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Cars drive on flooded streets as Tropical Storm Henri approaches, in Hoboken New Jersey on August 22, 2021.

Federal judges deal the oil industry another setback in climate litigation

An appeals court said two climate change lawsuits against the oil industry should be heard in state court. Oil companies have been fighting such cases on jurisdictional grounds for years and losing.

There is wide agreement some regulation is needed, but who should do it is up for debate.

There's a new plan to regulate cryptocurrencies. Here's what you need to know

Two senators have unveiled a new bill with bipartisan support. But skeptics are already warning it's a step backwards and is far too crypto-friendly.

A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, on May 4, 2021.

The IRS is increasing the standard deductions for 2023 as inflation intensifies

The IRS is increasing energy-related tax breaks, as well as standard deductions for single and married people and heads of households.

Beck says track and the rhythm, not vocals, need to be at the forefront if you want to move people.

There's a 'volume war' happening in music

Lead vocalists have gotten quieter over the decades, compared with the rest of the band, according to a new study. Beck says it's part of the "volume wars."

A worker carries used drink bottles and cans for recycling at a collection point in Brooklyn, New York. Three decades of recycling have so far failed to reduce what we throw away, especially plastics.

We never got good at recycling plastic. Some states are trying a new approach

New York is the latest, and largest, state to consider charging product-makers to dispose of their packaging. But lawmakers are clashing over how much to involve industry in creating a new system.

Merriam-Webster says you can end a sentence with a preposition. The internet goes off

The dictionary publisher's guidance on the practice has people riled up. Grammarians say the made-up rule is one big waste of time. Not everyone is ready to let it go.

Supermarket sticker shock eased this year, as egg prices fell back to earth. Despite gloomy recession forecasts at the beginning of the year, consumers kept spending and the economy continued to grow.

These 5 charts show how life got pricier, but also cheaper, in 2023

Inflation eased this year, and wages are now climbing faster than prices. Americans are still spending, even if they have to borrow money to do so.

The Jim Bridger coal plant in Point of Rocks, Wyo., powers more than a million homes across six Western states. Under proposed federal rules many coal plants would have to dramatically reduce carbon dioxide emissions in coming years.

An EPA proposal to (almost) eliminate climate pollution from power plants

Coal and natural gas-fired power plants would have to dramatically reduce the climate-warming greenhouse gasses they emit under proposed federal rules.

The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Enerhodar on Sunday. It is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe and among the 10 largest in the world.

Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactors won't restart until Russians leave, its operator says

Europe's largest nuclear plant will remain shut down until Russian forces leave, the head of Ukraine's atomic energy agency tells NPR. Under Russian occupation, he says, "staff cannot operate freely."

Shein promotes clothes under $30, $20 or even $5, mostly made in China and shipped directly to shoppers.

America can't resist fast fashion. Shein, with all its issues, is tailored for it

With clothes cheaper than a latte, built for today's microtrends, Shein courts the same young women who launched the renaissance of thrifting and resale. Legal complaints about the company are many.

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