Florida Gov. DeSantis leads a nationwide shift to politicizing school board races
Governor Ron DeSantis is reshaping school boards in Florida. He's exerting control over local school policies, including how they teach children about race and sexual orientation.
Americans react to Biden's student loan forgiveness plan
The Biden administration is forgiving up to $10,000 in federal student loans and $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients. What will that mean for future borrowers?
NASA begins countdown for its mission around the moon
Monday, NASA plans to launch a new rocket and capsule to the moon. If all goes well, the next mission will send people back to lunar orbit for the first time in 50 years.
Politics chat: U.S. intelligence will conduct damage assessment of recovered Mar-a-Lago documents
Both President Biden and former President Trump are headed to Pennsylvania this week as the midterm election campaigns heat up.
Inflation fight will take more time, says IMF deputy managing director
David Gura talks with Gita Gopinath of the International Monetary Fund about the role that central banks will play in bringing down inflation.
Deadly fighting in Libya's capital sparks fears of wider conflict
An update on the recent deadly clashes in Libya between militias backed by rival administrations.
'Diary of a Void' turns a lie into an exploration of motherhood and loneliness
In the book "Diary of a Void," a woman fakes pregnancy to avoid the unpaid office tasks often foisted on women. The simple lie turns into an absurdist exploration of motherhood and loneliness.
New York art museums must now disclose if a piece was stolen by Nazis
Ayesha Rascoe talks with the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Andrea Bayer about a new New York law requiring museums to acknowledge if a work of art was stolen by the Nazi regime.
Dr. Anna DeForest draws from her profession to write on sickness, healing and loss
Ayesha Rascoe talks with Anna DeForest about her debut novel, "A History of Present Illness," and how she drew from her experience as a physician to write about sickness, healing, and loss.
What's that humming sound? In music, it's not to be ignored
Music commentator Jacques Morel points out to NPR's Ayesha Rascoe how important humming can be in popular music.
People are paying to write messages on Ukrainian war weapons before use
Ukrainian volunteers are resorting to creative methods to raise funds to support the country's military.
Back-to-school stress is amplified by inflation affecting the cost of supplies
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Tomicia Gray, a single mother in Charlotte, N.C., about the onerous cost of school supplies.