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.
Nigerians are furious as the country switches currencies, creating a cash shortage
Nigeria is in the middle of a cash crisis as the country attempts to replace its old currency with a new one — leaving many cashless and furious.
Most Americans want to raise debt ceiling, but disagree on how to lower national debt
The country's credit rating could be downgraded if the debt ceiling isn't raised, but a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll finds Americans split on whether to raise it and how to deal with the debt.
Las Vegas food bank prepares for the end of pandemic relief SNAP benefits
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Brooke Neubauer, founder and CEO of The Just One project in Las Vegas, about how the end of COVID food benefits will affect the community.
Americans' spending (which has been up in 2023) will help shape the economic future
Consumers began 2023 with a surprisingly strong spending spree, but businesses aren't sure it will last. People's spending will play a big role in shaping the economic outlook and future of inflation.
Prosecutors lay out evidence that gunman of the Club Q shooting was motivated by hate
Prosecutors made their case for charging Anderson Lee Aldrich with hate crimes in the shooting that killed five and wounded 19. Aldrich was very emotional in this court appearance.
The anti-racist Mormon trying to teach his fellow LDS church members
James Jones is a Black Mormon who is using his church's theology to teach anti-racist principles to fellow church members.
An update on getting aid to people in need in Syria after the earthquake
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Kenn Crossley, Syria country director for the UN World Food Programme, about the process of getting aid to people in need after the earthquake earlier in February.
Students at 6 Florida universities protest the sharing of trans students' health data
Students at six universities and colleges in Florida staged a walkout on Thursday. They're protesting a move by state officials to share healthcare information about transgender students.
How life in Russia has changed since its invasion of Ukraine
One year after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, life in Russia has changed profoundly. It is a place of lost freedoms, historical grievances, pride and despair.
Sentencing Commission considers what would qualify inmates for compassionate release
The Sentencing Commission is considering changing how federal prisoners can request compassionate release, a program essential to inmates with a terminally illness or other extraordinary circumstance.