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The FAFSA debacle is throwing a wrench in students' college plans
by Janet W. Lee
May 1 is a traditional decision day for many high school seniors to pick their college. But this year's trouble with the federal financial aid form has thrown that process into turmoil.
On 'Gag Order,' Kesha gets intensely personal
Listening to Kesha's new album, Gag Order, you can't help but think about all she's been through in the past 10 years.
Japanese Americans object to proposed wind farm at WWII incarceration site
by Rachel Cohen
A proposed wind farm in Idaho that would be one of the U.S.'s largest is being opposed because it's close to a historic site — a former incarceration camp for Japanese Americans during World War II.
Lawsuits claim gunmaker can be held liable in the Uvalde school massacre
by Sam Gringlas
Two lawsuits filed by families of Uvalde victims against gunmaker Daniel Defense will be a key test of an unsettled legal theory.
Actress Patricia Arquette brings sass and vulnerability to her 'High Desert' role
Patricia Arquette talks about her role in the new Apple TV+ series, High Desert.
A look at some of the consequences if the U.S. defaults on its debt
by Stacey Vanek Smith
As the U.S. faces the prospect of defaulting on its debts, a key question looms: How bad would things actually get if that were to happen?
Astronaut Peggy Whitson unretires for a fourth trip to space
A crew of four astronauts, on a private Axiom Space trip run by SpaceX, has reached the International Space Station. Among them: mission commander Peggy Whitson, 63, and no stranger to orbit.
President Biden and Rep. McCarthy meet, with high stakes for the U.S. economy
by Franco Ordoñez
President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are meeting to see if they can break the impasse on spending cuts as the deadline to lift the debt ceiling draws ever closer.
Meta is fined a record $1.3 billion over alleged EU law violations
by Bobby Allyn
Meta faces a record fine from the EU for allegedly breaking Europe's privacy standards.
How tech companies are trying to balance child safety and privacy
Reporter Emma Roth at The Verge talks about the challenges of implementing internet age verification.
Utah hospital system cancels adult gender-affirming surgery appointments
by Saige Miller
Utah banned gender affirming surgery for trans youth in January, but now the state's largest health care system has apparently abandoned plans to offer gender affirming surgeries for adults, too.
Tallahassee NAACP president discusses travel advisory for Black tourists in Fla.
Mutaqee Akbar, the president of the Tallahassee branch of the NAACP, talks about the organization's travel advisory for Black tourists visiting Florida.
1 in 5 people around the world now live in countries teetering toward debt default
by Nurith Aizenman
A debt crisis looms over low- and-middle-income countries. One in five people live in a country teetering toward default. NPR unpacks the causes and consequences, including spiraling food prices.