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.
The threat to abortion rights could mobilize young voters, Democratic leaders hope
These midterms, younger voters have soured on the Democratic Party. Party leaders see the threat to abortion rights as an opportunity to rebuild the multigenerational coalition that elected Joe Biden.
A widow's unlikely friendship with a giant Pacific octopus
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Shelby Van Pelt about her new novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures. It centers heartache, loss — and how friendship can help us get through that kind of pain.
Wages are rising, but can't keep up with cost of living — and could worsen inflation
U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, as the unemployment rate held steady at 3.6%. Stiff competition for workers is pushing up wages, which has inflation watchdogs concerned.
2 wildfires in New Mexico have merged into 1. And the weekend is bringing high winds
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New Mexico's Gov. Luhan Grisham talks about a recent wildfire burning east of Santa Fe right now — the second-biggest in New Mexico's recorded history.
After Roe V. Wade: What's next for the anti-abortion movement?
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with National Right to Life Committee president Carol Tobias about the anti-abortion movement's priorities and policy objectives moving forward.
'Happening' takes place in France in the 1960s, but speaks to this particular moment
A college student in 1960s France encounters difficulties in seeking an abortion that feel very of-this-moment in Audrey Diwan's timely drama Happening.
Look closely at those white Jaguars in San Francisco — no drivers!
The vehicles have been under development for years, but Google-owned Waymo and Cruise, which is owned by General Motors, are now offering robot-driven cars to ferry passengers in San Francisco.
First Lady Jill Biden head to Eastern Europe to visit Ukrainian refugees
First Lady Jill Biden is departing on a trip to Eastern Europe to visit Ukrainian refugees, as well as U.S. personnel in the region. It's her most high-profile endeavor since her husband took office.
The status of Iran nuclear deal talks
For weeks, talks between world powers and Iran over reviving the 2015 nuclear deal have been stalled — partly because of the war in Ukraine. But they're still a priority and could go either way.
Brooke Shields is aging in the public eye — and she wants to talk about it
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress, writer and entrepreneur Brooke Shields about her effort to embrace aging and how she's trying to help other women do the same.