The blockade on the Strait of Hormuz has prolonged fertilizer shortages. NPR’s A Martinez asks farm owner John Halcomb how the shortage is affecting his farm and his outlook.
More than a quarter of private colleges are at risk of closing, a new projection shows
As one Vermont college finishes its last semester, an estimated 442 others may be in trouble.
Why Congress is fighting over a central tool of American surveillance
Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act is responsible for a huge share of intel collected by the U.S. Lawmakers and civil liberties advocates are worried it enables warrantless spying on U.S. citizens.
As the Live Nation trial continues, how do artists actually feel about touring?
Independent venue closures, social media algorithms and the rise of generative AI are all part of an ecosystem that artists say is becoming increasingly difficult for working musicians to weather.
Federal judge finds Trump violated free speech by ordering NPR defunded
A U.S. District Court judge found that President Trump’s executive ordering the defunding of NPR and PBS violated the First Amendment.
The Live Nation trial could reshape the music industry. Here’s what you need to know
On Tuesday opening statements will begin for the federal antitrust trial against Live Nation, one of the largest entertainment companies in the world.
Is the YIMBY movement doomed?
For decades, rising home prices have been an engine for middle-class wealth. Now a growing movement wants to slow — or even reverse — that trend. Are the politics around new housing development inherently stacked against them?
Gothic romance reaches new ‘Heights’ as fan communities collide
Of course now was the moment for a Charli xcx-assisted Wuthering Heights: Pop fandoms and literary ones have rarely had more in common, especially when it comes to epic romance.
In a historic vote, Tennessee Volkswagen workers get their first union contract
Two years ago, the successful union drive at this plant was expected to spark victories throughout the South. But now, as members vote to make their contract official, momentum has fizzled.
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