Until his final days, the late Pope Francis had regularly spoken to the priest at Gaza's Catholic church about the situation in the war-ravaged territory.

July 17, 2025 • A ninth-generation Louisiana Creole, Simien's music takes the swamp roots of her upbringing and mixes it with some sweet Memphis soul.

Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester says it's important that the Fed stays independent and that fiscal politics should not interfere with monetary policy makers ...

A ninth-generation Louisiana Creole, Simien's music takes the swamp roots of her upbringing and mixes it with some sweet Memphis soul.

Avoid false balance — Providing balance in a story doesn't mean a reporter gives equal weight to views or assertions that have been debunked or are outright false. Journalists should make sure that, ...

Filmmaker Ari Aster, who wrote and directed Midsommar and Hereditary, returns to theaters this weekend with a conspiracy-laden story set in the spring of 2020.

The vote comes as scores of former DOJ lawyers and retired state and federal court judges say they fear his intense loyalty to the president would carry over onto the bench.

Connie Francis has died. The first female singer to chart a number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, she sold over 40 million records before the age of 25.

The Senate voted to approve a rescission package that claws back funds allocated for public media and foreign aid. And, President Trump floats the idea of firing the Federal Reserve chair.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Loretta Mester, former president of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank, on President Trump's pressure on Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

Senate approves cuts to funding for public media and foreign aid programs, President Trump attacks Fed Chair Powell over interest rates, UN Security Council to meet over unfolding Israel-Syria crisis.

Deadly floods on July 4 highlighted Texas' vulnerability. A state study found Texas leads the nation in flood-related property damage and fatalities. So what is it doing about that?