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NPR's Kelly McEvers interviews linguist Deborah Tannen about the nuances behind the adjectives "woman," "female" and others, when discussing occupations.

Groceries aren't cheap, but there are ways beyond just looking for sales to make budget meals. NPR's Life Kit has practical tips on saving money before and after you cook.

It's been a week of turmoil at the CDC, and now there's a new person tapped to be acting director of the agency.

President Trump says his first trip to Saudi Arabia in 2017 yielded big business deals. We look back to see how things worked out.

Under the Great Plains, there's an aquifer powering the region's agriculture system. But it's running out of water, prompting farmers in middle America to consider more environmentally friendly crops.

China manufactures about one third of everything made in the world, and its industrial power is still expanding. Economist Dan Wang talks about the implications of its growth.

Some in Pakistan say conditions are ripe for a coup amid multiple crises. There's visceral fear in the country, where the military has long ruled. But how likely will history repeat itself?

A $7,500 tax credit is available for the lease or purchase of many electric vehicles — but only if contracts are inked by midnight on Sept. 30. The result: The market for EVs is a little distorted.

David Holmes told impeachment investigators that he heard Gordon Sondland, the U.S. Ambassador to the E.U., tell President Trump that Ukraine's president agreed to political investigations.

Iran has released Michael White — U.S. Navy veteran who had been held there for two years — in the latest of prisoner releases that continue despite the conflict between the two countries.