When he returned home, people were afraid to speak to him.

Demonstrators ransacked this Ebola transit center in Beni in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where the struggle to control the disease — and the protests it has sparked — will be part of the global health landscape in 2019.

What's Coming In 2019? Global Thinkers Make Big, Bold Predictions

What will the next year bring? We asked experts for their forecasts on humanitarian aid, the refugee crisis, global health and other topics.

Kelly Beats Kobach, Promises She'll Ditch Partisan Ways As Governor

Democrat Laura Kelly fended off perhaps the most energizing and divisive figure in Kansas politics on Tuesday to become the next governor of Kansas.Kelly…

Final Farm Bill Shows Hemp's In, Food-Aid Work Requirements Are Out

Updated at 3 p.m. Dec. 20 with Trump signing legislation — The long-awaited final version of the farm bill was unveiled Monday night, and it hews...

Volunteer Don Olson walks past a mound of artificial snow created by a snow gun on Tuesday at the Vasaloppet Nordic Ski Center in Mora, Minn.

In Northern Minnesota, 'Snow Farmers' Make Sure A Ski-Racing Tradition Endures

For the past few years, there hasn't been enough natural snow in Mora, Minn. to carpet the forests for a famed cross-country ski race. Local farmers now volunteer to make snow for the trails.

Matt Gleason fainted at work after getting a flu shot, so colleagues called 911 and an ambulance took him to the ER. Eight hours later, Gleason went home with a clean bill of health. Later still he got a hefty bill that wiped out his deductible.

A Fainting Spell After A Flu Shot Leads To $4,692 ER Visit

A 39-year-old man fainted after getting a flu shot at work, so his colleagues called 911. The man turned out to be fine, but the trip to the emergency room cost him his annual deductible.

Snowflakes began accumulating on the turf by halftime during a Feb. 6 game at Real Kashmir's home stadium in Srinagar. The coach of the visiting team said later that some members of his team, from southern India, had never seen snow.

Against The Odds, A Pro Soccer Team In Kashmir Is Close To Winning India's Top Title

Real Kashmir FC is less than three years old and plays soccer in a troubled Himalayan region prone to violence, strikes and heavy snow. Soldiers with machine guns patrol the home stadium.

Deadline To Pass Stopgap Measure To Fund The Government Draws Near

Senators are to vote on a bill that includes $5.7 billion in funding for a border wall. Steve Inskeep talks to GOP Rep. Ralph Norman of South Carolina. NPR's Kelsey Snell weighs in on the topic.

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