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A Stanford University researcher finds that products purchased mainly by poor people were increasing in price much more quickly than those purchased by the wealthy.

David Green talks to former FBI Assistant Director Ron Hosko about the search for a new bureau director, and the future of the FBI's probe into Russia's meddling in the U.S. presidential election.

It's inauguration season in Washington, D.C. Many of us revel in the pomp and circumstance — yet we have another side to our psychology that enjoys seeing the powerful fall from grace.

Here's news that could be of interest to marketers: Research shows people frustrated in a relationship sometimes deal with their feelings by buying and consuming brands their partners hate.

An investigation by The Associated Press has identified more than 16 percent of police agencies in Ohio that have not filed a single hate crime report...

Every year we commemorate the graduation season with folk singer Tom Rush's performance of Murray McLauchlan's "Child's Song."

Astronomer Chris Impey discusses the future of space travel, sex in space and the connection between science and Buddhism. Originally broadcast May 11, 2015.

NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Mike Sager, who wrote for California Sunday Magazine about the makers of a marijuana concentrate called "hash oil." Using hash oil is legal in some states; making it isn't.

In a TV commercial for Amazon's Alexa speaker, a guy tells it to order cat food. An owner filed a complaint saying their smart speaker heard the ad and ordered cat food.

Steve Inskeep talks to evangelical leader Ed Stetzer about the abuse allegations against Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore.