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The Biden administration has announced it will forgive debts held by 800,000 federal student loan recipients for low-income borrowers.

The 3-digit suicide prevention lifeline went live a year ago. More work is needed on the 988 system, but the first year has gone more smoothly than many expected.

Jackie Robinson's sport is at a low point in professional Black American representation. An exhibition game spearheaded by Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. and others aims to help change that.

Nearly a third of Americans were under extreme heat advisories, watches and warnings. In Nevada, Arizona and California, desert temperatures could soar, in parts, past 120 F.

This week, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer reclassified the sugar substitute as "possibly carcinogenic to humans."

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a law Friday afternoon banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. It went into effect immediately. A judge plans to issue a ruling Monday that will determine whether or not the ban can be enforced.

Actor Michael Imperioli is back on the map after landing a lead role in season 2 of HBO's The White Lotus. NPR takes a look at his legacy as Christopher Moltisanti in The Sopranos and more.

Broadway's Ben Platt heads the eccentric staff of a rundown camp for middle school thespians in the Sundance hit mockumentary Theater Camp.

Taylor Taranto, the accused Capitol rioter arrested while looking for the Washington, D.C., home of former President Barack Obama, was indicted on felony firearms charges and four misdemeanors.

"My father was not a good person, but he was a great character," Sedaris says. The humorist reflected on his late father in the memoir Happy-Go-Lucky. Originally broadcast May 31, 2022.