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Musician Zack Morgan jokes that when he lost his corporate job in 2015, it was like being pushed off a cliff. For years, he said, he'd been playing both sides of the Austin coin: tech worker by day, funk keyboardist by night. "Maybe this is my sign to try the full-time music thing," Morgan recalled thinking.

More than 20,000 people are still without power in northwest Indiana after severe storms rolled through the area nearly two weeks ago. A bout of severe weather, including wind gusts up to 100 mph, heavily affected the region on Aug. 11. Homes in Gary, Portage, Lake Station and Munster still lacked electricity as of Sunday morning, according to NIPSCO, the local power company. In Gary, Mayor Eddie Melton said at least 17,000 citizens remained without power Saturday.

Updated August 23, 2026 at 8:12 AM MDT Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country will initiate retaliatory tariffs against U.S. imports starting Sept. 8. The move came hours after the Trump administration began enforcing 50% tariffs on a slew of Canadian goods. At a press conference on Saturday, Carney likened the U.S. actions against Canada to a conflict. "You're at war when you get attacked. We got attacked," he said.

By the time Democrat Xavier Becerra left Washington, D.C., more Americans than ever had health insurance, owing partly to his work over the years to pass, defend, and expand the Affordable Care Act. It's an achievement the former congressman and U.S. secretary of Health and Human Services often touts as he campaigns for California governor against Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News commentator.

A tropical storm in the Pacific Ocean will bring additional flooding and gusty winds to Hawaii as the state recovers from damage from last week's Hurricane Lala, according to forecasters. Tropical Storm Moke is impacting the Big Island of Hawaii and will bring rain to other islands through Monday, according to an advisory by the NOAA NWS National Hurricane Center issued late Saturday night, local time.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Andrew Patterson, director of the new movie "The Rivals of Amziah King."

A U.S. official says the Strait of Hormuz will be 'irrelevant' in two years. Energy experts disagree.

NPR investigates South Asia's love of one particular hot breakfast beverage and reveals its surprising origin.

Graphic t-shirts are a hot fashion trend right now. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Christian Allaire, a senior writer for Vogue, about it.

Wyoming has been a showcase for the Freedom Caucus, which bills itself as seeking to promote "Judeo-Christian values" and end most property taxes. But the movement suffered losses in recent primaries. Copyright 2026 NPR