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California has long had some of the country's highest gas prices. Those numbers have climbed even higher with the Iran war, and people say they're feeling the financial burden.

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with ESPN's Howard Bryant about the college football playoffs that begin Saturday.

If you've ever typed Oprah Winfrey and your smartphone texted "orca whale," or said "Your mom and I are going to divorce" instead of "going to Disney," you've been the unfortunate victim of an autocorrect blunder. The author of a new book, Damn You, Autocorrect! shares her favorite mistexts.

US Treasury bonds are known as a super safe, super boring place to put your money. But the Series I Savings Bond got so popular last week, the surge in demand crashed the Treasury's website

A group of archaeologists and paleontologists noticed the women of their field were being forgotten. So they made the Trowelblazers, an archive featuring female achievement in the "digging sciences."

Some Spanish and Mayan language speakers may struggle or hesitate to use county resources. When they do, subtle mistranslations can lead to dangerous misunderstandings.

Nike is dropping three of its most popular basketball silhouettes just in time for the WNBA All-Star Weekend in Indianapolis — including New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu's Sabrina 3s.

Singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis sprinkles her new CD with references to God, but she says she didn't plan it that way. "I think being broken-hearted is not the only thing you want to sing about," she says.

As you cheer on sports you didn't think you cared about during the Tokyo Olympics, we're here to answer all those random questions that keep popping up in your brain.

We have an update on the Biden administration's newest federal student loan repayment plan, known as SAVE, which has been popular with borrowers but stirred the anger of Republican lawmakers.

Stanford professor Jonathan Berger turns golf stroke data into sound. A nice sound means it's a good swing, a sour sound means something's not right. He tells Scott Simon how that helps people learn.

You've heard of cover songs — now, a group of authors are writing cover plays, retelling the works of Shakespeare in their own words. Jeanette Winterson leads off, reimagining The Winter's Tale.

The calf was found alone last week, about four miles from the ocean. The young walrus is being fed by bottle, and receiving care similar to how its mother would care for it in the wild.

In 2021 Gold created a bucket list after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. He completed a lot on the list, but meeting Parton felt out of reach until his story was featured on the news in Utah.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with White House Senior Adviser Mitch Landrieu and Consumer Reports autos reporter Keith Barry about the challenge of achieving the Biden administration's EV sales goals.

On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Comedian Aparna Nancherla talks about how her rage is manifesting in middle age.

In his memoir, the catcher opens up about getting drafted in the 62nd round, his feud with Roger Clemens and what it's like to go into retirement. Leaving the game, he says, was "like a small death."

In a new memoir, the Major League Baseball catcher opens up about getting drafted in the 62nd round, his feud with Roger Clemens and what it's like to go into retirement. Leaving the game, he says, was "like a small death."

On "The Bay Blend" podcast, learn how the type of batteries you're throwing out makes a big difference in safety with Daniel Gallagher from Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management.

The number of patients is soaring, the health system is stressed and the government is facing criticism over its response. So far 150,000 Peruvians have caught the virus this year and 248 have died.

One man's quest for the perfect loaf took him to Paris, Berlin, California and Kansas. What he learned can't easily be captured in words. It's a feeling in your fingers that comes from experience.

The singer describes skiffle as "a bunch of British school boys in the mid '50s playing Lead Belly's repertoire ... on acoustic guitars." Bragg's new book is Roots, Radicals And Rockers.

In his new book, Hello, Shadowlands, journalist Patrick Winn describes how underground crime groups thrive in a region where democracy is in retreat.

In 2014, on the 100th anniversary of the World War I Christmas Truce, former All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro set out to reconstruct the events of that day.

Israel's war with Hamas has destroyed much of Gaza. Recent analyses find that nearly 60% of buildings, nearly 70% of orchards and 68% of roads have been damaged or destroyed by the conflict.