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Why a song released in 1994 is No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs chart
Parts of the world experienced a total solar eclipse this month, but what good is it without a soundtrack? On the day of the eclipse, Soundgarden's song "Black Hole Sun" saw a boom in streams.
If you love NPR and frozen treats, you'll enjoy this gelato
Dolcezza Gelato in Washington, D.C., is collaborating with NPR to make its own gelato flavor, called All Things Conesidered. It's available through Nov. 1 at Dolcezza's shops.
World leaders are gathering in New York for U.N. General Assembly
by Michele Kelemen
World leaders are taking stock of a set of ambitious goals to fight poverty and hunger around the world. Ukraine's president is also expected to attend the general assembly.
Women aged 40 and older gathered in Chicago to relive their jump rope days
by Cheryl Corley
Hundreds of women gathered in Chicago to relive their youthful days of jumping rope at the 40+ Double Dutch Club's National Play Date. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Sept. 17, 2023.)
There's no sophomore slump for pop star Olivia Rodrigo
The artist's second album Guts sits at No. 1 on the U.S. and U.K. album charts. Since its release, the album's racked up more sales in Britain — outselling the rest of the U.K. Top 10 combined.
China's defense minister is off the radar. The government isn't saying what happened
by John Ruwitch
China's Defense Minister Li Shangfu hasn't been seen in public for roughly three weeks amid unconfirmed reports he's under investigation
Hate crimes in the nation's 10 largest cities spiked significantly last year
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, about hate crimes rising in those cities.
Morning news brief
Auto plants are shut amid a walkout against Big 3 automakers. Tens of thousands of people kick off a week of climate protests in New York. Drew Barrymore postpones show's return until strikes end.
Rescued American, who was seriously ill, looks forward to exploring another cave
NPR's A Martinez talks to Mark Dickey, an experienced caver, and his partner Jessica Van Ord, about Dickey's harrowing rescue from one of Turkey's deepest caves after he became ill.
Libyan government officials face harsh criticism for response to flooding
Old infrastructure and a civil war have combined in Libya to make flooding from a storm deadly. How political instability has made this climate disaster much worse than it had to be.
Federal student loan borrowers prepare to resume repaying their loans
For more than three years, no one had to pay their federal student loans. Payments are due again in October, but some borrowers are seeing their debts eliminated.
Why more Latinos need to be involved in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease
NPR's A Martinez talks to Mario Tapia, founder of the Latino Center on Aging, and Maria Aranda of the USC Edward R. Roybal Institute on Aging, about quality care issues once a diagnosis is made.