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The course highlights the zigzagging line separating North Carolina's 10th and 11th Congressional districts. One expert says ugly districts are a symptom of a problem, not the problem itself.

The USDA recently stunned growers when it projected the smallest orange harvest for Florida in more than 50 years. The culprit: A tiny insect that's killing off the state's trees — and industry.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Alan Melnick, director of public health for Clark County, Wash., about the measles outbreak in the Pacific Northwest. Clark County now has 50 confirmed cases.

The U.S. economy is in a sweet spot, with unemployment at a near 50-year low and an inflation rate that's low and stable. But that combination — low unemployment and low inflation — has economists at the Fed wondering if a theory they've had about how the economy works is still relevant.

In his last individual event at the Rio Summer Olympics, Michael Phelps came up short. His teammate Katie Ledecky broke her own world record — and then Anthony Ervin, 35, won gold in the freestyle.

U.S. unemployment is at a nearly 50-year low. The jobless rate for Hispanics has never been lower. The past two years have been the best job market ever for African Americans. Shouldn't we be excited?

In less than two years, the Chinese brand has opened 2,300 stores — second in China only to Starbucks. The company went public on Nasdaq on Friday. And it's losing millions.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Rita Wilson about her recovery from COVID-19, and about her campaign to get 200 million Americans over the age of 50 to get flu shots this year.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Rep. Karen Bass of California about legislation to install wide-ranging changes for the nation's police departments. She chairs the Congressional Black Caucus.

More than 50 Massachusetts schools are participating in a new program that brings counselors in to help children deal with the stress and trauma of living in families struggling with drug addiction.