Annual inflation in March was 5% -- the lowest since May of 2021. Prices rose 0.1% between February and March. Food prices were flat and energy prices were down. Excluding food and energy, prices rose 0.4% for the month, 5.6% over the last 12 months.

I first visited this kindergarten in late August — when it was covered in broken glass.

It had been hit by Russian artillery. Nearly 3,000 schools in Ukraine have been damaged since the war started.

I did a news story on Morning Edition about it 🔊👇

npr.org/2022/09/01/112…

How an abortion pill ruling could threaten the FDA's regulatory authority npr.org/2023/04/11/116…

The EPA is proposing strict new auto emissions limits to get more Americans buying electric cars.

Illicit xylazine-fentanyl mixtures are fueling another wave of U.S. overdose deaths, the White House warns.

March inflation numbers come out this morning.

one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId…

I'm on Up First and Morning Edition with Michel Martin talking about the deadly fentanyl-xylazine cocktail killing more and more Americans. The Biden administration announced today it's a national threat deepening the #overdosecrisis . My latest for @npr npr.org/2023/04/12/116…

A key contributor to Abba has died.

Lasse Wellander was the group's lead guitarist on some of their biggest hits in the 1970s and '80s, including 'Knowing Me Knowing You,' 'Slipping Through My Fingers' and 'Eagle.'

npr.org/2023/04/11/116…

Psychologist Laurence Steinberg offers advice to parents of adult children in a new book. But he says not everyone should.

Steinberg spoke to I'm a Martínez, himself a grandfather, about why grandparents should keep their parenting opinions to themselves.

one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId…

You can hear Elizabeth's reporting on weather station funding here:

npr.org/2023/04/11/116…

Some of the states that ban gender-affirming care for trans youth also allow intersex surgeries for kids, who can't consent.

Sean Saifa Wall, an advocate for intersex rights, calls out the hypocrisy and reflects on his own experience.

one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId…

A new KFF poll underscores how pervasive gun violence is in Americans' lives.

It found that 1 in 5 people report having a family member who was fatally shot, while 1 in 6 say they have personally witnessed a shooting.

npr.org/sections/healt…

A new report is complicating an unusual finding from the U.S. Census Bureau's own report card on the accuracy of its 2020 head count of the country's population: a national overcount of Asian Americans.

npr.org/2023/04/07/108…

State Rep. Justin Jones regains his Tennessee House seat just days after expulsion.

A Louisville bank employee opened fire at his colleagues, killing five.

President Biden will commemorate the Good Friday agreement and revisit his roots in Ireland.

one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId…

In Ireland, Biden is on a diplomatic and deeply personal mission npr.org/2023/04/11/116…

Federal officials are scrambling to figure out how classified U.S. documents on the Ukraine war ended up on social media, and whether more could be coming.

An ex-DOJ 'leak czar' discusses how those probes generally work and what it should prioritize now.

npr.org/2023/04/10/116…

The Supreme Court is the only court in the United States that has never adopted a written code of ethics.

That should change, says legal scholar Steven Lubet.

npr.org/2023/04/10/116…

Reggaeton music is popular all over the world, but sometimes its lyrics and videos are degrading to women.

NPR's Radio Ambulante explores: How can you be a feminist and a reggaeton fan?

one.npr.org/?sharedMediaId…

Five people are dead and six others have been injured in a morning shooting at a downtown Louisville bank, police say.

Follow NPR's live blog for updates: npr.org/live-updates/l…

What's more annoying than paying taxes? Shopping for health insurance is pretty high up there. My latest for NPR -- in a growing number of states, filing taxes can make finding health care coverage a little easier.

npr.org/2023/04/10/116…

Spring is in full swing, as is allergy season.

Doctors have a new tool in their arsenal to treat itchy eyes and runny noses: immunotherapy in the form of personalized allergy drops.

npr.org/sections/healt…