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"I want to get whatever's on my chest off my chest when it feels right," says the rapper, who makes songs that turn the personal into the political.

An NPR listener says her friend pings her morning, noon and night, even if she doesn't respond. She'd like to say something, but she's afraid it will hurt her friend's feelings.

Higher mortgage rates and home prices have pushed the monthly payment to buy the median-priced home in the U.S. up more than 50% since the start of last year. Many first-time buyers can't afford it.

West Virginia's legislature has approved a bill that would allow individuals to distill up to five gallons of moonshine as a way to celebrate Appalachian history and heritage.

The Florida High School Athletic Association is slated Tuesday to consider allowing student athletes to earn money through endorsement deals under what is known as a name, image and likeness, or NIL, policy.

Tiny Shanghai-based studio Pixpil beats giants like Nintendo at their own game with the new Eastward, a vintagey-looking adventure that follows an unlikely pair of friends through a crumbling world.

Ruth Rossmiller applied after she found out that the principal of Chief Joseph Elementary School was leaving. She didn't get the job, but on Monday she will get to be principal for a day.

Formed in 1984, the Dancing Grannies first started off as a jazz exercise group. The group has now expanded to perform in parades across Wisconsin each year.

Lynsey Addario was taken captive in 2011 while covering Libya's civil war. With a gun to her head, she says, she was thinking, "Will I ever get my cameras back?"

The International Labour Organization says employment losses could increase to seven million if hostilities continue, but that rapid recovery would be possible if fighting were to stop immediately.

Tom Bullock reports on how U.S. troops in Iraq try to locate and disarm IEDs before they explode.

Young adult children may have more options than their parents in choosing health coverage. So they may want to go their separate ways when shopping for insurance.

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Jessica Marsden, lawyer at Protect Democracy, about legal battles that are likely to follow the election, and how they might shape the outcome of the 2024 election.

Two Yankees fans were ejected from Game 4 of the World Series for trying to pry a ball out of a Dodgers player’s glove. It's a particularly brazen instance of fan interference, but far from the first.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tim Boyle, CEO of Columbia Sportswear, about how President Trump's announcement of new tariffs on Chinese goods might affect his company and consumers.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tim Boyle, CEO of Columbia Sportswear, about how President Trump's announcement of new tariffs on Chinese goods might affect his company and consumers.

Wells Fargo will pay $185 million in penalties following accusations the bank opened deposit accounts and credit cards for customers without their permission. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says bank employees opened more than 2 million accounts that may not have been authorized. The motive, according to regulator, was to hit sales targets and compensation incentives.

The Republican presidential candidates debate on Thursday night in Miami ahead of primary elections in five big states.

You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with astronomer David Jewitt about what we can learn from the third interstellar object to have entered our solar system, a comet-like object known as 3I/ATLAS.

After a year and a half of being COVID-cautious, a fully vaccinated health journalist thought he could finally travel and socialize this summer. The resulting illness didn't feel "mild" at all.

As coronavirus infections continue to increase in Russia, the virus is taking the lives of Russian health care workers, who complain of a lack protective equipment and political support.

History has many lessons to offer on how much it will cost to rebuild Ukraine, and how it can be done to help set the country up for a more prosperous and safe future.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rev. Linda Barnes Popham of Fern Creek Baptist near Louisville, Ky., about her church and four others being expelled by the Southern Baptist Convention over female pastors.