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Many of the things that we buy in the U.S. come through a Chinese trading city called Yiwu, where thousands of wholesalers ship products from nearby factories. NPR's Steve Inskeep pays a visit to hear how merchants in China are responding to U.S. tariffs.

Puerto Rico's Dominican immigrant community is on edge following a series of immigration raids, which started in January. People have stopped going to work, sending kids to school, or attending medical appointments. What was once a lively barrio is now mostly quiet in the wake of the crackdown.

The 78th Annual Tony Awards ceremony, hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, was held Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Maybe Happy Ending won best Musical and Purpose won best play.

Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82. He influenced generations of musicians with his innovative approach to studio production, complex vocal harmonization and genre-bending compositions. Host Robin Young thought her 2002 interview with him was lost forever. It resurfaced as the world remembered Wilson's legacy.

After thousands of homes were destroyed, many are looking for ways to make Los Angeles safer from wildfires. But clearing dense shrubs on the hillsides could actually make the fire danger worse.

The pop star's fourth album, her first since 2021's polarizing Solar Power, finds the 28-year-old shedding the stoic self-possession that defined her early career.

NPR Music's Anamaria Sayre and Stephen Thompson round up the week's newest music, from artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Omar Apollo and more.

On "The Florida Roundup," journalists across the Sunshine State speak about the slowdown of home and condo sales and whether another housing crash could be on our horizon.

Okatsuka is known for her bowl haircut — and for finding humor in the dysfunction of her immigrant family. Her standup special Father is about her dad, who reappeared in her life after decades away.

Tariffs are driving prices up on lots of things Americans buy. Martha Gimbel of Yale's Budget Lab takes an imaginary walk through a big box store to examine how much more consumers will have to pay.

Many fans are dreaming of coming to the U.S. for the World Cup in 2026. One major problem looms: Wait times to get visas can be about two years for some.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with author Ta-Nehisi Coates about the 10-year anniversary of his landmark publication "Between the World and Me."

On Morning Edition, former Secret Service agent Bill Gage and Rep. Hillary Scholten, D-Mich., assesses how elected officials will protect themselves from political attacks after a shooter killed a Minnesota state lawmaker and wounded another.

Once Russia's cheating was exposed, the Justice Department says, the embarrassed country "fought back by retaliating against the truth tellers, and against the truth itself."

Seaglass can take decades or centuries to be formed by the motion of the waves. Morning Edition's Chad Campbell and his daughter have tips on how beachgoers can search for these small treasures.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Patty Griffin about her album Crown of Roses. Griffin says the record is built around her mother, with whom she rekindled a relationship after years of drifting apart.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with John Spencer, chair of urban warfare studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, about why he doesn't think there is a genocide in Gaza.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with David Ono about his new stage show, Defining Courage, which shares the story of Japanese-American troops born in the U.S. but seen as the enemy by their own government.

33 years after Hurricane Andrew made landfall in Miami as a Category 5 storm, there are many lessons learned and lessons we are still learning about these powerful storms and their impact.

About 20 Hillsborough County residents shared their concerns with increasing energy bills at a recent community meeting in downtown Tampa.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Dawn Staley, the coach of the University of South Carolina women's basketball team, about her new memoir and successful career.

PBS has been a home for independent documentaries for more than 50 years. But with the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, nonfiction storytellers have to figure out a way forward.

The Mojave Desert tortoise has long been considered a threatened species, but in June, California declared it endangered.

Nearly two years ago, the owners of Atlanta's leading newspaper hired former CNN executive Andrew Morse to reverse its steep decline. He's laid out a grand vision.

The Geneva Conventions recently marked their 75th anniversary, yet the rules of war are being widely violated. NPR's Greg Myre reports from two ongoing wars, Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas.