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Fed expected to hold interest rates steady in what could be Powell's last meeting

The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady Wednesday. It's likely to be Jerome Powell's last rate-setting meeting as chairman of the central bank.

Sledge Taylor, 73, walks his corn fields just outside Como, Miss. on Friday, April 17, 2026. The corn stalks are currently between vegetative stages known as V3 and V5, normally when Taylor would be applying nitrogen fertilizer. But he said he may not do it this year because of the cost of fertilizer.

The rising cost of fertilizer and fuel prices is pushing some farmers to the brink

In the Mississippi Delta, a crucial agricultural region, farmers say their patience is wearing thin. Reeling from the effects of tariffs, they must now also navigate rising fertilizer and fuel costs.

Mandela house closure leaves unhoused community in limbo

A homeless shelter in Oakland called Mandela House is closing on May 29. Its purpose was to get unhoused people into permanent housing. But Residents say they haven’t found housing, and now they’re protesting the program’s closure.

After a Supreme Court ruling, expect even more gerrymandering

It's felt like a head-spinning week on the topic of redistricting. We take stock after a major Supreme Court ruling and yet another state passing a new congressional map.

After more than 9 days in flight, NASA's Artemis II is set to return to Earth

The four astronauts on NASA's Artemis II lunar mission are set to return to Earth Friday evening. The crew is wrapping up a journey around the moon with a planned splashdown off San Diego, Calif.

Why the Stillaguamish Tribe in Washington is buying up farmland

The Stillaguamish Tribe north of Seattle is returning farmland to the sea to save salmon and help floodproof a community that's struggled with rising tides due to climate change.

On June 1, 1980, Ted Turner launched CNN at a converted Jewish country club in Atlanta.

'A trailblazer, a rabble-rouser, a do-gooder': CNN founder Ted Turner dies at 87

Turner had a larger-than-life personality, and used it to launch the country's first 24/7 all-news network.

Takeaways from Trump's tough week, as war and gas prices take a toll

President Trump faces mounting political pressure on multiple fronts, particularly when it comes to his handling of the war and the consequences it's having on the economy.

Arsenio Hall speaks onstage during the Emmy Awards on Jan. 15, 2024.

Even when Arsenio Hall's show was a hit, 'everyone wanted it to be something else'

Hall's late-night show gave hip-hop a home on TV and helped propel Bill Clinton to the White House. "I wanted to do this show that didn't exist when I was a kid," he says. Hall's memoir is Arsenio.

How aligned are Israel and the U.S. under the ceasefire?

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Danny Citrinowicz, senior researcher at Tel Aviv's Institute for National Security Studies, about how aligned Israel and the U.S. are under the ceasefire.

Hormuz reopens, but insurers aren't ready to sound the all-clear

Insurance for cargo and oil vessels stuck in the Strait of Hormuz has skyrocketed. How can insurers help us understand the realities of the war with Iran?

M.I.A. performs at the Germania Insurance Amphitheater in Austin, Texas, on May 1. A day later, in Dallas, she gave a performance that got her fired from her tour with Kid Cudi.

What is a radical? It's the question of M.I.A.'s vexing career

Fans who danced to "Paper Planes" might hardly recognize the conspiracy-touting artist before them today — but in a certain way, she's the same button-pusher as ever.

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