The DOJ has released more files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And, NPR finds a rise in the number of immigrants without legal status who aren't showing up to immigration court.

A palliative care doctor in Austin says listening to vinyl music can lift heavy moments for families and patients receiving end-of-life care.

The share of people with severe mental illness in state psychiatric hospitals accused of serious crimes has risen steeply. The shift has all but halted the possibility of care before a catastrophic crisis.

A sampling of the stories NPR staff believe made some of the deepest ripples this year — reminders of what rigorous, compassionate journalism can do, and why the work remains as urgent as ever.

President Trump recently embraced kei cars, tiny vehicles that are popular in Asia but hard to get in the U.S. Kei car enthusiasts are delighted — but doubt whether much will change.

His policies are picking winners and losers — and blurring the lines between business and government.

The Department of Government Efficiency effort was one of the most consequential and controversial – if not entirely successful – changes the Trump administration made in 2025.

A daily preventive pill can be invaluable for people at risk for HIV. But some doctors don't know much about prescribing them. And billing headaches are common. Here's how to overcome those hurdles.

More immigrants are not showing up for their mandatory immigration court hearings compared to prior years, an NPR analysis shows, allowing the government to order their immediate deportation.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author and comedian Mike Albo about the virtues of buying holiday gifts at the absolute last minute.

Denmark warns Washington to respect its sovereignty, while Greenland says it will decide its own future.

Two boats have been left at the bottom of the cavity, where water has drained away.

Mani's coffin was carried out of Manchester Cathedral by Liam Gallagher and his Stone Roses bandmates.

The consumer watchdog says weak competition between retailers is keeping profit margins up.

Police release a tranche of documents allegedly tracing the suspects' movements prior to the deadly shooting.

Clare Lane says she had "no idea" she signed up to a subscription when she bought the items online.

Fanil Sarvarov was the head of the armed forces' operational training department, Russia's Investigative Committee said.

Investors are flocking to precious metals amid geopolitical tensions and expectations of more US interest rate cuts.

The Wildlife Trusts say its is 'flabbergasted' by the sighting of the highest number of octopuses since 1950

Channel 4 said Kimmel would deliver a "deeply personal and characteristically jovial address"

Relief for those dealing with data pipelines between the two, but move has its critics

The EU has extended its adequacy decision, allowing data sharing with and from the UK under the General Data Protection Regulation for at least six more years.…

Even with the latest Gparted Live, it's not easy to dual boot – but it's worth the hassle

Hands On It's been a long time coming but version 1.0 of the first ground-up Rust-based desktop is here… and it is shaping up very well.…

On-site staff keep key systems working while all but one region battles with encrypted PCs

Romania's cybersecurity agency confirms a major ransomware attack on the country's water management administration has compromised around 1,000 systems, with work to remediate them still ongoing.…

Rising rack densities are driving changes from grid connection to chip-level delivery

Power semiconductors are soon set to become as vital as GPUs and CPUs in datacenters, handling the rapidly increasing loads forecast for AI infrastructure.…

Public bodies migrate in the bloc as hyperscalers claim sovereignty

Feature Europe’s quest for digital sovereignty is hampered by a 90 per cent dependency on US cloud infrastructure, claims Cristina Caffarra, a competition expert and a driving force behind the Eurostack initiative.…

Something messy happens when the cat hairs of reality meet the shiny hype of smart tech

Opinion Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics are trumped by accountancy's First Law of Finance: you must make money. iRobot, the company behind the Roomba robot vacuum cleaner, is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy, with its Chinese manufacturing partner-cum-creditor poised to pick over the bones.…

Total operational capacity just keeps rising

Hyperscale datacenter operators nearly tripled their spending on infrastructure over the past three years in response to the AI craze, while the amount of operational capacity added each quarter has increased by 170 percent, with little sign so far of any slowdown.…

Mousey wouldn’t work, wah-wah-wah

Who, Me? Welcome to Christmas week at The Register, an occasion we’ll celebrate with another installment of Who, Me? It's the reader-contributed column in which we share your stories of workplace mistakes and mischief.…

SK Telecom's epic infosec fail will cost it another $1.5 billion

South Korea's government on Friday announced it will require local mobile carriers to verify the identity of new customers with facial recognition scans, in the hope of reducing scams.…

PLUS: Debian supports Chinese chips ; Hong Kong’s Christmas Karaoke crackdown; Asahi admits it should have prevented hack; And more!

APAC in Brief Google and Apple last week started to allow developers of mobile applications to distribute their wares through third-party app stores and accept payments from alternative payment providers.…

The new regulation arrives on New Year's Day.

Google says the lawsuit is its last resort.

Ants with lots of workers tend to put less energy into making them armored.

Inin suggests new low-cost options allowed it to "recalculate production" for full cartridge.

LG says it'll let people delete the Copilot icon. But TV chatbots aren't going away.

BIOS checks will only affect a limited subset of Valorant players for now.

You get quite a lot of EV for the Equinox's sub-$35,000 starting price.

Chris Wright declared an energy “emergency” in the Pacific Northwest.

The grocery app will also stop hiding refund options and obscuring delivery costs.

Strava’s most viral feature is suddenly locked away.