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Emily Maloney's essay collection is an indictment of the exorbitant costs of staying alive in America, and the weight of being hounded by a debt that reduces your life to dollars and cents.

The song is the exuberant sound of a novice exploring the possibilities of alternative electronic dance music with no real rule book or manual at his disposal.

Low-income housing is in crisis — corporate landlords are squeezing renters with higher rents in often unsafe housing units. Renters are fighting back

Groups with conspiratorial beliefs and anti-government views have been trying for years to organize a convoy. Vaccine mandates helped give their plan enough momentum in Ottawa, one expert says.

Reports have surfaced that Kamila Valieva, 15, tested positive for a heart drug called trimetazidine, which can boost athletes' endurance and blood efficiency.

One of the strongest levers the U.S. has against Moscow is sanctions against key Russian commodities, like oil and gas. Earlier this week, President Biden warned that includes a natural gas pipeline.

Parents of young children in rural communities are facing tough choices between child care and their jobs — and in some cases, their homes.

More Democratic-led states pull back their masking requirements. Natural gas plays a big role in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Jan. 6 panel subpoenas former Trump White House trade adviser Peter Navarro.

The latest inflation measurement for January is expected to show another sharp increase in consumer prices.

More states run by Democratic governors have announced plans to ease masking policies, including in schools. But the federal government is still urging caution.

Nathan Chen wins gold in the men's figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics. He pulled off five quad jumps, and is the first U.S. man to win figure skating's top individual honor since 2010.

Burrow accepted the award on behalf of the kids in his Ohio county who don't have enough to eat. Donations poured in to the food pantry. Now he's in the Super Bowl and fans are upping their donations.

Rival Lyft predicted the omicron surge would hinder growth, a sign that despite easing health restrictions, ride-hailing apps are still adapting to the pandemic.

Fair elections advocates are continuing to blast Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed congressional plan and his request for the state Supreme Court to opine on the constitutionality of north Florida’s only African-American voting district.

A long-term study of a statewide preschool program tracked students through the sixth grade and found those who attended prekindergarten falling behind.

President Biden's first year in the White House has been marked by record GDP growth and job gains, so why do voters keep giving him poor marks on the economy?

As a kid Eric Emanuele mailed trading cards to NFL players hoping they'd send them back with an autograph. This week an envelope arrived from Dunn. Inside was the signed 2001 card along with a note.

Shamir's new album, 'Heterosexuality,' confronts how the public viewed him back in 2014, when his debut single nearly made him a pop star at the age of 19.

White House documents were found in former President Trump's Florida residence. They should have been archived with the federal government. Congress wants answers.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with music critic Gerrick Kennedy, who has spent a lot of time researching and thinking about Whitney Houston's lasting legacy, about his book: Didn't We Almost Have it All.

At the Beijing Olympics, veteran athletes are doing really well — and in some cases winning gold medals — stealing the show from their younger and flashier counterparts.

A new study documents that infected hamsters, imported from the Netherlands, passed the virus on to humans. Previously only minks had been identified as a source of animal-to-human transmission.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Cincinnati Inquirer sports columnist Paul Daugherty on Cincinnati Bengals owner Mike Brown's role in the team's 33-year trek back to the Superbowl this Sunday.

Theologian Elaine Pagels has written Beyond Belief, The Secret Gospel of Thomas. The text of the gospel, discovered in 1945 in Egypt, paints a different vision of Jesus than do the Gospels that made it into the official biblical canon. Pagels speaks with NPR's John Ydstie.

A new PBS comedy show mixes humor with current events. The Strategic Humor Initiative is hosted by British broadcaster Sir David Frost. Frost was part of the team that did a similar show on NBC in the 1960s - That Was the Week That Was. Hear Frost and NPR's Bob Edwards.