Trump signs executive action to pay TSA employees after Congress fails to agree on DHS funding
Trump signed the action Friday with an eye toward easing long security lines at many of nation’s top airports.
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How have prices changed in a year? NPR checked 114 items at Walmart
We found the effects of tariffs and extreme weather, relief (finally!) in the egg cooler, plus one case of shrinkflation. -
Young men want to get big. For some, it's becoming an obsession
Some teen boys are determined to grow more muscular to match their social media idols. Going to the gym and manipulating their diet can become compulsive — and dangerous. -
Claudette Colvin, who helped spark the civil rights movement, has died
Claudette Colvin, whose refusal to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery, Alabama, bus at age 15 helped spark the modern civil rights movement, has died. She was 86. -
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion. -
Verizon outage disrupts calling and data services for phone customers across the US
Many Verizon customers encountered a widespread outage on Wednesday, disrupting calling and other cellular services across the U.S. -
US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns
The State Department says it will suspend the processing of immigrant visas for citizens of 75 countries whose nationals are deemed likely to require public assistance while living in the United States. -
The EPA is changing how it considers the costs and benefits of air pollution rules
The EPA won't consider the economic costs of harms to human health, at least for now. Legal and health experts are concerned that the change could make it easier for the agency to roll back rules. -
America's top figure skaters dazzled St. Louis. I left with a new love for the sport.
The U.S. Figure Skating National Championships brought the who's who of the sport to St. Louis. St. Louis Public Radio Visuals Editor Brian Munoz left a new fan of the Olympic sport.
