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Alipay and WeChat QR codes for online payment are displayed at a vegetable stall in Nantong in China's eastern Jiangsu province. Now China's central bank is preparing to test a digital currency.

China To Test Digital Currency. Could It End Up Challenging The Dollar Globally?

Bitcoin promises users anonymity, but transactions using China's digital currency would be tracked by its central bank. Experts say it could someday rival the dollar in international payments.

NFL suspends quarterback Deshaun Watson for 6 games over sexual assault accusations

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lindsay Jones, senior NFL Editor for The Ringer, about the NFL suspending quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games.

Sarah Witter had two operations to repair bones in her lower left leg after a skiing accident last February. The second surgery was needed to replace a stabilizing plate that broke.

Bill Of The Month Update: Skier To Get $6,358 Refund After Surgery For Broken Leg

Ski buff Sarah Witter will get $6,358 back from her hospital and insurer after a review of her bill following the NPR-Kaiser Health News story about her case.

Oregon Senate Republican leader Sen. Tim Knopp seats between Senate Majority Leader Kate Lieber, left, and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Steiner, during a hearing on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, of the Senate Committee on Rules in Salem, Ore. Republican senators have been boycotting Senate floor sessions since May 3 over bills on abortion, gender care and gun control, but there's hope the longest walkout in Oregon history will end soon amid ongoing talks between Republican and Democratic legislative leaders.

Oregon GOP senators end 6-week walkout after new agreements on abortion, gun bills

Republican senators have ended the longest walkout in the history of the Oregon Legislature, which held up key bills for six weeks.

Jazz Northwest for June 6

This week's Jazz Northwest includes a range of artists in both historical and recent recordings. Included is more music from the legendary "Jazz From The…

Gene DeAnna is curator of the National Jukebox project, which is an online collection of more than 10,000 pre-1925 recordings.

A Long Way From Wax Cylinders, Library Of Congress Slowly Joins The Digital Age

Through the library's website, you can listen to the recording of a former slave or millions of other items. But critics say the library needs to move more aggressively to adjust to the digital age.

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