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Low-income people are especially affected by inflation, economists say. While some are struggling with the rising prices of gas, food and rent, the pay for some low-wage jobs is rising.

NPR's Susan Davis speaks with Howard Bryant of Meadowlark Media about the Stanley Cup Finals, Brittney Griner's detention in Russia, and who's joining the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV golf league.

Heading into national swimming championships, the University of Virginia relies on a mathematician, cameras and sensors to help each swimmer perform their best.

By some estimates, there are millions of people working in an informal economy in Mexico. Many are street vendors who ply their trades in the neighborhoods of the capital. They have no access to loans or financial support.

High gas prices have set off calls for conservation and investigation of price gouging. But among residents of Arizona, high gas prices have also provoked some less predictable reactions.

In Boston, fans are flocking to the statue of Bill Russell to honor the Celtic who died over the weekend. Russell won 11 championships with the team and was a legend on and off the basketball court.

NASA's Johnson Space Center invited The Kitchen Sisters to visit its "hidden kitchen." On the eve of NASA's scheduled launch of space shuttle Atlantis, The Kitchen Sisters present a brief history of space food.

If the Federal Reserves moves too aggressively to combat inflation, there are fears it could trigger a recession. (Story first aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on June 12, 2022.)

Political rhetoric is dividing many Americans. But for those in refugee and immigrant communities, that language gets filtered through another layer of history and lived experience.

With the decisive win of Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia's runoff election, Republicans and Democrats are looking to the state and wondering just how much of a battleground it will be moving forward.