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President Biden has appointed dozens of judges with lifetime tenure for the federal bench, setting records on professional and racial diversity. Advocates press for more action in 2023.

After more than 50 years in business, Record Revolution, a beloved record store in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is closing its doors for good.

The 631 lots include mid-century modern furniture, an assortment of office supplies, high-end kitchen appliances and company memorabilia. The de facto fire sale lasted for 27 hours.

As Foot Locker prepares to wind down the Eastbay brand and close the catalog, producer Gus Contreras remembers his love for the retailer's shoe catalogs growing up in the 1990s.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Stuart Gietel-Basten, professor of social science at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Khalifa University in Dubai, about the decline in China's population.

The review will examine Arizona's procurement process for lethal injection drugs and gas, execution procedures, news organizations' access to executions and training of staff to carry out executions.

The cost of eggs has risen across the country. Prices were up in December by 60% compared to the same time the year prior. Avian flu is mostly to blame.

He has set records in his first two years for the sheer numbers of jurists, dozens of them women. He helped confirm 11 Black women to the appeals courts, more than all other presidents combined.

For the first time since recreational cannabis sales were legalized, revenue has been down. COVID-19 has something to do with that. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 27, 2022.)

Whether it's changing careers, making a budget, drinking less alcohol, tapping into your creativity, or starting an exercise routine, our guides can help you tap into your potential in 2023.

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.

The Be My Eyes app uses technology to pair those with vision impairments and need assistance with someone who can help. It's a form of micro-volunteering that has brought people together.

Tuesday's runoff election in Chicago brought with it a big change — a new mayor for the country's third largest city.

Businesses react to British Prime Minister Rushi Sunak's new deal with the European Union about trade arrangement in Northern Ireland.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Alaska Public Media reporter Liz Ruskin about the Willow Oil Project in Alaska. It has has widespread support, but there are concerns about its environmental impact.

Consumers and politicians across the country are complaining about price gouging. But when do prices cross the line from market-rate to exorbitant — or even unethical?

Hiring slowed modestly in October, as employers added 261,000 jobs. That might take some of the upward pressure off inflation.

Royalties on oil and natural gas, along with lease payments on millions of acres of land, are helping the University of Texas, which is in second place, narrow the gap with Harvard.

The United Nation's annual climate conference is supposed to be the forum for the world to address global warming — but in Egypt many activist voices aren't being heard.

As the world aims to reduce carbon emissions, particularly from developing nations, India is bragging: It's installed a record volume of solar power in 2022 to wean itself off of coal.