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Drivers fuel up at a Costco gas station in Roseville, Mich.

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Business

Here's how we're coping with high gas prices, according to Costco and Walmart

by Alina Selyukh

3 min

Gas prices are changing how we fuel up

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Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter "Magnifica Humanitas" focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, in The Vatican on May 25, 2026.

Pope Leo XIV attends the presentation of his first Encyclical Letter "Magnifica Humanitas" focused on the rise of artificial intelligence, in The Vatican on May 25, 2026. Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Simon Says

Opinion: Pope Leo reminds us of the value of our shared humanity

by Scott Simon

2 min

ESSAY 05-30-26

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U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth waits to deliver his speech at the 22nd Shangri-La Dialogue summit in Singapore on Saturday.

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U.S. vs. China: Inside a great power rivalry

Hegseth urges Asian leaders to boost military spending against China

by Jennifer Pak, Scott Simon

3 min

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in Singapore for Shangri-La Dialogue security summit

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Chris Babcock, an engineer at the National Transportation Safety Board, in one of the audition rooms at the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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The NTSB tries to keep cockpit audio recordings private. AI is making that harder

by Joel Rose

4 min

NTSB VOICE RECORDINGS

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Lyndsey Sickler, one of Pittsburgh Pride organizers.

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Pride celebrations struggle as corporate sponsorships dry up

by Hannah Frances Johansson

3 min

PRIDE MONTH SPONSORSHIP

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Sunset casts a warm glow over Colombia’s remote Mavecure Mountains, where three towering rock formations rise above the Amazon jungle.

Sunset casts a warm glow over Colombia's remote Mavecure Mountains, where three towering rock formations rise above the Amazon jungle. John Otis/NPR hide caption

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The Americas

Colombia's untapped wonder: The Mavecure Mountains

by John Otis

4 min

COLOMBIA'S MAVECURE MOUNTAINS

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