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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.
Ukraine's counteroffensive has some Russian officials calling for Putin to resign
NPR's A Martinez talks to Sergey Radchenko, professor of Russian history at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, about President Putin's supporters questioning Russia's strategy.
Ukraine played a game of misdirection and caught Russian forces off guard
Behind Ukraine's dramatic battlefield push and Russia's rapid retreat is a surprise tactic. With public attention focused on movements in Ukraine's south, Ukrainian forces struck in the east.
Advocates call on U.S. to help flooded Pakistan in the name of climate justice
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Huma Yusuf, columnist for the Pakistani newspaper Dawn, about climate justice following the flooding that put one third of Pakistan under water.
A rare signed copy of 'Catcher in the Rye' is for sale for $228,000
It is nearly impossible to find a first edition copy signed by author J.D. Salinger. Only one signed first edition had been auctioned off. Now a second copy is for sale at a rare book fair in London.
'A Place Called Home' is a vivid story of author David Ambroz's childhood
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Ambroz about his memoir which delves into his childhood, his mother's mental illness and abuse, hunger and homelessness, and of profound love for his siblings.
Nurses in Minnesota are in the middle of a 3-day strike
Thousands of nurses in Minnesota walked off the job Monday to protest being understaffed and overworked. The nurses are demanding among other things higher wages.
Remembering jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis who has died at age 87
Legendary jazz pianist Ramsey Lewis was propelled to fame with his trio's 1965 hit — "The 'In' Crowd." The Grammy-winning Chicago pianist, composer and radio host died peacefully in his home Monday.
The Emmys gave off a sense of déjà vu, but there were a few surprises
by Eric Deggans
The big winners at last night's 74th Emmy Awards were: Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso" and HBO's "Succession" and "The White Lotus."
Examining 2 recent cyberattacks against NATO members
The war in Ukraine has put a spotlight on NATO. For alliance members, an attack on one is considered an attack on all. But those obligations are less clear in the cyber sphere.
Ideas that make up critical race theory have been around long before it got its name
NPR's A Martinez talks to Kimberle Crenshaw, who coined the term "critical race theory," about anti-racism and why she believes it must be part of American discourse.
Justice Department intensifies its criminal probe into actions on Jan. 6
Top officials from Donald Trump's political fundraising and former campaign operation are among dozens who received grand jury subpoenas as the DOJ intensifies its Jan. 6 criminal investigation.