We designed a 'Morning Edition' fragrance – and learned why perfume sales are up
We visited Olfactory NYC to design a scent and to learn why perfume sales are up since 2018.
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Hundreds of Muslim pilgrims died in heat-stricken Hajj
Collective prayers and struggles are core to Islam's Hajj, but heat took a toll this year: Hundreds died and thousands sought treatment for heat exhaustion.
WNBA rookie Angel Reese makes double-double history
The "Double-Double Queen" is living up to her name early in her pro career. The Chicago Sky forward earned her seventh consecutive double-double in a win over Dallas — a league record for a rookie.
Supreme Court upholds federal ban on guns for domestic abusers
The decision was the first major gun ruling since 2022, when the high court broke sharply with the way gun laws had previously been handled by the courts.
Abortion is becoming more common in primary care clinics as doctors challenge stigma
More family medicine and primary care doctors are doing abortions and questioning why it’s been separated from other care for decades.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: A closer look at Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso," the series Jamtara, and the movie Ghostlight.
Yorgos Lanthimos exhausts his ideas, and his audience, in 'Kinds of Kindness'
Fresh off of Poor Things, director Lanthimos' three-part dark comedy about domination and free will feels like a lazy and self-admiring riff — punctuated by the occasional crude shock.
After uproar over ethics, new 'Washington Post' editor won't take the job
Washington Post Chief Executive and Publisher Will Lewis' pick to be its lead editor has withdrawn from the job. Robert Winnett of the U.K.'s Telegraph was scheduled to start after the U.S. elections.
Outgoing NATO chief says ‘unity’ is key as full-scale war continues in Ukraine
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg about his decade in office and the challenges faced by the North Atlantic alliance.
Asteroid headed toward Earth? NASA simulation explores how the nation might respond
NASA and other federal agencies recently did a tabletop simulation of an Earth-threatening asteroid to see how they'd handle it