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Bond and stock markets have tumbled this year as inflation continues to surge. The Federal Reserve has already indicated it will need to raise interest rates. The question is: Will that be enough?

Conservative U.S. Supreme Court justices sided with coal companies in a recent case over the EPA's authority. But market forces have pushed the ongoing decline of coal power.

The massive pipeline, which supplies 45% of the East Coast's gasoline and jet fuel, was forced to shut down over the weekend. The company says it has one line operating under manual control.

Prescription drugs like Vicodin have provided much-needed relief for many people suffering from pain. But these painkillers can be addictive, and they kill thousands each year. Doctors and regulators are looking into how to limit access to the drugs without causing more suffering for pain patients.

Remember Project 2025? Democrats are building their own governing blueprint, and one proposal takes aim at the "annoyance economy": robocalls, endless hold times, hidden fees and other everyday frustrations.

Andrew Gillum's upset victory in the Florida Democratic gubernatorial primary pits a young, black Democratic progressive against a Republican who has staked his career on his ties to Trump.

Hailed as a neo-soul smash in 2000, D'Angelo's Voodoo now feels decades more lived-in than its peers. The album's engineer, Russell Elevado, says sounding "old" became the key to sounding timeless.

U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, while the unemployment rate inched up to 4.4%. The report, which was delayed by the government shutdown, may hint at the pace of hiring and firing.

Based on the memories of Armenian centenarians who survived the 1915 genocide as children, Armenian-American photographer Diana Markosian traveled to Turkey to bring them images from their past.

NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: like-minded releases from Erykah Badu and Saul Williams, closure in the 2Pac murder and more.

AAA and local law enforcement joined at USF's Tampa campus on Thursday to raise awareness about the danger of e-bikes, e-scooters and e-skateboards.

New York Times reporter Eric Lipton says the Trump family businesses, including their crypto company, are capitalizing on the President's position, and creating unprecedented conflicts of interest.

Chicago's 1886 Haymarket riot had a major impact on the labor movement in America. Debbie Elliott interviews James Green, author of the book Death in the Haymarket.

A couple who owned a controlling interest in a foreign corporation argue that a controversial Trump-era tax is unconstitutional under the 16th Amendment.

According to AAA, prices dropped an average of 17 cents last week and are down 96 cents since mid-June.

Florida black bears are getting more active — and hungry — as the weather warms up.

The ties between Double Dutch and hip-hop can be traced to Nelly's "Country Grammar," Missy Elliott's "Gossip Folks" and "Throw It Back," and the Cartoon Network animated series Craig of the Creek.

Palestinian-Syrian chef Reem Assil shares what she's making for Eid al-Fitr and what the holiday means to her.

In 1937, frustrated by a conservative Supreme Court that struck down a series of his New Deal programs, President Franklin Roosevelt set about to reform the court — by expanding it and adding as many as six liberal justices. The controversial proposition is examined in writer Jeff Shesol's new book, Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court.

Justice Department officials are demanding proof that cities receiving millions in law enforcement grants are complying with federal immigration law.

Diana Abu-Jaber admits that she used to think of mysteries and thrillers as "silly summertime reading, all about suspense and action." But, she says, not all thrillers are cut from the same cloth. She presents her list of smart murder mysteries.

Producer Dmae Roberts shares an audio postcard of some Hawaiians who are proud to speak pidgin — a home-grown version of English with words and phrases borrowed from other languages brought to the islands over the centuries.

The Serbian tennis star is aiming for a "golden slam" — meaning winning all four major tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in a single year. No male tennis player has ever done it.

A program that makes poems from our tweets / With rhyming lines and smooth iambic beats ... Ranjit Bhatnagar wrote a program to find tweets in iambic pentameter and retweet them in rhyming pairs. With NPR's Jacki Lyden, he shares some of the resulting couplets.

When writer Jonathan Evison reads a book, he wants full immersion — emotionally, intellectually and sensually. He suggests three wild, Western adventure tales that will pick you up, knock you down and leave you breathless.