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A growing movement of events — called Repair Fairs — want to help people learn to fix their broken things and, in turn, keep them out of landfills. NPR visits an event in northern New York.
NPR looks at how President Trump's actions have created a tension in Washington over who is responsible for the various aspects of the government.
President Trump's tariffs could hit the economy badly and lead to higher inflation. But Wall Street investors are reacting by ...
Journalist Art Silverman has an appreciation of the world's most influential, part-time musical-satirist. Tom Lehrer made people laugh by singing about politics, nuclear destruction and social harmony ...
Thailand and Cambodia say they are open to ceasefire talks after President Trump urged them to end the deadly border conflict that started late last week.
From our summer round-up of Books We Love, NPR staffers give recommendations for books they literally loved - all about romance.
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Shannon Carr, founder of non-profit Isaiah 55, Inc., about rising prices at dollar stores and what they mean for the low-income community she helps in Ohio.
We look at how President Trump is struggling to change the narrative on the Jeffrey Epstein case, and whether his current trip to Scotland will provide any political respite.
The number of homeless people in L.A. County living on the street dropped last year, bucking trends elsewhere in the U.S. What does it say about efforts to combat homelessness, in the city as well as ...
The newly-released figures provide further insight into the historic storm’s impact on Western North Carolina.
John Michael Osbourne, a poor student from Birmingham, UK, exceeded expectations and helped invent heavy metal. A moment to ...
The small juvenile green sea turtle, nicknamed “Lucky Duck,” arrived at the S.T.A.R. Center with visible injuries from an ...