We all know the government uses taxes to pay for things. But what about using taxes to control behavior? This week on Summer ...

The Senate voted yesterday to advance debate on a package to claw back funds allocated for public broadcasting and foreign aid. And, a report shows inflation increased in June.

President Trump's tariffs are starting to show up in the prices that consumers pay. That contributed to an uptick in inflation last month and will make the Fed cautious about cutting interest rates.

Which everyday item prices are likely to be affected by tariffs first, and how can people prepare? NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Bloomberg's Stacey Vanek Smith.

Improv comedy classes are part of the training medical residents at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic receive. It's an effort to help doctors learn early how to improve relationships with patients.

The judge's decision vacated a rule imposed by the Biden administration earlier this year to keep medical debt from affecting credit scores.

With 101 people still missing after the July 4 flash flood, the focus turns to local lakes, and what may be buried in them.

The Senate is debating whether to halt funding for public media, which could be devastating for some stations. The libertarian Cato Institute makes the case for why the funding should be pulled.

CapRadio colleagues remembered longtime Sacramento blues musician and radio DJ Mick Martin, who died over the weekend at 76 ...

The City of Sacramento approved $1.25 million in funding for a new senior affordable housing complex called Donner Field ...

New York, North Carolina, New Mexico and Texas have all suffered serious flooding this month. Climate change is causing even more rain to fall during the heaviest storms.

After years of polluting by the water industry, a report planned for release in the coming days could lead to tightened regulation while also prompting an expensive modernization drive.