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Cargill calls the robotic cattle driver "a first in the industry," and hopes that it will improve worker safety.

Cargill Tests Robotic Cattle Driver As A Way To Improve Worker Safety

Hundreds of injuries — and some fatalities — are caused by cattle each year. But a new robot might be able to emulate some sounds and actions of workers, keeping them safe from kicks and attacks.

Kathy Coy stands among what is left of her home after Hurricane Michael destroyed it on October 11, in Panama City, Florida. She said she was in the home when it was blown apart and is thankful to be alive. The hurricane hit the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 storm.

Friday News Roundup - Domestic

Much of this week's news was focused on what to do about climate change as a historic storm slammed into the southeast U.S.

Gussie Clarke has been a leading reggae producer and music publisher since the 1970s.

Gussie Clarke Says Reggae Spreads A Universal Message

Reggae music was added to the UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. One of the pioneers of reggae, music producer, Augustus "Gussie" Clarke, shares how the genre impacts the world.

Bystanders flash a three-fingered sign of resistance as the body of Kyal Sin leaves the Yunnan Chinese temple in Mandalay, Myanmar earlier this week.

Opinion: Death Of A Teenage Protester in Myanmar

A teenager, Kyal Sin, also known as Angel, was killed during recent protests in Myanmar. NPR's Scott Simon considers her final moments and her legacy.

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky, seen last week at FEMA mass vaccination site in Boston, said Thursday that the CDC is taking steps to address the impact of racism on public health.

CDC Director Declares Racism A 'Serious Public Health Threat'

"The pandemic illuminated inequities that have existed for generations and revealed for all of America a known, but often unaddressed, epidemic impacting public health: racism," Walensky said.

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., of the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection testifies before the House Rules Committee in December.

Jan. 6 panel is investigating a Trump administration plan to seize voting machines

Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi confirmed Sunday that an executive order was drafted for Trump to sign that would have used the military to seize machines in battleground states.

Women practice a dance routine on Oct. 27 in front of a large countdown screen showing 100 days before the opening of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Citing humanitarian abuses, U.S. will stage a diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics

The White House cited the "ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity" in the Xinjiang region of China. U.S. athletes will compete in the Olympics.

Several copies of the Declaration of Independence were printed on July 4, 1776, by John Dunlap, printer to the Continental Congress. There are 26 'Dunlap Broadsides' known to exist today.

Reading The Declaration Of Independence: A Tradition Continues

More than 200 years ago Friday, the Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence, changing the course of history. NPR marks the anniversary each year by reading the full document.

This 2019 image provided by the FBI shows Stephen Marlow, a suspect wanted in Ohio in the shooting deaths of four people, including a teenage girl, who has been arrested in Kansas, authorities said.

A suspect wanted in Ohio for the deaths of four people has been arrested

Authorities say 39-year-old Stephen Marlow was taken into custody by local police in Lawrence, Kansas. Chief John Porter said Marlow will be extradited to Ohio to face charges in the slayings.

Gabriel Kahane's new album, <em>The Ambassador</em>, comes out June 3.

First Listen: Gabriel Kahane, 'The Ambassador'

The composer and singer-songwriter's new album is a set of 10 vignettes about buildings in L.A. Throughout The Ambassador, Kahane speaks many musical languages fluently and beautifully.

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