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A man walks past the closed Ikea city shop at a shopping mall in Moscow on April 11, 2022. - On February 24 Russia started military action in Ukraine triggering unprecedented Western sanctions against Moscow and sparking an exodus of foreign corporations including H&M, Zara, Uniqlo, McDonald's and Ikea. (Photo by Kirill KUDRYAVTSEV / AFP) (Photo by KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images)

Ikea packs up Russian operations and plans sale of factories

The Swedish furniture giant previously shut Russian stores and now says it cannot see a way to resume operations "any time soon" as the war in Ukraine continues.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 16: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on June 16, 2022 in New York City. Stocks fell sharply in morning trading as investors react to the Federal Reserve's largest rate hike since 1994. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The Dow Jones sinks below 30,000 as fears about a recession grow

Stocks sank a day after the Federal Reserve delivered its biggest rate hike since 1994.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 16: Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a member of the House Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, sits for a portrait in his office at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Thursday, June 16, 2022. (Photo by Shuran Huang For NPR)

American democracy is more vulnerable now than on Jan. 6, Schiff says amid hearings

American democracy is more vulnerable today than it was on January 6 because the "big lie" that Donald Trump won the 2020 election has spread, says Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA).

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - APRIL 18: A Covid-19 testing site stands on a Brooklyn street corner on April 18, 2022 in New York City. New York City's infection numbers have increased over the past 45 days with a positivity rate of nearly 4.5% and a rate significantly higher in some neighborhoods. Two omicron sub-variants of the highly transmissible BA.2 strain are fueling the current surge. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Omicron poses about half the risk of long COVID as delta, new research finds

Some scientists estimate that cases of long COVID from omicron will still rise, however, because of high transmissibility and the misconception that people don't have to worry about catching it.

Students from George Washington University wear their graduation gowns outside of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 18, 2022. - US Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) is expected to meet with President Biden to push for student loan forgiveness. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP) (Photo by STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

Americans support student loan forgiveness, but would rather rein in college costs

A new NPR/Ipsos poll finds majority support for forgiving $10,000 in federal student loan debt, but even broader support for making college affordable for future students.

LOUISVILLE, KY - JUNE 19: A young woman stands near a piece of art created during the Louisville Juneteenth Festival at the Big Four Lawn on June 19, 2021 in Louisville, Kentucky. Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, commemorates the end of chattel slavery on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas, in compliance with President Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation into law as Juneteenth National Independence Day on June 17th, 2021. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images)

Companies are selling Juneteenth branded products. Here's why that's a big problem

Brands and companies are working to remove their Juneteenth items from shelves, as experts say those who are selling Juneteenth-branded products are "tone-deaf."

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 13: A Bitcoin ATM is seen at the Clark Street subway station on June 13, 2022 in the Brooklyn Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Bitcoin fell below $24,000 this morning to its lowest level since December 2020. The crypto market lost more than $200 billion since Friday, with the entire market falling below $1 trillion for the first time since February 2021, according to data from CoinMarketCap. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Why cryptocurrencies have gone from the next hot thing to a full-on meltdown

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are plunging. Here's what to know about a market that just a few months ago was being touted as the future of finance.

CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 12: Bottles of Sriracha hot chili sauce are shown on December 12, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. Huy Fong Foods, the maker of Sriracha, says it can't ship any more of its sauce until next month because in California, where the sauce is produced, the Department of Public Health is now enforcing stricter guidelines that require sauces be held for 35 days before they are shipped. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

There's a nationwide Sriracha shortage, and climate change may be to blame

The company that makes Sriracha told customers it will have to stop making the sauce for the next few months due to "severe weather conditions affecting the quality of chili peppers."

Former U.S. representative and gun control advocate Gabby Giffords stands for a portrait before the pre-game ceremony begins at Fenway Park in Boston, Mass. on June 16, 2022.

Gabby Giffords is still fighting for gun violence victims, years after she became one

Former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords was shot in the head more than a decade ago, but this week threw out the first pitch at Fenway Park as part of its Gun Violence Awareness Day.

Former Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., second from right, jokes about having a podium that is her size during a ceremony on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 8, 2022, to dedicate a room in her name. Another room was also dedicated to former Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, R-Maine, making both rooms the first ones to be named after women senators on Capitol Hill. Joining Mikulski, from left, are Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Maryland. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

The U.S. Capitol has named two rooms after female senators for the first time ever

Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Margaret Chase Smith couldn't wear pants or use the main bathroom during their tenures, when female senators were scarce. Rooms in the Capitol now honor their legacies.

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