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When we worry about the declining rates of literacy and a lack of reading skills, it's often about children. But how often are adults reading these days? And what are we reading? A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds out.

The meetings between top U.S. and Chinese officials in Geneva represent the first potential efforts to end a trade war that has frazzled financial markets.

This week on the pop music charts, a film soundtrack has done something that no other soundtrack had done in nearly 30 years.

The documents, which are marked top secret, were posted to the Telegram messaging app and first reported by CNN and Axios.

Only 8% of directors with movies in theaters in 2025 were women. That news comes from an annual study from USC Annenberg. It reveals a reversal of trends that were not great to begin with; in 2020, the best year for women directors on record, only 15% of movie directors were women.

Ohio voters headed to the polls last week for primary elections, and in competitive districts like the one where Toledo is primarily located, the message was clear: affordability is a top priority.

For Mumbai's Koli people, the full moon marks the traditional end of the monsoon rains and a chance to return to the sea. Climate change is threatening their way of life.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with USA Today track and field reporter Tyler Dragon about Sha'Carri Richardson becoming the fastest woman in the world and her journey to the top spot.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Jackie Powell from NBC Sports about the top stories from the WNBA draft, including No. 1 draft pick Azzi Fudd's new team and salary.

The Senate and House have a narrow window to approve a funding bill to head off a government shutdown on Sept. 30.