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The spectacle of a balloon-tired pickup truck hurtling through the air in front of thousands of screaming fans has turned into a multi-million-dollar business.

NPR's Melissa Block speaks with NPR's John Burnett, traveling with the U.S. Marines. He reports they moved with relative ease throughout the eastern half of Baghdad.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with outgoing deputy climate envoy Jonathan Pershing about what the Biden administration has accomplished on climate change so far.

Republicans released their final bill to overhaul the nation's tax code. They'll now work quickly this week to pass the $1.5 trillion dollar package and send it to the president by Christmas.

A Russian delegation was in Brussels Wednesday to meet with NATO officials, who are trying to head off an invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops massed on the border.

Shout songs, drums, clapping, horns and choral chants that fed the evolution of 20th century gospel music.

Daniel talks with NPR's Tom Goldman who is covering the Olympic Games in Atlanta.

George O'Connor spent 12 years turning the Greek gods into best-selling graphic novels for kids. They're faithful to the ancient myths - which often include gender fluidity.

Harvard astronomer Avi Loeb thinks alien technology could be on the ocean floor. And if he finds anything with buttons on it, he would very much like to press those buttons.

Curtis Sittenfeld's new collection gives sustained, compassionate attention to the inner lives of women — middle-aged, middle-American, moms — who are often dismissed and devalued in fiction.

Big snow in Buffalo, or at least parts of the city: Scott Simon talks with WBFO's Emyle Watkins about the lake effect snow that's buried some areas under a 5-foot blanket of white.

Yousef al-Hindi, a puppeteer from Gaza, continues his passion despite the war between Israel and Hamas by using whatever materials he can find.

An airport terminal becomes the stage for a joyful singalong in a new video for The Avett Brothers' latest foot-stomper, "Ain't No Man."

Prices at the pump have climbed dramatically in the first three months of the year, increasing more than 50 cents per gallon. The rising prices are driven by global forces of supply and demand.

Citing the U.S. Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, the appeals court backed away from what it described as a “plain smell doctrine” related to cannabis.

Novels dealing in privacy-free futures aren't new. But they're rapidly becoming more relevant. Author Max Barry chooses three dystopian novels that are both thought-provoking and chillingly plausible. What's your favorite futuristic novel? Tell us in the comments.

With U.S. troops on heightened alert and NATO forces on standby, fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remain. But even if Putin doesn't send troops in, he could still launch a crippling cyberattack.

About a quarter of U.S. health care workers have refused the COVID-19 vaccine as of July. They share demographic traits with other unvaccinated people and are putting hospitals in a tough spot.

Interest rates are near historic lows and consumer confidence is high, but the market isn't booming. One reason may be mobility: people moving from state to state is half what it was two decades ago.

Most states pay or offer some financial compensation to state lawmakers for their work. Not New Mexico. That can be a barrier for many people trying to enter politics. A new bill could change that.

A clinical psychologist shares effective strategies to quickly de-escalate stress and anxiety. That includes dunking your head into a bowl of ice water to trigger your mammalian dive reflex.

Novelist Robert Stone may not have the name recognition of some of his buzzed-about contemporaries, but his works have won top honors in the writing world. Critic Rosecrans Baldwin thinks Stone's latest, Death of the Black-Haired Girl — full of characters whose evil-doings are "a pleasure to watch" — might give him a shot at mainstream acclaim.

Yes, higher crude oil prices mean a multibillion-dollar cash infusion to the oil industry. But volatility is bad for business, and sustained high prices come with very serious drawbacks.

The law restricts some minors from owning social media accounts. The state won’t legally enforce it until February as the law is currently being challenged in court by two separate lawsuits.

The third season finale of HBO's Succession aired Sunday. After a slow start, the season had finally started to feel like it was taking off.