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  • Weighing The Impact Of Repealing The Health Insurance Mandate
    The tax bill being considered by Congress includes a repeal of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate. Julie Rovner of Kaiser Health News talks to guest host Ray Suarez about how that could affect the health insurance market.
  • How China's Ivory Ban Could Affect Elephant Poaching In Africa
    As China's ban on ivory goes into effect, NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to professor George Wittemyer of Colorado State University about the impacts on the global ivory trade and what it might mean for elephant poaching in Africa.
  • Tim Burke and other American biathletes spoke out about guns after the shooting in Parkland, Fla. Burke is seen here during the 10km Sprint Biathlon on Feb. 11 at the Pyeongchang Olympic Games.
    U.S. Biathlon Team Speaks Out For Gun Control
    The sport's athletes must ski across the course, then calm their breathing and use rifles to fire at a target. For biathletes, the fact that their sport involves firearms isn't always comfortable.
  • Auto Parts Manufacturers Are Hurt By Tariffs, Rising Metal Prices
    The Trump administration says its tariffs on steel and aluminum are about protecting American industries and jobs. The auto parts industry is feeling the pinch of tariffs and metal prices.
  • Implications Of The Facebook Let-Down
    Host Scott Simon talks with Joe Nocera, op-ed columnist for The New York Times, about the rocky debut of Facebook as a public company and what it means for the markets and the tech industry at large.
  • Annan Pleads For More Help Resolving Syrian Crisis
    Former U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan meets in Washington with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday. He wants the U.S. to buy into his latest effort to promote peace in Syria. Annan says there must be consequences for the Syrian government for not implementing the previous peace plan.
  • From Juvie To J.D.: The Story Of A 'Runaway Girl'
    When Carissa Phelps was 12 years old, she was kidnapped by a pimp and forced into prostitution. Still, she was able to put her life back on track to graduate from high school, then college, then law school.
  • Corn plants dry in a drought-stricken farm field on July 17 near Fritchton, Ind. The corn and soybean belt in the middle of the nation is experiencing one of the worst droughts in more than five decades.
    Despite Crop Insurance, Drought Still Stings Farmers
    Many farmers carry terrific crop insurance, and the worse the drought becomes, the more individual farmers will be paid for their lost crops. The federal government picks up most of the cost of the crop insurance program, and this year that bill is going to be a whopper.
  • Life Kit: How To Flirt
    After more than a year in lockdown, the idea of flirting can seem daunting. Luckily, NPR's Life Kit has a refresher.
  • A sign at the Colonial Pipeline Houston Station facility in Pasadena, Texas, warns against trespassing. Colonial was forced to shut down a key pipeline last month after suffering a ransomware attack. Such attacks are becoming more frequent and increasingly, they are targeting key infrastructure like fuel or food supplies.
    U.S. Suffers Over 7 Ransomware Attacks An Hour. It's Now A National Security Risk
    Cybercriminals are using sophisticated malware to attack companies' IT systems, and they are demanding ransom payments in digital currencies
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