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Electricity prices are rising more than twice as fast as overall inflation. That's especially costly during the dog days of summer when air conditioners are working hardest. In addition to hot weather, a variety of factors are causing power bills to climb, including the high cost of natural gas used to generate electricity and soaring demand from data centers.

World leaders have lavished praise on President Trump in order to smooth diplomatic relations — and get better deals too.

U.S. farmers are feeling the impact of Trump's immigration crackdown. In some communities, immigration raids have slowed farm operations. NPR reports from Central Florida's strawberry region.

Companies from Pillsbury to Invisalign to Olipop are cheering — and trying to cash in on — the couple's engagement. Experts spoke to NPR about how brands can strike a better balance.

When his son began kindergarten this week, educator James Kassaga Arinaitwe flashed back to his own initiation into school, growing up in Uganda under far humbler circumstances.

Jeremy Green Eche of Brooklyn buys and saves websites for hypothetical presidential tickets. On Tuesday, he sold HarrisWalz.com to a person seemingly unconnected to either campaign.

The road to Damascus tells the story of a new Syria emerging from 54 years of authoritarian rule by one family, the Assads. Today's Syria is no longer theirs.

The anti-malarial drug Artemisinin is highly effective. It's critical for kids, who are especially vulnerable. A new study comes to an alarming conclusion.

The short-tem rental company says it's actually seeing an increase in its business because people are less inclined to stay at hotels and are choosing to "work from any home" during the pandemic.

Microsoft says it has identified 40 government agencies, companies and think tanks that have been infiltrated. Most are in the U.S., but the breaches stretch around the globe.