Book Review: What’s it like to be a rental stranger? Kat Tang’s debut novel imagines an answer from ABC
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Financial markets around the globe are falling. Here’s what to know about how we got here from ABC
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Gymnast Simone Biles wins silver to wrap what might be her final Olympic Games from NPR Becky Sullivan
Biles won silver in the floor exercise final, her fourth of the Paris Olympics. She missed out on the podium in the balance beam after slipping from the beam in her only major mistake of the Games. (Image credit: Naomi Baker) Read More
Bangladesh’s army chief has announced the formation of an interim government from NPR Diaa Hadid
The announcement follows the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who had been in power for 15 years. Thousands of protesters had defied a military curfew and stormed her official residence. Read More
These states are Harris’ path to presidency. And, why the U.K. is rioting from NPR Brittney Melton
Vice President Harris is expected to announce her running mate in the next few days. Her pick could help secure the presidential race. And, here’s why the U.K. is rioting. (Image credit: Julia Beverly) Read More
The Dow Jones plunges over 1,000 points as markets are rocked by U.S. economy fears from NPR Scott Horsley
Stocks fell sharply across the globe on Monday, as worries about the U.S. economy triggered a worldwide sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,000 points in early trading. (Image credit: Michael M. Santiago) Read More
Abortion with no medical help? It nearly doubled in 2023, study shows from NPR Sarah Varney
A study looks at the rate of self-managed abortion since Roe v. Wade fell. The study found that the use of mifepristone to self-manage abortion has nearly doubled from 6.6% in 2021 to 11.0% in 2023. (Image credit: Sarah McCammon) Read More
RFK Jr. admits to dumping a dead bear in Central Park, solving a decade-old mystery from NPR Rachel Treisman
The presidential candidate said he’d planned to take the roadkill home and skin it, but got waylaid by a long day of falconry and steak dinner. The mystery of the bear cub made national news in 2014. (Image credit: Kevin Dietsch) Read More
What to look forward to in the final leg of the Paris Olympics from NPR Juana Summers
There’s still a week’s worth of medals to be handed out, as competitions ramp up in track and field, soccer and boxing. The excitement has yet to begin in breaking, Taekwondo and weightlifting. (Image credit: Matthias Schrader) Read More
3 Black women create an Olympic first in gymnastics from NPR Bill Chappell
Emotions were running high for Rebeca Andrade, Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles — but mostly for different reasons — after they prevailed in the final gymnastics event at the Paris Olympics. (Image credit: Gabriel Bouys) Read More