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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to artist Sherri Daye Scott about her grassroots campaign Big Facts, Little Acts, which spreads public health information through art.

Small music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called The Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent venues relies on government relief.

This week legendary moonshiner Edwin Coe Dupuis died at the age of 96.

Charity care laws mandate nonprofit hospitals forgive debts or significantly reduce bills for people on a limited income. Earlier this year, a TikTok video on hospital bill cancellation went viral.

Massachusetts and New York are among the states agreeing to end the fight to halt a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan. The deal shelters members of the Sackler family from opioid lawsuits.

The search for survivors ends at the condo collapse site. Haitian police aim to find those responsible for killing the president. More Americans move to fire-prone areas without realizing the danger.

Lumber prices soared during the pandemic, sparking inflation fears. Just as quickly, prices then dropped, but that's not the end of the story.

Young workers are in high demand this summer. NPR's Lelia Fadel talks to Evans Prater, founder of Mount Inspiration Apparel, and teen general manager Mary Grace Flattery, about their experience.

After nearly three decades spent producing massive hits for a long list of (other) legends including Janet Jackson and Mariah Carey, the pair called in some favors for a long-belated debut.

Eleven students will compete Thursday night in the finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. If there isn't a clear winner after an hour and 50 minutes of competition, they'll go into a spell-off.