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Sabrina Kronk was worried about providing for her daughter Katie. When their car broke down she was nervous about the financial implications. Then she got some help from some unexpected friends.

More than a 100 million people in the U.S. are burdened by medical debt. An investigation by NPR and Kaiser Health shows the painful sacrifices many are making to pay their medical and dental bills.

In the Netflix hit series Squid Game, cash-strapped players compete in deadly children's games for money. NPR's podcast, The Indicator, looks at what the show reveals about debt and decision making.

Microsoft's chief software engineer blogged about it. Raymond Chen says a specific frequency, like the one in "Rhythm Nation," makes Windows XP hard drives go black.

Prisoners like Kent Clark who broke the law before 1987 should have a chance at parole, unlike more recent inmates. But there are dozens of men in their 60s and older who have little hope of release.

Ten people are dead, including the alleged gunman, in a workplace shooting in San Jose, Calif. Authorities say all the victims were employees of the local transit authority.

Civil rights activist, New Yorker, and mother of three, Winifred Fredericks, died at the age of 92 in April of COVID-19.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Jean-Martin Bauer, the U.N.'s World Food Program Haiti representative, about what the country needs from the world to address the acute hunger.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: BTS, Good Luck To You, Leo Grande, and more.

Coming up, SFUSD is back in session today. As the kids go back to school, we’ve got a story about the surprising history of early childhood education.…

At the Southern Baptists annual meeting, church leaders made modest commitments to address sexual abuse, after a recent bombshell report detailed how the denomination silenced sexual abuse survivors.

The state's Republican-controlled House gives final legislative approval to a bill that would make performing an abortion a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison.