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A new poll from NPR, PBS News, and Marist shows that 81 percent of Americans say gas prices are a strain on their household budgets, and a majority say that the economy is not working well for them personally.

NPR's Domenico Montanaro has more on the political implications.

NPR's Domenico Montanaro reporting.

In Tennessee, Republicans unveiled new congressional maps today in an effort to eliminate the state's last Democratic-held congressional seat.

From member station WPLN, Mariana Bacchia reports.

CNN founder Ted Turner has died at 87.

He started the first U.S.

superstation and owned sports teams, including the Atlanta Braves.

The media mogul previously announced he had Lewy body dementia, a degenerative disease.

NPR's David Folkenflik has more.

This is NPR.

A federal civil rights agency filed a discrimination lawsuit against the New York Times claiming that it passed over a white male employee for promotion in favor of a lesser qualified woman of color to meet diversity goals.

The New York Times calls the lawsuit politically motivated.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit on behalf of an editor after he didn't get the role of deputy real estate editor in 2025, alleging gender and racial discrimination.

Pollinating insects influence human health by pollinating our crops.

As NPR's Jonathan Lambert reports, new research in the journal Nature shows that influence can be surprisingly large.

Pope Leo will inaugurate the central tower of Barcelona's Sagrada Familia Basilica during his visit to Spain next month.

The June celebration will mark 100 years since the death of the church's architect, Anthony Gaudi.

The church is still incomplete.