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For NPR's Word of the Week: Things are getting spicy. We explain how a word referring to cinnamon and pepper turned less literal by the 19th century.

Germany is reeling under a heatwave. Temperatures are expected to rise to the high 90s — a bigger deal when a country has little to no air conditioning.

New weight-loss programs have dieters put cash on the line in a wager that they'll reach their goal.

One of baseball's most beloved voices is gone. Broadcasting icon Vin Scully died Tuesday at age 94.

Coppola was 29 when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." Coppola is a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree.

There's been years of debate over cash bail and its impact on the justice system and people who have to pay cash to stay out of jail before trial. Illinois became the first state to ban the practice.

A Maryland program to prevent hospital complications goes further than most, including those already under way in Medicare and new ones slated to begin next year under the health care overhaul law.

WHO cautions disease may kill more people in Gaza than combat. The New York Times sues ChatGPT's OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement, and 2023 is expected to be the hottest year on record.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bloomberg's Consumer Reporter Redd Brown, who wrote about the changing sentiments toward the lunch bowl industry.

Most screening tests for colon cancer are covered by insurance. But if the results are positive, patients may require a diagnostic colonoscopy that may not be fully paid for by insurance.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: two great newsletters, FX's The Bear, and more.

In nonfiction, Jonathan Franzen's collection of recent essays and Bob Spitz's Julia Child biography arrive in paperback. In softcover fiction, Herta Muller and Kevin Powers render worlds of excruciating hardship, while Chris Cleave explores a complicated rivalry.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with Cecilia Menjivar, co-director of the Center for Migration Research at the University of Kansas, about the economic impact of President Trump's decision to end the temporary protected status for people living in the U.S. from El Salvador.

Crawley, which voted to leave the EU, has attracted many workers from EU countries seeking jobs at nearby Gatwick Airport. "We just want it to go back to the way it was before," says a resident.

New laws in 35 states will allow more than 5 million Americans with disabilities to begin setting aside money for disability-related expenses without being penalized. Right now, many lose health and other public benefits if they save too much money, which is one of the main reasons for the high poverty rate among those with disabilities.

More than one million people may have lost their money in the spectacular collapse of the cryptocurrency trading firm. Some had big chunks of their life savings disappear into a black hole.

One of Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs' biggest tasks is addressing the drought on the Colorado River threatening her state's growth boom. The Democrat is convinced it can avoid a drawn out legal battle.

When you ask Joan Smith, owner of Rancho Meladuco in Mecca, California, about dates, you’re met with an onslaught of adjectives: “Meaty. Soft. Delicate. Buttery. Complex. Rich. Dense. Chewy. Boozy. Caramel-like. Maple. Cinnamon-raisin-y.”

President Trump is set to hold a news conference at the conclusion of the NATO summit in the Netherlands, as the world watches to see whether a ceasefire between Israel and Iran will hold.

Shih-Ching Tsou has collaborated with filmmaker Sean Baker for years. Tsou's solo directorial debut uses Taipei as its canvas to tell a story about women making ends meet in the city.

The U.S. economy is in a recession. The National Bureau of Economic Research, which tracks economic cycles, says the downturn began last December. Many economists believe it'll be the most severe since the 1981-82 recession. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks with Steve Inskeep about the economy.

Rep. George Miller (D-CA), tapped by Nancy Pelosi to head up some of the Democractic Party's most important policy initiatives, looks ahead to what Democrats will try to accomplish now that they have control of Congress.

In 2003, the pop group's song "Where Is the Love?" was in the top 8 on the Billboard 100. Now will.i.am has rewritten the song. He tells Rachel Martin it's been adapted to reflect the issues of 2016.

In 2016, Tulika Prasad was at the grocery store checkout line with her seven-year-old son, who is non-verbal and autistic. A woman understood what was going on when Prasad's son had an outburst.

After Jeff Balch's mom died, the response of three trash collectors has stayed with him.