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Contractors work on the roof of a house under construction in Louisville, Ky., on July 1. "America's fallen 3.8 million homes short of meeting housing needs," says Mike Kingsella, the CEO of research group Up for Growth, which on Thursday released a study about the problem of housing shortages. "And that's both rental housing and ownership."

There's a massive housing shortage across the U.S. Here's how bad it is where you live

Hundreds of cities and towns are seriously short of housing, both homes to buy and rentals, according to a new study. It's the main reason that home prices and rents are so high.

Jared Mauch, a network architect by day, wanted better internet at his home in rural Michigan. So he started his own internet service provider.

Fed up with poor broadband access, he started his own fiber internet service provider

Over 40 million Americans lack reliable internet access. Jared Mauch is among the ISP "mavericks" taking matters into their own hands. Now, he's getting help from the government to continue his work.

Falcolner Ricky Ortiz poses with Pac-Man, a Harris's hawk, at the El Cerrito del Norte BART station in El Cerrito, Calif.

The key to this California train station's pigeon problem? A hawk named Pac-Man

A light rail station in a San Francisco suburb had a nasty problem: pigeon poop. The solution: A trained hawk scares the pigeons away. Commuters now treat the hawk and his handler like celebrities.

"New Beyoncé is literally good for everybody in the world," Maggie Rogers says of <em>Renaissance</em>, which shares a release date with her own <em>Surrender</em>. "I'm so excited for this record."

Maggie Rogers' summer mixtape sweats with sweetness

Filled with pop mosaics, Surrender feels like a quintessentially summer album. Naturally, we asked Maggie Rogers for a roséwave playlist.

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) (left) and Republican nominee Hershel Walker (right) are the major party nominees in the Georgia Senate race

With two Black men running for Senate in Georgia, race takes center stage

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican Hershel Walker face off in Georgia, the first time two Black men are major party nominees.

What to expect when you're expecting <em>House of the Dragon</em> season 2: This. Lots of this.

Seven things to look for in season 2 of 'House of the Dragon'

The first season of HBO's Game of Thrones spin-off ended with the beginning of a civil war. Here's what to expect out of season 2.

The songs on Taylor Swift's 10th album, <em>Midnights</em>, place the listener in the immediate nowhere of private space, where stories can change in a whisper.

In the haze of 'Midnights,' Taylor Swift softens into an expanded sound

On Swift's 10th and most challenging album, she and producer Jack Antonoff push her voice in new directions, rethinking the sonic rhetoric of first-person storytelling and shaking off old habits.

Reframing Your Commute

What your commute can do for you

Signs used for polling stations are seen in a bin at the El Paso County Courthouse during the presidential primary Texas on Super Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

Democrats' new primary calendar isn't quite a done deal, as complications arise

Georgia and New Hampshire have asked for extensions to try and meet the Democratic Party's requirements to move into the early voting window, but it's not clear how they can overcome the hurdles.

An F-22 Raptor shot down an airborne object last Saturday, in an incident that could be linked to a balloon put into the sky by a hobby club. U.S. officials say they're still investigating.

Did an F-22 shoot down an Illinois hobby group's small radio balloon?

A military spokesperson tells NPR that it's their understanding that the FBI has spoken to the hobbyist group in question.

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