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<em>What Now</em>, the second solo album from Brittany Howard, is out Feb. 2, 2024.

Brittany Howard is going to make her dreams come true

The Alabama Shakes singer exploded preconceptions with her 2019 solo debut. On What Now, a follow-up born from a few years of life-quaking resets, she's ready to leave any remaining limits behind.

Silicon Valley Bank first started in 1983. Forty years later, the bank collapsed. The bank's sign is shown in San Francisco on Monday.

Parent company of Silicon Valley Bank files for bankruptcy

The parent of Silicon Valley Bank is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following the failure and seizure of the bank last week.

FILE - Sunrise at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022 in Washington.

Poll: Dangers for both parties on the economy, crime and transgender rights

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds the economy is still top of mind for Americans — and that both parties are vulnerable on different issues.

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan, pictured at her April 2021 confirmation hearing, spoke to <em>Morning Edition</em> on Thursday about the new "Click to Cancel" proposal.

Still trying to quit that gym membership? The FTC is proposing a rule that could help

The Federal Trade Commission gets thousands of complaints a year from customers trapped in memberships they don't want. Its "Click to Cancel" proposal aims to change that, Chair Lina Khan tells NPR.

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, center, helps raise a Pride flag outside of the Department of Energy as the Biden administration celebrates Pride Month.

Book bans are on the rise. Biden is naming a point person to address that

Book bans in schools can violate federal civil rights laws if they create a hostile environment for students. The Education Department will have a new point person to talk to schools about bans.

UPS drivers had threatened to walk off the job unless the company provided better pay for part-time workers.

UPS union calls off strike threat after securing pay raises for workers

A tentative agreement between UPS and the Teamsters has averted a potential strike at the company. The deal will secure pay raises for part-time workers.

Fashion designer Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski is sewing one of her most popular items, a Virgen de Guadalupe shirt with an embroidered phrase that makes the wearer proud of their Chicano roots.

Chicana fashion designer creating a beautiful life in Barrio Logan

A little sewing shop in Barrio Logan launched the dreams of an entrepreneur and a brand as unique as its creator.

Giant letters spell "ALOHA" at a hotel on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Native Hawaiians say that the aloha spirit is unique and that it's helping them recover from the recent wildfires.

Hawaii's spirit of aloha helps restore a wildfire-damaged community

Native Hawaiians say the aloha spirit is unique — and it's helping them recover.

President Biden (center) meets with top congressional leaders from both parties at the White House on Tuesday afternoon to talk about the debt limit.

Biden and congressional leaders met about the debt limit. They'll talk again on Friday

The government could run out of money to pay its bills as soon as June 1. President Biden said talks were "productive" though Speaker Kevin McCarthy said "I didn't see any new movement."

The deadly wildfires in Maui, Hawaii fanned by winds from Hurricane Dora have destroyed the city of Lahaina and caused significant damage to the island.

See how one volunteer group organized aid deliveries after fire decimates Lahaina

In Maui, NPR joined a tour boat operator to see the grassroots initiative the local surfing community and neighbors started to fill in gaps not currently being filled by official channels.

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