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President Trump's latest tariffs have sent markets downward, and consumer confidence is low. Steve Inskeep speaks with David Wessel of the Brookings Institution about the direction of the economy.

Voters in a handful of states, including pro-business red states, approved ballot measures aimed at helping workers and their families.

After being closed for months, England's pubs — at least those with outdoor beer gardens — will reopen Monday, along with non-essential shops and beauty salons.

NPR's Andrew Limbong speaks with Sohrab Ahmari, U.S. editor for the UnHerd, about his recent essay on that website entitled "Elon Musk is a danger to Trumpism."

Mortar shellings, perpetual hunger, and constantly fearing for your life. These are the conditions many Syrian civilians are living through at this…

John Blake's story is about growing up as a Black kid in West Baltimore in the 1980s, learning painful secrets about his white mother and, as he recalls, a ghost.

President Trump and the White House had stayed mostly silent in the wake of Paul Manafort's conviction and Michael Cohen's guilty plea, but Wednesday, he returned to Twitter and taped a TV interview.

Laws take effect this week in seven states that allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. It opens the door for collegians to make money off endorsement deals.

Forecasters have predicted 12 to 17 named storms will form with five to nine developing into hurricanes. One to four of those could grow into major hurricanes.

Young, male capuchin monkeys have started kidnapping the babies of nearby howler monkeys. Why? Maybe boredom.

We asked half a dozen skin care experts: Which products do you really need to keep your skin healthy and attractive? Here's what they said.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with author Ben Purkert about his new novel The Men Can't Be Saved.

Colorado claims to have the longest-running gay rodeo in America. The Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo is a place to challenge hyper-masculine expectations in country and western culture.

The Olympic Games will soon begin. The high school where legendary track star Jesse Owens got his start is reviving the boys track and field team.

The American Bar Association is setting up rapid-response teams of legal experts ahead of the presidential election. It's part of a broad effort to defend democratic institutions.

More than a dozen water systems in North Carolina are still impaired eight weeks after they were damaged by the remnants of Hurricane Helene. People are adjusting to life without drinking water.

It would slim regulation of the 60-year-old anti-poverty program and aim to save money. Advocates worry the changes could undermine the early education program's mission.

The Tallahassee City Commission voted 3 to 2 to approve the deal, despite vocal opposition from local residents and historians.

Some Black women might feel "asking for help is a sign of weakness, and I'm not weak," which prevents them from seeking help for mental health problems.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Giuseppe Torri, a climate scientist at the University of Hawaii, about the role of climate change in the Maui wildfire.

Brandi Carlile will put out her fifth album, The Firewatcher's Daughter, in March. She talks with Ann Powers about family, her new album and the necessary recklessness of first-take rock and roll.

President Trump's immigration policy is complicating Republicans' attempts to maintain control of Congress. A recent crackdown in Maine, for instance, put the focus on GOP Sen. Susan Collins.

NPR talks with Jason Furman, an economist and Harvard professor, about Trump's management of the economy.

Hear the latest on results of the 2024 U.S. election.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ron Bonjean, longtime spokesperson for multiple House and Senate Republicans, about President Trump's pivot to the economy in Pennsylvania Tuesday.