Casandra 'Cassie' Ventura testifies against Sean 'Diddy' Combs
Casandra "Cassie" Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, took the stand on Tuesday as the star witness in the first full day of testimony in the federal trial against the hip-hop mogul.
Academy Award-winning actress Dame Maggie Smith dies at 89
Smith's seven-decade stage and screen career included many beloved roles, from "Harry Potter" Professor Minerva McGonagall, to Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in "Downton Abbey."
Hurricane Helene is downgraded to a tropical storm but it will still cause problems
The eye of Helene crashed into Florida's Big Bend region as a major hurricane. It brought punishing winds, a worrying storm surge and concern for those far inland as the storm moves north.
Book recommendations for Hispanic Heritage Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. Lupita Aquino, also known as "Lupita Reads" on social media, shares a few book recommendations by Latino authors.
New York Mayor Adams will be in court to be arraigned on bribery and other charges
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with New York City Council Member Shekar Krishnan about the indictment of Mayor Eric Abrams.
LinkedIn is rolling back its AI prompt questions
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Christopher Zara of Fast Company, who has been following the company's forays into artificial intelligence.
'Planet Money' explores whether there's such a thing as an economic soft landing
Inflation is such a thorny problem, that policies aimed at bringing down inflation often bring down the whole economy. So there's a dream of a "soft landing." Does such a thing exist?
The album SOPHIE left behind has been finished
One of the rising stars of electronic music, SOPHIE died suddenly in 2021 at the age of 34. A new posthumous album highlights what might have been.
The BBC’s vast library of sound effects — 33,000 of them — is open to the public
Among the 33,000 sound effects, free for anyone to use, are reindeer grunts, frog croaks and crowds at the 1989 FA Cup Final.
(Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 26, 2024.)
Vance and Walz use their Midwestern roots in very different pitches to voters
When Ohio Senator JD Vance and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz debate next week, you’ll see two Midwesterners painting different pictures of what it means to be from America’s heartland.
