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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with "East of Wall" writer and director Kate Beecroft and rancher-turned-actress Tabatha Zimiga on making the film about female empowerment in the Badlands of South Dakota.

The inaugural event is an opportunity for the skilled workers behind the scallop fishery to celebrate the heritage of the fishing community in New Bedford.

Young Artem and Yuri flee the war in Ukraine while hoping to reunite with their father. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author Sam Wachman about his debut novel, "The Sunflower Boys."

A polar bear in a zoo, a hotel balcony overlooking elephants, a tree mural shrouded by haze: They're images from the new book The Anthropocene Illusion, about the way humans are remaking Earth.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Mayor Andy Schor of Lansing, Mich., about the potential impact of tariffs on the city that is home to two General Motors plants.

An executive order says most of the tariffs will not take effect for at least a week, despite an earlier assertion that new rates would take effect on Friday. Some goods from Canada would get a new 35% tariff rate beginning Friday, though.

Reneé Rapp conquered Broadway in Mean Girls and the small screen on The Sex Lives of College Girls. Now she's gunning for the pop charts with her new album, Bite Me.

President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff visits an aid distribution site in Gaza, amid rising anger over a deepening hunger crisis in the territory.

World leaders have lavished praise on President Trump in order to smooth diplomatic relations — and get better deals too.

World leaders have lavished praise on President Trump in order to smooth diplomatic relations, and get better deals too.

Tesla's board has approved another huge compensation package for Elon Musk – but only if he sticks around to lead the company for at least two more years.

During heat waves in California, emergency rooms fill up with people. A new study explores who ends up in the ER, and how much healthcare costs will increase in the future as climate change worsens heat.

The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.

The iconic American company, U.S. Steel was sold to Nippon Steel in Japan earlier this summer. The sale was years in the making and, on the campaign trail last year, President Trump opposed it. But now, he's approved the sale. And the deal also gives the president himself an outsized say in the future of U.S. Steel. Erika Beras from Planet Money explains what the president calls: a golden share.

Delta Air Lines has said it will use more AI in ticket pricing, which means you could be paying more or less for your next plane ride. Some lawmakers are concerned about fairness.

For nearly 30 years, the nonprofit Songs of Love Foundation has created custom songs for kids with terminal illnesses. Now it has harnessed AI to expand its services to older adults with memory loss.

President Trump said it was "highly unlikely" he would fire Jerome Powell, but also said he discussed the idea with Republican lawmakers who expressed support.

Former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Loretta Mester says it's important that the Fed stays independent and that fiscal politics should not interfere with monetary policy makers and their decisions.

Federal tax credits for rooftop solar, heat pumps and other energy-efficient technologies are going away at the end of the year. Here's what consumers should know.

President Trump would rather be talking about his "One Big Beautiful Bill" and other wins, but the controversy over the Jeffrey Epstein case is proving a distraction, according to a GOP strategist.