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A teenager in a hijab is Mumbai's latest hip-hop sensation. Saniya Mistri Qayammuddi raps about growing up Muslim and female in India.

Climate change is causing more wind shear at high altitudes, and that in turn might make your airplane rides bumpier.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor Owen Wilson about the new movie, "Paint," in which he plays a self-absorbed host of a painting show on a local public television station.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Alicia Bannon of the Brennan Center, about potential reforms to selecting state judges following the $40 million Wisconsin Supreme Court election.

A large part of the world's supply of diamonds comes from Russia. The U.S. and Europe may try to cut off the revenue the country is raising from the gems given the war in Ukraine.

Americans love French fries. But what about the ones at the bottom of the bag that get greasy and wet? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bon Appetit's Karen Yuan about her love of soggy fries.

Gentrification is making it harder for some people to stay in their neighborhoods. One solution: community land trusts, which buy up properties and then keep the homes there affordable.

Developments on the abortion front this week seem to have a message for Republicans. But GOP officials do not show signs of softening their hard-line stance against the practice.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with the Democratic leader of the Tennessee House of Representatives, Karen Camper, about what's next now that two of her members have been expelled from the chamber.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with multi-platinum singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant about her ninth solo studio album, "Keep Your Courage," and the musical influences in her life.