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We Asked People What They Know About Taxes. See If You Know The Answers

Results of a new Ipsos poll conducted for NPR suggest Americans may be sending a garbled message when they voice their opinions on taxes.

A woman loads her car at a food pantry in Norfolk, Virginia. Inflation sent food prices soaring just as emergency pandemic support for many people ended.

Demand at food banks is way up again. But inflation makes it harder to meet the need

High food and gas prices are squeezing working families, sending some to food pantries for the first time. But providers are struggling with high costs, fewer donations and supply chain woes.

Matthew Fentress was diagnosed with heart disease that developed after a bout of the flu in 2014. His condition worsened three years later, and he had to declare bankruptcy when he couldn't afford his medical bills, despite having insurance.

Heart Disease Bankrupted Him Once. Now He Faces Another $10,000 Medical Bill

A cook at a senior center, Matthew Fentress is one of millions of Americans whose skimpy health insurance plans leave them vulnerable to huge out-of-pocket costs when they get sick.

Protestors for and against legal abortions gathered at The University of Michigan on May 14, 2022.

Confusion roiled Michigan for days as abortion rights changed hour to hour

In a span of 3 days this week, court rulings seesawed between outlawing abortions and permitting them. A judge allowed them to continue Wednesday for at least 21 days.

Inflation has reached the North Pole as a Santa shortage looms

Santa's services are more in demand than ever — and he and his helpers are having a hard time keeping up.

A flag bearing the Treasury Department's seal flies at the Internal Revenue Service headquarters in Washington. The average refund for U.S. taxpayers is $2,910 — a 9.8% drop from 2022, the IRS says.

The tax deadline is Tuesday. So far, refunds are 10% smaller than last year

Have you filed your tax return? The 2023 deadline is Tuesday, April 18. Most taxpayers are getting hundreds of dollars less in refunds than they did last year.

E-40, Lil B, Too $hort and Kamaiyah. Collage by Jackie Lay / NPR.

How the Bay Area became a rap incubator with a chip on its shoulder

Though the Bay's vibrant rap community lit the fuse on many of the stars, styles and innovations that have blown up across the map, the region might still be best known for being underestimated.

It's one of the biggest experiments in fighting global poverty. Now the results are in

The study focuses on a universal basic income and spans 12 years and thousands of people in Kenya. How did the money change lives? What's better: monthly payouts or a lump sum.

On <em>Santa Cruz</em>, the third in Pedro the Lion's planned five-part album series, David Bazan continues to understand himself and the world that made him.

Pedro the Lion's youthful nostalgia is quietly transformational

David Bazan's multi-part memoirs have blurred memories of his adolescence, but with the goal of being honest and accountable. NPR Music critic Ann Powers sees connections between Pedro the Lion's Santa Cruz and Jane Schoenbrun’s new film, I Saw the TV Glow.

A TikTok ban could hit the U.S. in days. What to know — and how to prepare

Even if the controversial U.S. ban on TikTok does take effect on Jan. 19, the app won't automatically vanish from phones. Here's what would change, plus preparations and potential work-arounds.

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