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More Americans are falling behind on credit card bills
by Scott Horsley
Credit card delinquencies rose in the first three months of the year. That's a sign of the growing financial stress that some families are feeling in an era of rising prices and high interest rates.
What Asian Americans really think of affirmative action
NPR's Juana Summers discusses the Asian American perspective on affirmative action with University of Maryland professor and political scientist Janelle Wong.
Nimona was ND Stevenson's power fantasy. Now, the comic is a Netflix animated film
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Nate "ND" Stevenson, who wrote the original graphic novel on which the new animated movie Nimona is based.
NPR's Melissa Block bids farewell after 38 years
by Melissa Block
NPR's Melissa Block bids farewell after 38 years at the network and reminisces on some of her most impactful assignments.
Documentary 'Every Body' centers the lives and activism of intersex people
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Julie Cohen and Saifa Wall about the new documentary Every Body, which uncovers the misconceptions around intersex people and the mistreatment they've faced.
13-year-old pro skateboarder becomes first female to land 720 trick
Arisa Trew, a 13-year-old Australian girl, made history on Tuesday when she became the first female skater to land a 720 — two full rotations in the air.
In France, protests persist over the police killing of boy of Algerian descent
by Eleanor Beardsley
France braces itself for a fourth night of unrest, as protestors continue to take to the streets after a 17-year-old boy of Algerian descent was fatally shot by police during a traffic stop.
'The Big Break' reveals how D.C.'s oddball influential players gamble and schmooze
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Washington Post political reporter and author Ben Terris on his new book The Big Break.
Democrats want the young North Carolina vote, but Gen Z's feelings are complicated
by Elena Moore
North Carolina is part of the Democrats' strategy to make gains in 2024. But young voters in the state have mixed feelings about the party and President Biden.
Chicago pneumologist talks side effects of wildfire smoke on the lungs
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Kalhan, a pulmonologist at Northwestern Medicine, about the impact of wildfire smoke in Chicago, which claimed the world's worst air quality earlier this week.
This week in science: gravitational waves, nature-inspired robots and Orca attacks
Hosts of NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about newly-discovered gravitational waves, a robot designed with inspiration from nature and why Orcas might be attacking boats near the European coast.