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The album's namesake, Polari, is a set of a few hundred words and phrases that was adopted by gay men as a way of speaking in secret during periods of criminalization.

NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.

A week from now voters will elect a new president — and they will decide who controls both the Senate and House of Representatives. The new president will need allies on Capitol Hill.

The Chinese have been trying to quash Tibetan independence for decades. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Barbara Demick about her new book, Eat the Buddha, which examines repression in one small town.

President Trump says he's deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. But the latest official figures show that crime rates have fallen dramatically in the city.

People who buy their own health insurance are facing significant price hikes next year as federal tax credits passed by Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire in December.

In April 2025, NPR looked at the impact of President Trump's cuts to foreign aid on HIV positive individuals in Zambia. Many were falling sick without access to their HIV medications. We returned to those people, as well as others who keep close tabs on the HIV/AIDS situation, to see where things stand now.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Daniel Nugent-Bowman of The Athletic about the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers facing off for the Stanley Cup finals for a second year in a row.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned by senators from both parties on Thursday about vaccine access and more. NPR analyzes the health secretary's nearly three-hour appearance.

Last year, a record six quarterbacks were taken early in the first round of the NFL draft. Now, those six are striving to make a second-year leap and avoid the dreaded sophomore slump.