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Richard Parsons is shown speaking at Time Warner's headquarters on June 15, 2009 in New York.

Richard Parsons, who steadied Time Warner and Citigroup, dies at 76

Parsons, one of corporate America's most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, was known as a skilled negotiator, a diplomat and a crisis manager.

People walk through the Little Italy Farmers Market on July 31, 2024.

The impact of local farmers markets on the foodscape

It's national farmers market week. We're taking you outside to farmer's markets and highlighting local efforts to prioritize food access and healthy neighborhoods.

Myha'la Herrold as Harper Stern in Season 3.

HBO's corporate drama 'Industry' is finally back. Here's a quick refresher

Season 2 of HBO's Industry ended with a wedding, an arrest and a sacked star investor. Season 3 is the most dramatic and stress-inducing yet.

America is experiencing a sustained startup boom.

America's startup boom is still going strong. Here's what it means for the economy

Four years ago, Americans began creating new businesses at a record rate. The boom is still here, and it could be a great sign for the U.S. economy.

GLP-1 drugs, like Wegovy and Ozempic, may not be good only for diabetes and weight-loss. They are also showing promise for preventing some cancers.

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy may help stave off some cancers

Several new studies find promising evidence that the GLP-1 class of drugs may have a cancer-preventive effect, especially for cancers linked to obesity.

X's chatbot can now generate AI images. A lack of guardrails raises election concerns

NPR was able to produce depictions that appear to show ballot drop boxes being stuffed and of Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump holding firearms.

Primary Election 2024: Incumbents hold advantage in San Diego congressional races

All five seats in the San Diego congressional delegation are up for election in the March primary, but political observers do not expect much turnover.

Three young spectators covering their faces from rubber debris and smoke at the spinning pitch, at Wheelz n Smoke arena, on July 7th 2024, Johannesburg, South Africa

From convict to cabinet: South Africa's new sports minister promotes gangland motorsport

South Africa's new sports minister once drove getaway cars in bank heists. Now he's in government, with plans to bring the dangerous pastime of car spinning into the mainstream.

The unfinished fuselage of a Boeing 737 at the Spirit AeroSystems factory in Wichita, Kan.

Inside the factory where a key Boeing supplier builds the fuselage for the 737

As Boeing works to improve quality, it's in talks to buy one of its key suppliers. NPR spoke to workers at the Spirit AeroSystems factory in Wichita, Kansas that builds the fuselage for the 737.

Members of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions shout slogans as they hold signs carrying the names of the ruling party's lawmakers who didn't vote at the impeachment motion last week, during a rally in front of the ruling People Power Party's head office in Seoul, South Korea on Monday.

South Korea's Justice Ministry imposes travel ban on President Yoon over martial law

Yoon's martial law decree plunged South Korea into political turmoil and caused worry among its key diplomatic partners.

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