Unpacking the $10 billion sale of the LA Lakers
The Los Angeles Lakers announced that the team will be sold for $10 billion. Author and historian Jeff Pearlman explains what this means for the franchise and the sport of basketball.
Maine's lobster industry wins against endangered right whale protections
Maine's lobster industry has won a reprieve from new regulations designed to protect the endangered right whale.
Encore: Rising interest rates plunge the housing market into a deep freeze
With interest rates creeping up month after month, many buyers and sellers have put their plans on hold, and that's plunged the housing market into a deep freeze.
Checking in with Southwest after it promised a return to near-normal operations
Southwest promised a return to near-normal operations on Friday. NPR checks in at Denver International Airport – a major failure point for the airline.
A year after the Marshall Fire, survivors continue struggling with its effects
Dec. 30 marks a year since the unusual Marshall Fire erupted, destroying more homes than any wildfire in Colorado. Some survivors continue struggling with its effects daily.
What have we learned from former President Trump's tax returns?
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Tax Policy Center senior fellow Steven Rosenthal about what we learned from former President Donald Trump's tax returns released on Friday.
Scientists dig up biologist Gregor Mendel's body and sequence his DNA
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the birth of Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, a group of scientists decided to dig up his body and sequence his DNA.
Encore: China's protesters say Apple keeps tools that help them off the App Store
Protesters in China say Apple keeps tools that help them get around censorship off the App Store. Now the company has to contend with pressure from China's residents who aren't happy about it.
What's next for Myanmar's former leader
Friday should be the end of Myanmar's former leader's legal drama. What's next for Aung San Suu Kyi?
Brazil's President-elect Luis Inácio Lula da Silva's remarkable comeback
Luis Inácio Lula da Silva was in prison for corruption in 2019, but Brazil's former President will be sworn in as the country's new leader Sunday. It's a remarkable comeback for the politician.
