Life Kit has tips on how to paint your rental
It might feel risky to make big, bold changes to a brand new apartment. But NPR's Life Kit has tips for making your space your own, without losing your security deposit.
Social media leads to discovery of 5,000-year-old mastodon tooth
A mastodon tooth washed up on a California beach and then went missing. A local museum tried to track it down.
Female wrestlers in India are detained after making sexual harassment allegations
The International Olympic Committee has condemned the Indian police's treatment of the countries' top wrestlers, who accuse a ruling party lawmaker of sexual harassment.
No more ducking around: Apple updates autocorrect
Apple announces that in an upcoming update, the f-word will no longer autocorrect to "duck".
U.S. skies in the Northeast and the Midwest are hazy with smoke from Canada
A good chunk of the United States is dealing with smoke following a series of wildfires in Canada. Winds have carried the smoke across the Northeast and parts of the Midwest.
Record-breaking wildfires in Canada are impacting air quality in the U.S.
The Canadian wildfire season has started early and already broken records, with toxic smoke drifting south to the U.S. and many air quality alerts in place.
Prince Harry testified that tabloids illegally hacked his phone in the early 2000s
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talk with The Guardian's Jim Waterson about Prince Harry's testimony against Mirror Newspaper Group. Harry is one of many suing it for using illegal methods to get information.
Indian-Mexican restaurants inspired 'Land of Gold,' an intersecting immigrant story
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director and actor Nardeep Khurmi about his new movie Land of Gold about intersecting immigrant experiences.
A group claiming to protect parents' rights in public schools is labeled as extremist
The activist group Moms for Liberty has grown rapidly during the pandemic years, claiming to fight for parents' rights in public education. The Southern Poverty Law Center is labeling it as extremist.
Judge's blistering ruling halts Florida's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
In a strongly worded ruling, a federal judge said that minors who filed suit against Florida's gender-affirming care bans would "suffer irreparable harm." An appeal to the injunction is expected.
Volunteers helped tally terrapin turtles for science
Scientists are relying more and more on non-scientists to help them gather data. That was the case recently on North Carolina's coast, where volunteers spent a day counting terrapin turtles.
Edith Kanaka'ole is the first native Hawaiian woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter
Edith Kanaka'ole is the first native Hawaiian woman to be featured on a United States quarter. Her legacy is one of fighting for the Hawaiian language and other cultural traditions.