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We know you want to be the best you in 2022, so we're offering a curated selection of excerpts from 2021 Life Kit episodes to help you do just that. Here's how to be a better neighbor.

The femme fatale in the movies has held our attention since Hollywood's golden age but the archetype has evolved, say NPR staff in movies panel.

Emma Cline's debut novel was inspired by the infamous Manson family murders. But Cline says it wasn't the cult that fascinated her — it was the young girls who were so taken by it.

A lively new book by Gretchen McCulloch dissects the common vernacular that forms the cornerstone of online communication. Because Internet parses emojis, lols and punctuation — or lack thereof.

Southwest Airlines announced that it will drop the open seating model it's used since its founding more than 50 years ago. The airline is under pressure to boost profits.

The typical rainy season seems active this holiday weekend, with rain and thunderstorms mainly in the afternoon and inland. Watch out for rip currents.

Attendees at the gun violence awareness event in Tampa's Curtis Hixon Park say they want to see a ban on assault weapons, among other reforms. The recent shooting at a Texas elementary school heightened anxiety for families and educators.

The Grammy winner says their third studio album, out Oct. 30, grew from learning to accept the parts of heartbreak that stay with you even after you've moved on.

NPR CEO Katherine Maher answers questions on the future of public radio as Congress strips over $1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

After seven years hosting NPR's Tell Me More, Michel Martin felt she had left some of her own struggles unspoken: the unique challenges for women of color trying to balance work and family.

Nearly 1 in 5 people who have heart disease or have had a cardiac arrest also have depression.

Musician and producer Adrian Quesada has released a collection of songs that nods to a 50-year old genre blending Latin traditional music and psychedelic rock. It's called Boleros Psicodelicos.

Morning Edition visits three states — Maine, Kansas, and Wisconsin — to hear how the government shutdown is affecting federal employees and the Americans who rely on their work.

We hear from activists about Saturday's Voting Rights march in Washington, DC.

Gas prices are hitting record highs just as some people are returning to their offices for the first time in two years. Now some people are questioning whether this is the right time to go back.

Johnny Dwyer's new book explores the life of Chuckie Taylor: the son of Liberia's former president, a leader in the Liberian Civil War and the only American ever convicted of torture committed abroad.

2022's election to succeed outgoing Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte promises to be a star-studded spectacle.

A house located on C Street in Washington, D.C., is home to many powerful conservative members of Congress who share both an ideology and an address. Jeff Sharlet details the house's mission in C Street:The Fundamental Threat to American Democracy.

The community turned out overwhelmingly for Joe Biden, helping him win the swing state. But many now feel betrayed by the president's response to the Israel-Hamas war and it could cost him in 2024.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Esra Barlas Yücel, a researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, about Fermilab's most precise measurements of the muon particle's magnetic wobble.

An encampment of homeless people in Seattle caused an uproar in the area. One woman who lived across the street took a unique approach to the situation.

Global markets and political leaders from much of the world have been reacting to President Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Religious liberty was one of the founding pursuits of America. Rhode Island was founded on the idea that the intermingling of religion and government damages both church and state.

Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida. Israel's prime minister to address the U.N. General Assembly. Sudan's army launches an offensive in Khartoum in a bid to regain the capital.

The city's chief of police told reporters Thursday that the shooting, which left one person dead and 22 others injured, "appeared to be a dispute between several people that ended in gun violence."