The 'Mega-Hack' Revealed This Week Has Been Raging Since March

Published December 20, 2020 at 8:05 AM EST

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Thomas Rid of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies about Russia's alleged hack on the U.S. government and tech companies.

Encore: Examining commuters' sluggish return to mass transit

Saul Gonzalez

Even with gas prices at record highs, people in urban areas aren't flocking to mass transit. Public transportation has a lot of work to do to lure people back.
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo chow their way to victory in Nathan's hot dog eating contest

The Associated Press

Chestnut took his 15th win at Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, and Sudo made a decisive comeback to win the women's title.
In some places, swarms of drones have replaced Fourth of July fireworks

Matt Bloom

Traditional Fourth of July fireworks displays are being replaced by large swarms of small drones with colored lights. It reduces wildfire risk, pollution and loud noises.