Business

A slew of companies will cover travel expenses for employees that have to travel out of their state for an abortion after the Supreme Court overturned federal protections for the procedure.

Health & Safety

JP Morgan, Disney join wave of companies that'll cover employee abortion travel costs

6:05pm June 24, 2022

by Jacqueline GaNun

Condé Nast CEO Roger Lynch calls it a "crushing blow" and says in an internal memo to employees of Vogue, New Yorker and Vanity Fair among others to use their journalism to respond to the moment.

Did you put money down to buy a home that wasn't built yet and now are struggling to afford it because of higher mortgage rates? We want to hear from you.

Economy

Are rising interest rates giving you grief while you wait for your home to be built?

5:00pm June 24, 2022

by Chris Arnold

Many people are getting hurt financially because mortgage rates rose sharply while they were waiting for their new homes to be built. And now it's hard or impossible to buy them. Share your story.

Last year, President Biden announced "Build Back Better World," meant to compete with China's Belt and Road Initiative. This year at the G-7, Biden will unveil the first projects.

Biden said the G-7 would counter Chinese influence. This year, he'll try again

3:42pm June 24, 2022

by Tamara Keith

At the last G-7, President Biden announced a plan for the West to counter China's influence in low- and middle-income countries. But not much has happened since. This year, there's a relaunch.

Economy

The Fed's latest interest rate hike has some congressional lawmakers worried

5:09am June 24, 2022

The chairman of the Federal Reserve acknowledges combating inflation with higher interest rates could lead to a recession. He argues a bigger risk would be to let high inflation become entrenched.

Scientists hope the larvae of the darkling beetle — nicknamed "superworms" — might solve the world's trash crisis thanks to their uncanny ability to eat polystyrene.

How 'superworms' could help solve the trash crisis

9:37pm June 23, 2022

by Olivia Hampton

A new study from Australia shows that larvae of the darkling beetle can eat polystyrene — the material behind plastic foam.

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The Ukrainian (top) and European Union flags fly on poles in Kyiv on Thursday ahead of an EU summit in Brussels considering Ukraine's candidate status to join the 27-nation bloc.

World News

Russia-Ukraine war: What happened today (June 23)

5:07pm June 23, 2022

by NPR Staff

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Packages of Juul mint-flavored e-cigarettes are displayed at a smoke shop in 2019.

The FDA orders Juul to pull all of its vaping products from the U.S. market

1:21pm June 23, 2022

by Bill Chappell

The company "will finally be held accountable for creating the youth vaping epidemic," the advocacy group Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes told NPR. Juul said it plans to fight the decision.

The House Select Committee has used TV news techniques and documentary evidence to argue that then President Donald Trump knowingly pressured public officials to commit illegal acts. In this case, the panel displayed a transcript of his call to Georgia Se

Politics & Government

Jan. 6 hearings use TV tricks to great effect even as critics call them show biz

12:19pm June 23, 2022

by David Folkenflik

It's an extraordinary show of discipline for a congressional committee, with a minimum of showboating, yielding hearings that resemble Dateline NBC or investigative podcasts.

Economy

Some economists say cutting gas taxes would have minimal benefits for consumers

6:56am June 23, 2022

President Biden wants to cut federal gasoline taxes for three months. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to economist Allison Schrager of the Manhattan Institute about alternatives to curbing gas prices.

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Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word "The"

6:26am June 23, 2022

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office approved the request. Ohio State may control use of "The" on branded products associated with and sold through athletics and collegiate channels, such as T-shirts.