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Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hits his 61st home run of the season in the seventh inning against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre on Sept. 28 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Judge has now tied Roger Maris for the American League record.

Aaron Judge hits his 61st home run, tying the six-decade-old American League record

With Wednesday night's dinger, the New York Yankees superstar has tied a record set in 1961 and is the first major leaguer to hit so many home runs in a season since 2001.

Gun safety group that supports Second Amendment works to reduce deaths

NPR's Asma Khalid talks to Olivia Troye of the gun safety advocacy group 97Percent, about reducing gun deaths. Her aunt was at the mall in El Paso, Texas, Wednesday, when a shooting occurred.

The Fed is expected to raise interest rates to get a grip on rising inflation

The Federal Reserve wants to control inflation, and its number-one weapon is higher interest rates. The Fed is expected to announce another sharp jump in borrowing costs on Wednesday.

Weekend 'All Things Considered' staff revisit favorite stories of 2022

The staff of weekend All Things Considered revisit some of their favorite stories from 2022.

Will the soundtrack to 'Top Gun: Maverick' stack up against the original?

The sequel to Top Gun opens in theaters over Memorial Day weekend. The soundtrack from the original movie was a major success. The music for Top Gun: Maverick has a lot to live up to.

Directors Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan speak after winning the Oscar for best picture for <em>Everything Everywhere All at Once.</em>

In the end, it was an 'Everything Everywhere' night at the Oscars

Best picture, best original screenplay, best director, best supporting actor and actress, best actress, and best editing — Everything Everywhere All at Once won big again and again.

Kiti Mánver plays Cruz, an older woman who discovers online porn and has a late-inlife-sexual awakening, in<em> MAMACRUZ.</em>

Get these Sundance 2023 movies on your radar now

The Sundance Film Festival returned in-person to Park City, Utah, this year, and with more submissions than ever. NPR's Aisha Harris screened nearly 20 films — these are her favorites.

A display at the Computer Game Museum in Berlin, Germany features a standing console of Pong, one of the earliest commercially successful video games.

Reflecting on Pong's video game success, 50 years later

50 years ago, Atari released the original Pong as an arcade game. To mark the anniversary, Atari co-founder and Pong designer Allan Alcorn spoke with NPR to reflect on the game's development.

Unearthing legendary Baltimore jazz performances

New recordings of old jazz performances at Baltimore's now-closed Famous Ballroom are being released for the very first time.

President Biden meets with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Mexico City during the North American Leaders' Summit in January.

Biden is visiting Ottawa this week. Concerns about Haiti are at the top of the agenda

It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

Sarah Hurwitz grew up in what she would describe as a culturally Jewish home. But it wasn't until she reached her 30s that she really connected with the spiritual identity she was raised with.

She found meaning where she least expected it — her childhood faith

Sarah Hurwitz grew up in what she would describe as a culturally Jewish home. But it wasn't until she was in her 30s that she really connected with the spiritual identity she was raised with.

Sage Steele, an ESPN veteran anchor, has filed suit against ESPN and Disney over claims of violating her right to free speech and breaching her employee contract.

Anchor Sage Steele is suing ESPN over free speech claims

Steele's lawyers accuse ESPN and Disney of violating her First Amendment rights and breaching her contract after she made comments on a podcast last September.

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