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Hip-hop's first 50 years have yielded expansion across the globe and domination of digital spaces. As the internet has collapsed physical gaps, major artists from outside the United States, like (clockwise from top left) Little Simz, Drake, Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Rema, have been able to communicate with American rap culture in real time.

2023 'Til Infinity

Giving rap the future it deserves means smashing the infrastructure as it is. But with the battle lines drawn, we can still take heart in the artists teasing just how much further the culture can go.

Hawaii officials have said recovering from the Maui wildfires will be a long and costly process. Residents of Paradise, Calif., know what that's like.

'Give yourself grace': Camp Fire survivors offer advice to people in Maui

Residents of Paradise, Calif., know all too well what people in West Maui are going through. They share advice on how to cope — and look to the future — after a devastating wildfire.

Back and neck pain affect millions of Americans. New research suggests that opioids may not make sense for treating certain kinds of acute back pain.

Opioids are overrated for some common back pain, a study suggests

New research calls into question prescribing the drugs even for short-term pain relief – especially given the risk of addiction.

Who would succeed Logan Roy?<em> Succession</em> creator Jesse Armstrong says he didn't know the ending of the series when they made the pilot. "Early, early, I had a sense that the ending would be the dissolution of this enterprise that we follow ... " he says. "And then other things started to come into focus more slowly." Above, Jeremy Strong, left, as Kendall Roy, and Brian Cox as Logan Roy.

We ask the creator of 'Succession' everything you wanted to know about the finale

Was Kendall going to jump into the river? Why did we keep seeing Logan in the bathroom? Creator Jesse Armstrong and executive producer Frank Rich answer all in this wide-ranging interview.

Saumil and Zarina sit on the floor at the Love Commandos shelter in New Delhi.

They wanted a Bollywood ending, not an arranged marriage. Their escape came at a cost

More than 90% of Indians have arranged marriages, and polls show most are happy with that system. But for couples who want to follow their hearts, the risks can be severe.

Toni Dezomits' advanced ovarian cancer responded well to earlier rounds of chemo, but this spring, her doctors told her there was a shortage of a key chemo drug.

Some cancer drugs are in short supply, putting patients' care at risk. Here's why

The recent, abrupt shortage of critical cancer drugs is forcing doctors to ration essential medications. It highlights a broken business model in generic drugs.

Fire, water, earth and air are characters in Disney and Pixar's new movie <em>Elemental</em>, directed by Peter Sohn.

Earth, air, fire, water — and family — are all 'Elemental' for Pixar's Peter Sohn

In science class, Sohn saw the periodic table as an apartment building. The son of Korean immigrants, he felt the elements were a "beautiful metaphor" for cultures mixing in his New York hometown.

A participant holding a sign at a 2020 solidarity march in unity against the rise of antisemitism. The Anti-Defamation League reported that antisemitic incidents reached an all-time high in 2021.

How to address antisemitic rhetoric when you encounter it

Political leaders have criticized former President Donald Trump's dinner with Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, and Nick Fuentes, a Holocaust denier.

Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio at a 2019 rally in Portland, Ore.

Hate-fueled violence is growing even as Proud Boys are convicted for extremism

The conviction of four Proud Boys members for plotting to attack the U.S. Capitol is high profile, but what impact will it have? NPR's Leila Fadel asks extremism expert Cynthia Miller-Idriss.

San Diego Police officers beginning a policy of progressive enforcement for people living in a homeless encampment on Sports Arena Boulevard, Feb. 14, 2022.

San Diego City Council's ban on tent encampments draws strong reactions

A nonprofit community organization Wednesday criticized the San Diego City Council's passage of an ordinance that will prohibit tent encampments in all public spaces throughout the city if shelter beds are available.

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