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Apple and Google are developing smartphone technology to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. But public health authorities in some states are chafing against the tech giants' rules.

Some people are afraid to use potentially germ-filled public restrooms as stay-at-home restrictions begin lifting. That's boosting sales of products that offer creative alternatives.

Director Benh Zeitlin conjures up some practical magic in a loose retelling of J. M. Barrie's classic story. But ultimately, Wendy's clever twists aren't enough to keep your attention from wandering.

A scientific paper published this week predicts climate change will send beer prices skyrocketing and drastically reduce the barley crop. It got tons of media attention. But is beer really doomed?

The Beatles' "White Album" turns 50. We’ll return to Abbey Road.

Brazil's Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Jair Bolsonaro, with a judge claiming the former president was intent on escaping as he was set to begin his prison sentence for leading a coup attempt.

For decades, Trump has been arguing that trade deficits are bad. BUT - should we be eliminating trade deficits at all? Economist and Harvard professor Jason Furman says no.

OPEC and its allies plan to slash oil output by 2 million barrels a day to prop up oil prices. Gasoline prices are rising again in the U.S., but the effects vary in different parts of the country.

A rural county in Washington declared the opioid epidemic a life-threatening emergency. It uses a multiagency coordination group straight out of FEMA's playbook to respond to the crisis.

The Biden administration is trying to figure out how much student debt to forgive and how to go about doing it — through executive action or legislation.

From America's Test Kitchen, two dishes with heat: spicy Thai chicken served with rice and a coffee mug chocolate cake that's cooked in the microwave and results in a gooey, molten center.

The coronavirus pandemic is putting a damper on Super Bowl celebrations in Tampa Bay as the Bucs prepare to be the first team to play the big game in their home stadium. But fans are making the best of the situation.

Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined his plans for the $4.1 billion the state will received from the federal government, including funds to fix the state's troubled unemployment system.

With critics warning that the bill would chill free speech and have a disparately negative impact on Black people, a key Senate committee Friday approved a controversial measure that Republicans argue is needed to crack down on violent protests.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Stacey Abrams about her second bid to be Georgia's governor, and the lessons about drawing strength from failure in her new children's book: Stacey's Extraordinary Words.

Flores alleges that the league is "managed much like a plantation" charging that its 32 owners, none of whom are Black, profit from the labor of its players, 70% of whom are African American.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Tim Heidecker about his music, his new sentimental album High School and about his sometimes crass comedy.

An erratic work history, arrests for low-level crimes, stored ammo and hours of rambling, bigoted, profanity-laced videos posted online so far aren't providing answers to the shootings.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Louis Virelli, a law professor at Stetson University in Florida, about whether Supreme Court justices should recuse themselves from certain cases.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to Brian Deese, director of the National Economic Council, about inflation's economic and political challenges, and the Biden administration's plans to curb price hikes.