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.
Senate Dems are closer to passing the Inflation Reduction Act, but there's work ahead
Democrats are one step closer to passing the Inflation Reduction Act, but they still have a long weekend ahead on Capitol Hill.
Deaton Chris Anthony reconfigures the sound of nostalgia
The new album from Deaton Chris Anthony, Sid the Kid, conjures a glitchy, abrasive, digital nostalgia from his childhood in Kansas.
A trio of economists have come up with a new way to evaluate the health of an economy
GDP has declined for a second quarter in a row — a common definition of a recession. But a group of economists are asking, why rely on that single number to determine the health of the economy?
Many Republicans on the campaign trail are shunning mainstream press
Republican candidates for public office are now commonly refusing to grant access to reporters from mainstream national news media, often speaking to friendly partisan press.
The fallout continues from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan
The White House summoned China's ambassador to the U.S. to address concerns about military exercises around Taiwan — the latest in the fallout over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.
Senate to vote on huge package that would change drug pricing and health insurance
The Inflation Reduction Act aims to put caps on drug price increases and out of pocket spending. It also includes a provision allowing Medicare to negotiate price some drugs.
Kabul's fall to the Taliban, 1 year later
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with retired Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of CENTCOM, about the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan, to the Taliban one year later.
Matt de la Peña and Hanif Abdurraqib on how basketball feeds their writing
Children's book writer Matt de la Pena and poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib talk about how basketball feeds their writing.
Hungary's prime minister calls for culture war at right-wing conference in Dallas
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán headlined a conservative political conference in Dallas. In Hungary, he has a "zero migration" policy and has sought to suppress independent voices of dissent.
Ukraine condemns Amnesty International report that troops were too close to civilians
Amnesty International has criticized Ukraine for setting up military bases in residential areas. Ukrainian officials say It's Russian forces that are putting Ukrainian civilians lives in jeopardy.