The discount chain is winding down operations at its stores across California, Texas, Arizona and Nevada, as dollar stores nationwide buckle under inflation, shoplifting and other factors.
Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore last week, the city's 39 year old mayor, Brandon Scott, a Black man, stepped out to address the crisis. Hours later, a tweet went viral calling Scott a "DEI Mayor." To which Brittany and her guests, NPR's Gene Demby and Alana Wise, say "wait what?" The three dig into the racism lurking under the surface of this kind of rhetoric.
Then, as March Madness reaches its final nail-biting stages, Brittany takes a look at the reality... Читать дальше...
Luis Har, 71, was taken hostage on Oct. 7 with his family. The accountant, actor and dancer drew on a lifetime of memories to help comfort them in captivity in Gaza. He was freed in an Israeli raid.
Armed with just her cello, a looping machine and a pair of percussionists, Beiser crafts a rendition of Terry Riley's pioneering In C that is equally mesmerizing and graceful.
Experts say pets are unlikely to be impacted by the eclipse itself — but there are steps their humans should take to help them deal with the crowds, traffic and stress.
Plus, Phosphorescent's Matthew Houck sits down to talk about making his first album since 2018.
U.S. employers added 303,000 jobs last month, and the unemployment rate dipped to 3.8%. Construction companies added 39,000 jobs, despite high interest rates.
Colleges don't yet trust the FAFSA data the U.S. Education Department is sending them, but there's pressure to get aid offers out to students as soon as possible.
In "Texas Hold 'Em," the singer is accompanied by a banjo. It's often thought of as a quintessential Americana instrument. But the history of the banjo tells a different story.
This tool from NASA allows you to get your exact window to see Monday's eclipse; all you need is your zip code.
Autoworkers at Volkswagen's plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., will vote in mid-April on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Mercedes workers in Tuscaloosa County, Ala., will soon follow.
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to John Flickinger, father of Jacob Flickinger, 33, an American Canadian, feeding starving people in Gaza. His son was scheduled to come home just days after Monday's strike.
Israel will let aid into northern Gaza after Biden warned that U.S. support would depend on how Israel addresses civilian suffering. No Labels has backed out of the 2024 presidential election.
Israel will open routes into Gaza amid mounting pressure to provide aid to the people trapped there. NPR's Michel Martin talks to National Security Council spokesman John Kirby about other changes.
While non-binding, the resolution passed Friday is bound to raise international pressure on Israel as a sign of widespread concern about its military campaign in Gaza.
Why are tickets to today's NCAA women's Final Four games twice as expensive as the tickets for the men's games?
The judge ruled children in makeshift camps along the border are subject to a long-standing court-supervised agreement that set standards for their treatment.
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with No Labels co-founder Holly Page about the group's announcement that it won't field a candidate in this year's presidential election.
An investigation by the Israeli military's general staff concluded the airstrike, which killed seven aid workers, violated its standards and "should not have occurred."
In 2010 NBC ended O'Brien's brief stint as host of The Tonight Show so the network could bring back Jay Leno. Fourteen years later, O'Brien will visit with current host Jimmy Fallon.
Kiss sold to Swedish company Pophouse Entertainment Group in a deal estimated to be over $300 million. The company previously collaborated with Kiss on a digital avatar project in December.
Now that people can easily create real-sounding voices with artificial intelligence, detection technologies are racing to catch deepfake audio, but it's a tough game of whack-a-mole.
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Kate Shaw, a constitutional law scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, about her thoughts on calls for Justice Sonia Sotomayor to step down.
Pharmacies have a backlog of insurance claims waiting to be paid after the payment system was hacked in February. Experts aim to push for better cybersecurity standards across critical infrastructure.
Millions of people will be wearing glasses next week to watch the total solar eclipse, and it's likely they were made by a small business in Memphis.
