Why a song released in 1994 is No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart
Parts of the world experienced a total solar eclipse this month, but what good is it without a soundtrack? On the day of the eclipse, Soundgarden's song "Black Hole Sun" saw a boom in streams.
Morning news brief
Attorney General Merrick Garland will appear before the House Judiciary Committee. The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady. The UAW strike may affect new and used car prices.
Bangladesh has been effective at fighting malaria. Can it eliminate the disease?
Bangladesh has slashed its malaria numbers dramatically. But the parasite that causes the disease has a history of fighting back — and it seems it's doing so once again.
Oregon's public defense crisis finally lands before the state's highest court
Public defenders say they're being assigned too many cases to do their jobs effectively. The question of whether judges can force them to take on more cases is before the state's Supreme Court.
The NBA announces stricter rules for resting multiple star players
NPR's A Martinez talks to James Herbert, CBS senior NBA writer, about new rules to reduce the practice of strategically resting star players to prevent injury — known in the league as load management
Canada and India are in a standoff over a Sikh separatist leader's assassination
NPR's A Martinez talks to Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about escalating tensions between India and Canada.
7 wild facts about the spotted lanternfly
Spotted Lanternflies are an invasive species of bug now in 14 states. NPR's Life Kit has tips on how you can help stop their spread. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 17, 2023.)
How a protracted UAW strike could impact what people pay for new and used cars
The UAW strike has shut down plants making some popular vehicles. But the long-term consequences on car prices depend on how broad and prolonged the strike becomes.
NPR's history podcast 'Throughline' revisits the fall of Tenochtitlán
Throughline takes us back 500 years to understand the rise, fall and resilience of the great Aztec city Tenochititlán. The story of European dominance has been largely accepted as historical truth.
Should menstrual products on college campuses be free?
There's a growing movement of student-led initiatives to end "period poverty" — a lack of access to menstrual products — by pushing colleges to offer them for free.
President Biden addresses the U.N. General Assembly in New York
President Biden gives his annual address to world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.