Fear The Vibe Shift: Are We Entering A Recession?
Despite low unemployment, solid spending, and continued job growth, signs are flashing that the U.S. economy is headed for another downturn.
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Families begin to bury the 21 people killed in the Texas school shooting
Mourners in Uvalde are lining up outside a memorial for 19 students and two teachers killed in a mass shooting last week at Robb Elementary School. Many are struggling to cope with their deep grief.
The newest federal prison has become one of the deadliest
NPR's Investigative Unit teamed up with The Marshall Project to look at a penitentiary in Thomson, Ill., that is one of the country's most violent and dangerous federal prisons.
Self-defense classes help Asian and Pacific Islander women feel safer in New York
The classes are taught by Jess Ng, a Muay Thai fighter who grew up in Queens. Ng decided to start the classes when Asian women at a recent community event indicated they feel endangered when outside.
VIDEO: Amid the rise in anti-Asian hate, these pairs feel safer walking together
In response to an increase in violence against people of Asian descent, some people have started regularly walking with loved ones due to safety concerns. Watch our latest NPR short documentary.
Citizens need to see the destruction military-style weapons wreak, surgeon says
NPR's Lelia Fadel talks to trauma surgeon Amy Goldberg, who says Americans are so desensitized to gun violence that the only way to cut through partisanship is to look at graphic photos of victims.
People in New Mexico brace for other issues a menacing wildfire will create
As the largest wildfire in New Mexico's history continues to grow, efforts to prevent mudslides and protect drinking water are underway.
Neighboring florists step in to help provide flowers for Uvalde funerals
A local florist says she's putting aside sunflowers for one of the victims, the daughter of one of her high school classmates. "Their baby's favorite was sunflowers," Kelly Baker said.
A $2 million relic was stolen and an angel statue was beheaded at a Brooklyn church
The incident happened between 6:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Saturday at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as the "Notre Dame" of Brooklyn's Park Slope neighborhood.
Encore: Denied a stage, she sang for a nation
The Lincoln Memorial has held some of the most important cultural moments of the last 200 years - like when singer Marian Anderson, denied a stage due to her race, was offered to play at the memorial.