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NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Sarah Halzack, who has written about retail for The Washington Post, why this season's swimwear is so complicated.

Employers in central Indiana say they have a growing need for more skilled and highly educated workers. That’s according to a survey by Aspire Johnson County. Experts with the economic development group said more employers should get involved in helping shape the talent pool they need.

We unpack one of the biggest economic buzzwords of 2025: What is a "K-shaped' economy?

It was once thought that nothing could take down the world's largest animal, the blue whale. But scientists have witnessed something unusual that shows these giants do have a predator to worry about.

When Ben Hsu woke up, he only had one earbud. The Daily Mail reports he used a tracking feature to find his missing earbud. An x-ray confirmed it was inside of him. Doctors told him to wait it out.

A 50-year-old man was having some X-rays done, and two ballpoint pens showed up on his lower right side. After surgery, the man reportedly remembered that he had lost a bet and had to swallow pens.

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR's Technology Correspondent John McChesney on the Consumer Electronic Show, now being held in Las Vegas. The show used to be about the latest stereos, televisions, and compact disc players, but now digital technology is taking over. Microsoft is introducing the "X-box", its answer to Sony's Play Station 2, and "Ultimate TV", a competitor to Tivo and Replay, hard disc television recorders that let the user pause and replay live television. Satellite Radio is also making itself known in the form of two new companies, Sirius and XM, which will feature 100 channels that will be available to subscribers throughout the country.

Zoë Keating, part of the "classic rock" trio Rasputina, has a new solo CD, One Cello x 16: Natoma. The classically trained musician talks about exploding the traditional boundaries of classical music to reach a new audience.

Hosts from across the country share their favorite new discoveries, from Niia to Hozier.

The former House speaker announced Friday that she will run for reelection in 2024. She revealed her plans at a breakfast with volunteers in San Francisco and then followed up on X.