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Richard Green (l) director of the Saint Matthew's Pantry in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, and fellow volunteers load peanut butter into their truck from the Greater Boston Food Bank.

Food banks, already strained, brace for prolonged demand

Even as SNAP benefits are restored, food banks and pantries around the nation continue to feel the strain with no reprieve in sight.

Idaho Attorney General Raul Labrador said he would "hate to think" hospital administrators are publicizing the number of emergency flights out of state "just to make a political statement."

Idaho's biggest hospital says emergency flights for pregnant patients up sharply

Idaho's biggest hospital system says the number of people needing flights out of Idaho for emergency abortions is up sharply since the state's abortion ban took effect.

Toby Keith performs during a 2014 "Salute to the Troops" concert in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Toby Keith's 'Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue' lives on in MAGA country

Keith's death shined a new spotlight on his music, particularly political anthem "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue," best known for its lyric: "We'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way."

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks with Lisa Cook, a member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, during a meeting in Washington on June 25. President Trump's desire to fire Cook for cause is at the center of Wednesday's Supreme Court argument — an argument that could have major consequences for financial markets and the broader economy.

It's showdown time for the Fed's independence at the Supreme Court

At issue are President Trump's efforts to break with 112 years of law and precedent by firing Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve's governing board.

Henry Guthrie, played by Ralph Fiennes, is uncompromising in his pursuit of musical excellence as he overhauls a struggling northern English choir during World War I in The Choral.

A prickly Ralph Fiennes uplifts a town through music during WWI in 'The Choral'

A northern English town loses its best choral singers to fighting in World War I but finds new hope in a time of loss through music in Nicholas Hytner's new film "The Choral," featuring Ralph Fiennes.

Ian McKellen, left, plays a powerful and reviled theater critic in The Critic, alongside Gemma Arterton, in the role of an actress who was once one of his targets.

Ian McKellen relishes Machiavellian role in new film 'The Critic'

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Ian McKellen about his starring role as a powerful London theater critic who savages "bad performance" in Anand Tucker's new film The Critic.

A number of human rights activists carry posters and wave the Straw Hat Pirates' Jolly Roger flag from the anime One Piece during the 873rd Kamisan Action in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 14, 2025.

Why Gen Z protesters worldwide are flying an anime pirate flag

Gen Z protesters from Indonesia and Nepal to Madagascar and Morocco, are rallying behind an unexpected banner: a grinning skull in a straw hat.

Bob Weir performs with the Grateful Dead at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, Calif. in 1983. A member of the Dead from its inception, Weir took few solos, but his distinctive rhythm guitar playing and emotive singing were signatures of the group.

Bob Weir, guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead, has died at 78

For three decades with the Grateful Dead and three more after the group ended following the 1995 death of his bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir helped build and sustain the band's legacy across generations.

On her new album, conductor Dalia Stasevska makes a case for Ukrainian orchestral music.

Why Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska's heart is in Ukraine

The rising young conductor's new album, Ukrainian Mixtape, is a introduction to composers even some Ukrainians don't know very well.

Members of Q_ARE, a Chilean K-pop-inspired boy band, pose for a photo in Santiago, Chile.

K-pop's global wave inspires Chile's next pop stars

K-pop conquered the world — now Chile's young creatives are remixing the movement and making it their own.

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