With the holidays ahead, supply chain issues will get worse before they get better
Supply chain backups are snarling ports — and are only expected to get worse before they get better.
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Why hasn't South Carolina redrawn voter maps?
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ACLU attorney Somil Trivedi and Slate reporter Mark Joseph Stern on a lawsuit against South Carolina's redistricting process and when new voting maps will be put in place.
Baseball's battle between 'good' and 'evil'
NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Evan Drellich of The Athletic the faceoff between the upstart Atlanta Braves and the hated Houston Astros in game 1 of the World Series Tuesday.
What the military coup in Sudan means for Washington
The military takeover in Sudan came just as the U.S. envoy to the region left Khartoum. Now, the U.S. is trying to figure out a way to salvage a transitional government.
What does Kyrsten Sinema want out of spending negotiations? Here's what we know
The Arizona Democratic senator has been hard to pin down, but her moderate stance is forcing progressives in her party to make concessions.
Arrested for refusing to give up bus seat in 1955, she's fighting to clear her record
Months before Rosa Parks became the mother of the modern civil rights movement by refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus, Black teenager Claudette Colvin did the same.
A lost hiker ignored rescuers' phone calls, thinking they were spam
A search and rescue unit in Colorado says a hiker spent the night in the forest after they "ignored repeated phone calls from us because they didn't recognize the number."
1 in 4 American Jews say they experienced antisemitism in the last year
A new report from American Jewish Committee also found that, out of fear of antisemitism, 39% of American Jews changed their behavior, such as by not wearing items that would identify them as Jewish.
New York and New Jersey declare emergencies as heavy rain soaks the region
The National Weather Service predicts as much as 6 inches of rain, with flash flooding possible in urban settings just weeks after Hurricane Ida pummeled the area.
Lawmakers may honor Prince with a Congressional Gold Medal
Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Ilhan Omar introduced the bill calling for Prince to posthumously receive the award. The Congressional Gold Medal has been awarded to only 163 people since 1776.