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NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Monica Potts about her memoir, The Forgotten Girls: A Memoir of Friendship and Lost Promise in Rural America.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy unveiled legislation to raise the nation's borrowing authority and avoid a default. But the bill includes a long list of spending cuts, policy changes and other items.

Many American companies left Russia shortly after it invaded Ukraine. Others that waited are now finding it challenging to leave.

Speaker Kevin McCarthy's proposal would lift the nation's credit limit for one year in exchange for spending cuts.

The new Broadway musical New York, New York includes Kander and Ebb's songs from Scorsese's 1977 film. We listen back to an '83 interview with Kander and Ebb, plus '91 and '15 interviews with Kander.

Lawmakers in some states — including Indiana, Missouri and Ohio — are considering legislation to require automated external defibrillators, or AEDs, in schools. But mandating these devices is a complicated decision.

Millions of Americans suffer from long COVID, which can have debilitating physical effects, including fatigue and difficulty breathing. Yet many patients feel abandoned, as federal aid winds down.

The science fiction and comic book writer helped make reading tarot cards part of a contemporary spiritual practice. She authored more than 40 books across several genres.

The island is facing one of its worst dry spells in a century, and both the agricultural and high-tech sectors are competing for scarce water resources.

Jess Row's new novel is about an American family that has imploded, one that's broken, possibly irretrievably. It's a stunning book, a high-wire balancing act that tries to do a lot — and succeeds.