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School meals are the only meals some children get in a day. But during the pandemic, school feeding programs have been reaching fewer and fewer families.

A 3D-printed rocket is set to take its maiden flight Wednesday. If successful, it would be the first to reach orbit. The company behind it hopes to cash in on a booming satellite industry.

Audiophiles talk about sound equipment and listening to music as if it were a religious experience. But in this time of iPods and MP3 players, such devotees of sound are harder and harder to find.

The online company Threadless makes funny and satirical T-shirts. But they are a little different from those made by other T-shirt companies. All Threadless shirts are designed and approved by the site's members.

During its four-year run on NPR, This I Believe engaged listeners in a discussion of the core beliefs that guide their daily lives. We heard from people of all walks of life — the very young and the very old, the famous and the previously unknown.

The lawsuit seeks to force the company to pay for groundwater and soil monitoring in the years ahead and economic losses in the area.

Many state Medicaid programs pay out-of-state providers much less than in-state facilities, often making it hard for families with medically complex children to get the care they seek.

In Manatee County, Hurricane Ian spared residents in that part of Florida from severe devastation. The storm did knock out power to scores of people and the wind knocked down trees

In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment.

Peter Gehle details the life in the minor league before unionization as the Major League Baseball Player's Association begins to represent all professional baseball players.

We answer your personal finance questions as we head into the new year.

Fewer than 10% of all Paycheck Protection Program loans remain unforgiven, and the majority of those belong to one-person businesses — companies the program most intended to help.

Warren Buffett, the 94-year-old billionaire investor known as the "Oracle of Omaha," is retiring as Berkshire Hathaway's CEO. What made him so powerful, and why does he have so many fans?

Venezuela's president, Nicolas Maduro, continues to insist he won last week's election, but proof is scarce. Meanwhile, Venezuelans continue to protest.

The late artist Ruth Asawa regularly drew the bouquets people gave her. Years later, some of the sketches made it back to those who gave flowers.

On Tuesday, air traffic controllers missed their first full paycheck because of the government shutdown. Since they're considered essential employees, they must continue working without pay.

The Teamsters union demands that Amazon recognize its unionized workers. The company refuses and says the strikes won't affect operations.

A new documentary chronicles Stormy Daniels' legal battle with former President Donald Trump, and how it has changed her and her family.

Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell talks about releasing his new album early to independent record stores and reconnecting with a younger version of himself after being sober for almost a decade.

NPR's Life Kit shares tips and tricks for how to pick a baby name.

People traveling into Florida using I-10 will no longer need to worry about checkpoints at the Florida Alabama state line.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Sharon Horgan, creator and star of Bad Sisters, about the show's second season.

Though some in East Millinocket, Maine, are thrilled the town's paper mill is open again, many are unhappy with what the jobs are paying. But for every resident riled up about the lower wages, there seems to be another who is infuriated at those who dare complain.

The House and Senate proposals deal with the Neurological Injury Compensation Association, or NICA, that was set up in the 1980s to pay for the care of infants with neurologial injuries.

For 20 years, the Rev. Gregory Boyle has run Homeboy Industries, an anti-gang program that employs and is run by ex-gang members in Los Angeles. Boyle recently had to lay off most of his staff because of financial problems. He recounts the decades he's helped ex-gang members turn their lives around in a new memoir, Tattoos on the Heart.