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NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at one Walmart in Georgia over multiple years.

NPR shopped for 96 items at Walmart to track how prices are really changing

NPR has tracked the prices of dozens of items at the same superstore in Georgia, including eggs, T-shirts, snacks and paper towels. Here's what got cheaper over the past year, and more expensive.

Tristan Millstone reacts as he steps in water after kayaking across a flooded section of Neely Road to buy groceries after a major storm in Guerneville, Calif., on Saturday.

Forecasters warn of possible winter storms across the U.S. during Thanksgiving week

Forecasters warned that another round of winter weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage.

More than 1,000 people died in 2023's Cyclone Freddy and hundreds of thousands more were displaced in Malawi. Many low-income nations are bearing disproportionate impacts from more intense storms.

Richer countries are starting to pay poorer ones for climate change damages

With climate-related disasters getting more extreme, richer countries are piloting ways to compensate developing nations, since they bear the least responsibility for causing climate change.

The remains of a burned home are seen after the home was destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles on Jan. 8.

How climate change is reshaping home insurance in California — and the rest of the U.S.

Worsening wildfires are hiking up home insurance rates in California, the biggest market in the U.S. And as climate disasters increase across the country, other states are feeling the pressure too.

Plants in a greenhouse at the Salk Institute are examined for genetic traits that come with C4 photosynthesis. Nov 22, 2024

Scientists discover the genetic steps that created hardy, productive plants

It offers a promise that gene editing could make some crops more resilient and productive.

Avocados grow on trees in an orchard in the municipality of Ario de Rosales, Michoacan state, Mexico, on Sept. 21, 2023. Tariffs on Mexican imports would have a big effect on avocados in the U.S.

Why Trump's tariffs on Mexico would mean higher avocado prices at the grocery store

Most avocados consumed in the U.S. are grown in Mexico. Here's what Trump's proposed tariffs would mean for prices at the grocery store and for the avocado industry.

State Assembly races explainer

Meet the candidates and learn what's at stake with KPBS' Nov. 5, 2024 election guide for California State Assembly races.

The entrance to the Water Conservation Garden in El Cajon is shown on November 19, 2024.

East County's Water Conservation Garden celebrates its 25th anniversary

The garden began in 1999 as a project to educate San Diego County residents about water conservation.

On the albums chart, the K-pop group Stray Kids debuts at No. 1 with HOP; the group has debuted atop the Billboard 200 with its first six charting albums, which is a new record to kick off a career.

Mariah Carey and K-pop group Stray Kids rule this week's charts

Holiday music rules the pop charts once again this week, as Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" scores its 17th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 — the third longest run of all time.

Jannik Sinner, of Italy, reacts after defeating Taylor Fritz, of the United States, to win the men's singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2024, in New York.

Jannik Sinner beats Taylor Fritz to win U.S. Open, weeks after doping exoneration

No.1-ranked Sinner, of Italy, prevented Taylor Fritz from ending the American major tennis title drought, less than three weeks after word emerged of Sinner's two positive drug tests.

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