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Retail expert Katie Thomas scours her local shopping mall in Pittsburgh to divine what Americans' shopping habits reveal about the economy and the nation's future.

Prediction market apps are thriving in Trump's second term, with traders betting on migrant deportations to election outcomes. A community of young, mostly male and very online traders are driving the industry's bonanza.

This week, the album at No. 1 on the charts is one everyone saw coming: With the biggest streaming numbers of 2025 and strong sales to boot, Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem is the chart-topper it had always seemed destined to become.

Federal officials have a plan that could curb billions of dollars in overpayments to Medicare Advantage plans. But will they follow through on it?

For a show that's never been shy about celebrating itself, Saturday Night Live was bound to lean hard into its 50th season. But the results were as mixed as ever.

The race for Detroit’s next mayor will pit City Council President Mary Sheffield and megachurch leader Solomon Kinloch, the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s nonpartisan primary.

This American Life host Ira Glass doesn't care about how people will remember him, "I'm not making a radio show for them"

Washington, D.C.'s vending machine LitBox distributes books, with a serving of hope as local writers struggle with arts funding cuts.

Cooper Flagg and Paige Bueckers, the presumptive top picks in this year's NBA and WNBA drafts, are on deck this weekend with hopes of a national title. But the star power doesn't stop with them.

NPR asked researchers, advocates, tax experts, a parent and a public school leader for their thoughts on this first-of-its-kind national voucher plan. Here's what they said.