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American tennis player Taylor Townsend is gearing up for the U.S. Open. She'll take to the court as the top-ranked doubles player. Her story is one of resilience and overcoming preconceived notions.

No one wants rats scurrying about their neighborhood. But they're a cunning and evasive foe. Now, a community near Boston is trying their luck with a different approach: rat birth control.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to poet Raymond Antrobus about his new memoir, The Quiet Ear, and how he has navigated between the worlds of hearing and hearing loss.

The 50-year-old casual dining chain Chili's has posted five straight quarters of double digit sales increases. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Slate's Dan Kois about what's behind the brand's turnaround.

The home-improvement chain is now one of the companies most caught up in Trump's immigration crackdown. The retailer's history with day laborers is long. So far, it's choosing to keep its distance.

Lee's new film centers on a music mogul who faces a moral dilemma when kidnappers mistakenly hold his friend's son ransom instead of his own: Will he risk it all to save a child who isn't his?

This fall, Nevada Public Radio is on the road to 10,000 members, and you decide how long the trip takes. For every $10,000 raised before the pledge drive, we cut a full day off the schedule. That means fewer interruptions, more trusted news, inspiring conversations, and the music you love.

Bill McKibben says solar is a "last chance for the climate." T. Kingfisher offers a dark retelling of Snow White. Nicholas Boggs tells James Baldwin's story. Plus new debut fiction.

Trump says there are plans underway for Putin and Zelenskyy to meet to discuss an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. And, Trump wants to stop states from voting by mail.

NPR marks World Photography Day with images of everyday moments of gathering from communities across the U.S. taken by photographers from the network's member stations.