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Future has dropped three chart-topping albums in just six months
by Stephen Thompson
This week, the rapper Future hit #1 on Billboard's albums chart for a third time in the last six months. Meanwhile, on the songs, chart, stasis is becoming the coin of the realm.
'Planet Money' breaks down the price of a gallon of gasoline
by Sarah Gonzalez
Planet Money investigates how exactly gas stations determine how much a gallon is going to cost us, and why those numbers are so volatile.
News brief: looming rail strike, Trump's political future, Sweden's far-right party
Freight railroad workers threaten to strike. What legal probes may mean for Donald Trump's political future. A far-right party is expected to play a central role in Sweden's next coalition government.
What all of Donald Trump's legal issues may mean for his political future
Former President Donald Trump faces a number of legal challenges — including the DOJ's probe into his handling of sensitive government material and his role in the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol.
How do former President Trump's legal issues look to a prosecutor?
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former federal prosecutor Shan Wu about Justice Department legal arguments over the seizure of sensitive material from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
A far-right party in Sweden has grown more influential in recent years
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to correspondent Charlie Duxbury of Politico Europe, about the rise of the Sweden Democrats, from a neo-Nazi group to an influential political party after Sunday's elections.
Child poverty is at a historic low, according to the Census Bureau
by Jennifer Ludden
Experts say the federal child tax credit was a big reason for the drop. The expanded child tax credit ended in December, just as inflation was starting to climb to historic highs.
Rabies warning issued after a North Dakota woman carried her raccoon into a bar
The bartender told The Bismarck Tribune that she eventually got the woman to leave. State health officials advise anyone bitten or in contact with the animal to seek testing — in case of rabies.
Mourners are asked to stop leaving marmalade sandwiches outside Buckingham Palace
As part of Queen Elizabeth's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, she appeared in a skit with an animated Paddington Bear. Both said they kept a marmalade sandwich on hand for emergencies.
Illinois now requires media literacy instruction in its high school curriculum
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Yonty Friesem of Columbia College Chicago about a new law in Illinois that requires high school students to receive lessons on media literacy.
After an extended hiatus, Alt.Latino returns to NPR Music
The NPR Music podcast Alt.Latino paused operations a few months ago to retool with a new co-host. NPR's A Martinez talks to Felix Contreras and his new partner Anamaria Sayre.
Florida grasshopper sparrows have wowed researchers with their resilience
by Amy Green
The Florida grasshopper sparrow was on the brink of extinction but now numbers are rebounding in the wild. Birds bred at a zoo have been released onto prairies, where they continue to reproduce.