6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (739+ words) For decades, immigrants who are legal permanent residents in the U. S. could get loans through the Small Business Administration, a core pillar of small-business lending. Not anymore. Much of America runs on small businesses. And if you ask the people who…...

40+ min ago  (97+ words) The World Cup debut of Uzbekistan signals the region's growing confidence on the global stage and, some argue, the arrival of a "golden generation" making its mark in sports, culture and science. Uzbekistan's first World Cup appearance is a dream…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (194+ words) Josh Johnson, who is best known for his work as a correspondent and host of The Daily Show, introduces his new stand-up comedy special, Symphony, with a striking statement. He opens the HBO Max special by standing under a sign…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago  (284+ words) Ilia Malinin of the U. S. was heavily favored for men's figure skating gold, but a series of falls and downgraded jumps landed him in eighth place. Gods can fall. U. S. Olympic figure skater Ilia Malinin was widely expected to win gold in…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (612+ words) Los Angeles is home to a huge Iranian diaspora and is slated to host World Cup matches where Iran will play. How is that diaspora feeling about the coming World Cup amid the U. S. war on Iran? Despite months of war…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (297+ words) NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Micah Maidenberg about Space X's IPO and what it means for the economics of space exploration. Micah Maidenberg covers space for the Wall Street Journal. He is on the line to…...

5+ hour, 15+ min ago  (249+ words) NPR Greetings from Maputo, Mozambique's capital, shaped by a modernist architecture I took a ride on a tuk-tuk motorcycle taxi around Maputo, Mozambique, with my buddy and fellow All Things Considered producer, Vincent Acovino. We were in the country reporting…...

8+ hour, 1+ min ago  (645+ words) The Pakistani government is removing the sales tax on women's menstrual products as well as birth control. The budget for next fiscal year has the sales tax on these products dropping from 18% to zero. For decades, sanitary napkins and other…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago  (52+ words) NPR Scotland fans rent school buses to head to team's first World Cup game Rowdy Scotland soccer fans took a fleet of yellow school buses to their team's first World Cup game just outside Boston. Become an NPR sponsor...

12+ hour, 47+ min ago  (1490+ words) Josh Lee and Fernando Delgado hold a fake trophy outside the Biergarten in Los Angeles' Koreatown before the South Korea vs. Czech Republic World Cup game on June 11. Karla Gachet for NPR hide caption LOS ANGELES " Best friends Fernando Delgado…...