Everything you always wanted to know about inflation (but were afraid to ask)
NPR asked readers and listeners to send in their questions about inflation. We took the most common ones — and got answers from economists.
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Ernesto strengthens back into a hurricane, sends powerful rip currents to East Coast
Ernesto became a hurricane again as it churned away from Bermuda and headed further out in the northeastern Atlantic, sending powerful swells toward the U.S. East Coast.
'Hillbilly Elegy' is back in the spotlight. These Appalachians write a different tale
NPR spoke with Appalachian fiction and nonfiction writers about this moment and how they are building a tapestry of what they know as home.
How one pop band is trying to turn concertgoers into climate activists
The multi-platinum-selling indie pop band is using research to inspire fans to take immediate action against climate change.
Hurricane Ernesto lashes Bermuda as wealthy British territory closes down
Hurricane Ernesto began to pound Bermuda late Friday with heavy winds and rain after officials in the British territory opened shelters and closed government offices.
A woman is arrested for allegedly trying to steal Elvis' Graceland property
Lisa Jeanine Findley of Missouri is is charged with trying to defraud Elvis Presley’s estate of millions of dollars and steal ownership of the iconic Graceland property in Memphis.
Supreme Court blocks Biden administration rules against sex discrimination in schools
The court’s action effectively bars the federal government from enforcing any portion of its new anti-discrimination rules while legal challenges are litigated in the lower courts.
A new generation of tattoo artists is doing things differently
In a typical studio, artists schedule some of their work, and also take walk-in clients. At some new shops, artists schedule all their work and have done away with the apprentice model of the past.
Iran may be making calculations before retaliatory attack on Israel
The Middle East is bracing for Iran to launch a retaliatory attack on Israel. Here's a look at what could be holding the operation up.
Friends remember a young, gay Palestinian man who was murdered in occupied West Bank
The murder of a young gay Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank has challenged the conservative community's formal and informal systems of justice.