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More consumers are quitting buying clothes in favor of renting, to cut cost as rising inflation and tariffs pushing apparel prices higher.

In late-night calls, Ofer Bronchtein, a French-Israeli activist, persuaded the French president to draft his historic plan to recognize a Palestinian state.

How much is a tooth worth to the tooth fairy and has that price changed over time? This is a silly question of course, but the answer is serious. It gives us a way to understand how the costs of parenting have changed over time.

Peabody Award-winning journalist Jad Abumrad is back with a new podcast series Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, investigating the icon's creation of Afrobeats and his fight against oppression.

A new posthumous collection from David McCullough, "History Matters," has just been published. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Jon Meacham and Dorie McCullough Lawson about it.

And on Apple TV, a touching and surprisingly funny new documentary about the poet Andrea Gibson and their struggle with cancer.

Gymnast Simone Biles wowed at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships, winning her ninth all-around title and adding another five individual gold medals. She's vying for her third Olympics.

A new NPR poll shows trouble for Republicans as President Trump's message and approach appear to fracture independent voters.

Tariffs, inflation, and other federal policies have battered U.S. farmers' bottom lines. Now many farmers say the expiration of federal health care subsidies will make their coverage unaffordable.

NPR's Scott Simon and sportswriter Howard Bryant look back on the year in sports, from the the rise of sports gambling to the most momentous games of 2025.