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The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.

The dollar has just posted its worst first-half of a year since 1973. And now investors wonder — is it a sign that America is losing its financial standing?

The U.S. dollar's long dominance as the world's currency is fraying as global investors warm to a "sell America" trading strategy.

Florida's attorney general has gone to the U.S. Supreme Court asking permission to enforce the state's new law against illegal immigration. A judge has found him in contempt and some have been arrested under the law even as it's blocked in court.

As part of our StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, we hear from three childhood friends from the small town of Webster, Florida, who all joined the military after graduating from high school.

At least 78 people are dead following flooding that slammed central Texas over the weekend, while a desperate search for 11 missing from a camp for girls continues.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with meteorologist Sarah Spivey from KSAT News in San Antonio about the deadly floods in Texas.

Papilio is a picture book told in three parts about three stages of a butterfly's life (there are really four stages but egg time is pretty boring). It's also written and illustrated by three friends.

In a Damascus firehouse, former regime firefighters work side by side with the White Helmets. They were on opposite sides of Syria's war, and struggle with prejudices & fears -- as they work together to build a new country.

They were on opposite sides during Syria's civil war and now must do lifesaving work together. A makeshift brick wall divides them in their Damascus fire station. The psychological wall is higher.

Enhanced subsidies that help people buy cheaper health insurance expire at the end of the year, and enrollment for ACA policies starts in November.

John DeMarsico is the broadcast director for Mets baseball — and he shoots games like they're movies.

Chloe Malle, daughter of director Louis Malle and actress Candice Bergen, will succeed Anna Wintour as the new editor of American Vogue.

Conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein’s dealings have intensified, including rumors of a supposed "client list." President Trump and members of his administration once amplified those theories, but in July, the Department of Justice concluded that there was no incriminating client list.

A statue that celebrates the Confederacy is returning to Arlington National Cemetery on orders from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

President Trump says the oil and gas industry in the U.S. is cleaner than in other countries, but new data from Texas finds massive emissions coming from oil wells.

Disaster investors often outpace local governments and community recovery efforts, flipping properties for profit and fueling rapid gentrification.

With service cuts that reduced express trains still in effect, the Philadelphia Eagles football team issued a travel advisory for fans attending Thursday's home opener, advising that travel times to the stadium would be longer than usual and that carpooling was a good alternative.

The use of Botox and other injectable cosmetic treatments has been growing. It has more than doubled over the past five years, resulting in nearly 5 million procedures in 2024.

A federal judge ruled that the company will not be forced to sell its Chrome browser and can continue to make payments to companies like Apple to position Google as the default browser.

China held a massive military parade on Tuesday to mark the anniversary of the end of World War II.

A court has blocked President Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Venezuelans alleged to be members of the Tren de Aragua gang.

The biggest song of 2025 is a straightforward ode to marriage, but the charts and algorithms are filled with love songs expressing something messier.

Fans in St. Petersburg will benefit from the inclement weather on Lake Michigan during the previous race in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, as some classes were not able to compete and will make up those races this weekend.

The tax holiday starting Monday also will allow people to avoid paying sales taxes on camping and fishing equipment through the end of the year. It was part of a broad tax package (HB 7031) that lawmakers passed in June.