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  • Morning news brief
    President Biden and House speaker McCarthy to hold debt ceiling talks. S.C. Republican Sen. Tim Scott will announce his presidential bid. Officials in Columbus, Ohio, are trying to stem gun violence.
  • Morning news brief
    DOJ reportedly tells Donald Trump that he's a target in a classified files probe. Haze from Canadian wildfires blankets swaths of the East Coast. Britain's prime minister to meet with President Biden.
  • At-home antigen test kits are sold out in many areas of the country.
    How much would you pay for COVID testing? Christine paid $434
    People are paying hundreds of dollars for COVID testing because at-home antigen kits and free appointments that offer timely results are scarce.
  • Niloufer Ichaporia King prowls about six farmers markets a week in search of greens, roots, seeds and inspiration. Here, she is at Alemany Farmers Market in San Francisco on a Saturday morning.
    Sugar in the Milk: A Parsi Kitchen Story
    Niloufer Ichaporia King lives in a house with three kitchens. She is known for her ritual celebrations of Parsi New Year on the first day of spring, when she creates an elaborate ceremonial meal based on the auspicious foods and traditions of her vanishing culture.
  • The impact quiet quitting could have on employees
    Quiet quitting isn't about people quitting their jobs, it's about people reevaluating their mindset toward work and how work fits into their lives. But quiet quitting might not be for everyone.
  • News brief: Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, heat wave issues, Brazil's Independence Day
    The latest on a Russian-controlled nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The Western U.S. bakes under historic heat wave. On Brazil's Independence Day, President Bolsonaro plans to flaunt his military ties.
  • Coal miners rally for black lung law reform on the steps of the U.S. Capitol in 1975. (See more from Earl Dotter's "Quiet Sickness" series <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/2012/07/09/156386882/documenting-dirty-jobs-miners-at-work">here</a>.)
    Black-Lung Rule Loopholes Leave Miners Vulnerable
    An investigation by NPR and the Center for Public Integrity has revealed widespread and persistent gaming of the system that's designed to measure and control the coal mine dust that causes the deadly disease.
  • Morning news brief
    Trump's lawyers and Justice Department attorneys head to court. Sarah Palin is defeated in a special election for an Alaskan house seat. And, China is accused of crimes against humanity.
  • A sign held up by a demonstrator says "MOORE V. HARPER: A WEAPON TO OVERTURN ELECTIONS" at a December rally outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
    The Supreme Court is weighing a theory that could upend elections. Here's how
    How federal elections are run across the U.S. could be upended if the Supreme Court adopts even a limited version of a once-fringe idea known as the "independent state legislature theory."
  • Diagnosing and treating patients was once an ER doctor's domain, but they are increasingly being replaced by health practitioners who can perform many of the same duties and generate much the same revenue for less than half the pay.
    ERs staffed by private equity firms aim to cut costs by hiring fewer doctors
    Increasingly, private equity firms shape staffing decisions at hospital emergency rooms, research shows. One apparent effect: Hiring fewer doctors and more health care practitioners who earn far less.
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