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China's President Xi Jinping is in North Korea, his first trip in seven years, in a bid to reassert China's influence in the region.

The 79th Annual Tony Awards celebrated the best of Broadway on Sunday. Jeff Lunden breaks down the results of Broadway's biggest night.

Fertilizer prices have gone down with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the prospect of a U.S.-Iran peace deal. But struggling American farmers won't likely see relief for months.

Crude oil prices are falling as oil markets react to President Trump saying the U.S. and Iran have agreed on a framework for reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Washington Post journalist Richard Sima about how fathers' brains change after bringing home a new baby.

NPR gives the rundown of who won big and who was snubbed at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday night.

Lagging consumer spending and business investment offset the boost from strong exports thanks partly to the boom in artificial intelligence.

North Carolina is experiencing exceptional drought conditions. Here's what you need to know.

Fracking was among 149 words added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. Activists play up its unseemly connotations; those in the oil and gas industry downplay documented problems with gas development.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Washington Post fashion critic Rachel Tashjian about the use of an AI-generated model featured in an advertisement in the August edition of "Vogue" magazine.

If you're planning on buying an artificial Christmas tree this year, you may want to make your purchase sooner rather than later.

Argentina's president Javier Milei faces midterms amid economic chaos and a $20 billion U.S. lifeline.

The Great American State Fair begins in D.C. as part of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations. It's bringing hundreds of exhibits to the National Mall, though some state aren't participating.

NPR's Michel Martin asks Danielle Prokop of Source New Mexico, a States Newsroom affiliate, about the significance of the second trial between the state of New Mexico and Meta.

Yaroslav Trofimov of The Wall Street Journal explains why he thinks that the U.S., Russia, and China have entered a new nuclear race.

Among the many treasures of the New York Public Library are tens of thousands of restaurant menus.

Yellow-legged hornets were spotted recently in Union County. As North Carolina agriculture officials survey for the invasive pest, residents are advised to look out for them.

The U.S. economy continues to grow, but at a slower pace than earlier in the year. GDP grew at an annual pace of 1.5% during April, May and June.

As part of our series on breakfasts from around the world, we take a look at Vegemite, the iconic salty, yeasty spread popular in Australia.

Computer memory prices are skyrocketing and subverting a time-tested theory that says this should not be happening.