J. Schuberth, who is running for Oregon governor as Pencil, speaks with voters and curious passersby as they walk around downtown Portland, Ore., to campaign on April 23. Schuberth is an advocate for reforming the state's K-12 school system. Eli Imadali/OPB hide caption toggle caption Eli Imadali/OPB PORTLAND, Ore.
Cori Roberts of St. Cloud, Minnesota, incurred more than $8,000 in medical bills after she was diagnosed at CentraCare with early-stage cervical cancer. She says the health system told her she made too much — about $41,000 a year — to qualify for financial aid.
Prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi in a hospital in Tehran, Iran on May 10, 2026.
Let us know your best hacks for cutting costs. sergeyryzhov/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption sergeyryzhov/Getty Images I've been reporting on food and affordability for NPR for our new series What's Eating America .
Rich Henderson and his wife, Rachel Negro-Henderson, grocery shop for their family at the Aldi in Bellmawr, New Jersey. Rachel Wisniewski for NPR hide caption toggle caption Rachel Wisniewski for NPR NPR's series What's Eating America examines the forces shaping our food system and how they're scrambling the way we eat. BELLMAWR, N.J.
Sunnu Rebecca Choi for NPR Scientists carrying out research on the compound nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide — or simply NAD+ — are running into an unusual problem these days: A little too much publicity around their subject of study.
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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has condemned Niger's sudden move to suspend most major French media outlets. The military junta in western Africa accused the outlets from former colonial power France of endangering national unity and public order, without offering examples or evidence.