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Jennifer Aniston's production company plans to reboot '9 to 5'
The 1980 classic starred Dolly Parton, Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin as three women seeking revenge against their sexist boss. It made more than $100 million at the box office.
The U.S. is experiencing a late summer wave of COVID cases
While most people aren't getting really sick, hospitalizations are up more than 21% across the country. Elderly people are most at risk.
The Biden administration picks the first 10 drugs for Medicare price negotiation
by Selena Simmons-Duffin
The Inflation Reduction Act gives the federal government power to negotiate the price of certain drugs for Medicare. It marks a change to prescription drug policy that's been decades in the making.
Concerns grow as post-COVID economic recovery in China flounders
by Emily Feng
China's economic recovery has been dramatically slower than expected. Its biggest property firms are courting bankruptcy, and youth unemployment is at a record high. How did China get there?
Morning news brief
Florida braces for Idalia, which is set to become a hurricane. Schools and hospitals recommend masking over rising COVID cases. And Uganda makes charges in its first "aggravated homosexuality" case.
Pushback grows after Florida puts limits on teaching Black history in schools
by Kerry Sheridan
Scholars and teachers are fighting back at Florida standards that limit the teaching of Black history. They're holding a conference in Jacksonville next month.
Road trip through California with 5 kids sound fun? What about doing it on foot?
Danae and Olen Netteburg are hiking the more than 2,000 mile Pacific Crest Trail with kids ages two to 14. That's after hiking the Appalachian Trail and the Continental Divide Trail.
Forecasters keep a close eye on Idalia. It is expected to hit Florida's Gulf Coast
Idalia is now a Category 1 hurricane, and is expected to strengthen as it moves toward the Gulf Coast of Florida. It comes nearly a year after Hurricane Ian devastated the coast near Fort Myers.
A judge sets March 4, 2024, as the trial date in a Trump election interference case
NPR'S Steve Inskeep talks to GOP political consultant Doug Heye, a former communications director for the RNC, about how the date for Donald Trump's federal Jan. 6 trial might affect the GOP primary.
How — and why — scientists created a see-through squid
by Jon Hamilton
Scientists have genetically engineered a see-through squid, allowing researchers to study its brain activity and other biological processes. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 25, 2023.)
Hawaii loves Spam — and now Spam is giving back
In response to wildfires, the maker of the shelf-stable pork product sent the equivalent of five truckloads of Spam to Maui. That's over a quarter of a million cans.
Texas heat forces ranchers to sell herds, farmers' crops are threatened
by Kailey Hunt
Ranchers and farmers have faced unrelenting high temperatures and extreme drought this summer. Some are being forced to sell off their herds, while others are having trouble growing anything at all.
It's time again for the contest to pick the U.K.'s tree of the year
An introduction to some of the favorites to win Tree of the Year in the U.K. The finalists have been chosen and voting runs through October.