NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy.

NPR's Andrew Limbong talks about some of NPR staffers' favorite plot-driven books of 2025.

The New York mayor-elect's unexpected victory has energized the European left, with politicians casting themselves as their country's version of Mamdani, and strategists eager to study how he won.

Ukraine is under increasing pressure to agree to a peace deal American and Russian negotiators developed.

Global climate talks in Brazil wrapped up with a deal to increase funding for countries hit by warming but no plan to phase out fossil fuels.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene is resigning after a break with President Trump made a primary fight inevitable, says Georgia Public Broadcasting reporter Sarah Kallis.

This week a CDC website briefly suggested a vaccine–autism link, prompting experts to urge the public to rely on credible medical guidance.

Education reporter Holly Korbey and writer Elizabeth Matthew explore why some schools are scaling back homework and whether it helps or hurts students ...

NPR's Jonaki Mehta and Matt Ozug talk about what producers actually do on the radio and how they shape the news listeners hear every day.