NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to John Rzeznik, frontman and guitarist of Goo Goo Dolls, about the band's latest album, "Chaos in Bloom."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Alan Barrett, economist with the consulting firm Higby Barrett, about low water levels in the Mississippi River and what it means for the flow of goods.

Some Texas park officials want people to stop stacking rocks in state parks. They say it disturbs the wildlife habitats there.

Once more, Brazil's far-right populist president, Jair Bolsonaro faces off against former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva - this time in a run-off election.

Increased fears of political violence, plus growing Republican momentum in the midterms, and the three must-watch races that could shift control of the Senate to the GOP.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Michael Hanson, global economist for JPMorgan Chase, about what to expect from the Federal Reserve meeting this week and what recent economic data is telling us.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack about a new program to compensate farmers who have endured discrimination.

A study finds that we are happier the more we talk with different categories of people — colleagues, family, strangers — and the more evenly our conversations are spread out among those groups.

In 1970, the murder of a Black man in Oxford, N.C., led ordinary people to take extraordinary action. In a country that still struggles with race, stories like theirs show that the past is not dead.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Murray Matravers, frontman of the English indie pop band Easy Life, about the group's new album, "Maybe In Another Life."

Samanta Schweblin's new short stories take place against familiar everyday scenes. But she twists and turns those moments in unexpected and chilling ways. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with the author.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Alexandra White of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences about the link between chemical hair straighteners and uterine cancer.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to hair stylist April Kayganich about what it takes to transition from relaxed to natural hair.

President Xi Jinping was appointed to a third 5-year term at the Communist Party Congress. He also elevated several allies to leadership positions.

Grammy voting has just begun and controversy is already brewing over how songs are categorize. Nicki Minaj complained on social media that her hit had been deemed pop rather than rap.

Singer Charlotte Dos Santos blends the sounds of jazz and bossa nova for her music. She talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about her new album, "Morfo."

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel about the high cost of prison calls and regulations her agency could enforce under a proposed senate bill.

Haiti is a country on its knees, with food and fuel shortages. Cholera is also spreading. We get a glimpse of daily life from the capital Port-au-Prince.

The economy is a top concern this midterm election, but voters have other things on their minds, too. We hear from early voters in a competitive North Carolina House district.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Nina Jankowicz, an expert on information wars, about how Presidents Zelenskyy and Putin are talking about Ukraine, for both domestic and international audiences.