Closing your laptop at 5 p.m. Doing only your assigned tasks. Spending more time with family. These are just some of the common examples used to define the latest workplace trend of “quiet quitting.” Some experts say it’s a misnomer and should really be defined as carving out time to
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How realistic are the post-Roe abortion workarounds that are filling social media?
A demonstrator in Berlin in 2020 holds up a placard reading “Against Abortion?! Have a Vasectomy” during a protest against Poland’s near-total ban on abortion. Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tobias Schwarz/AFP via Getty Images A demonstrator in Berlin in 2020 holds up a placard reading
COMIC: Finding my voice through dance
This comic, illustrated by Breena Nunez, is inspired by an interview with dancer and choreographer Camille A. Brown from TED Radio Hour’s episode The Artist’s Voice. Breena Nunez for NPR About Camille A. Brown Camille A. Brown is a dancer and choreographer who has worked on award-winning productions of Once
Seattle just had one of its hottest nights on record
The sun shines near the Space Needle, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Seattle. Ted S. Warren/AP hide caption toggle caption Ted S. Warren/AP The sun shines near the Space Needle, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Seattle. Ted S. Warren/AP Seattle had one of it warmest nights on record, with Wednesday
Since 1989, threats to Salman Rushdie have sparked support and debate on free speech
In 1989, after Iran’s religious leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa calling for the death of author Salman Rushdie, readings of his works were organized around the United States. At this one in San Francisco, novelist Alice Walker reads aloud from Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses. Eric Risberg/Associated Press hide
The Yangtze River is shrinking as drought disrupts the world's No. 2 economy
Students carrying umbrellas stand on the dry riverbed of the Jialing River in southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP Students carrying umbrellas stand on the dry riverbed of the Jialing River in southwestern China’s Chongqing Municipality, Friday, Aug. 19, 2022.
Colleges are making tuition free for Native students. Will more students graduate?
Gabriella Trujillo for NPR Gabriella Trujillo for NPR Growing up in Santa Rosa, Calif., Kayley Walker put sports at the center of her life. She was on the track and field team, doing shotput and discus. After high school, she went to a community college near her home before transferring
Multiple fatalities are reported after 2 small planes in California
This photo provided by KION-TV shows multiple agencies responding to Watsonville Municipal Airport, in Santa Cruz County, Calif. after 2 planes attempting to land collided on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022. AP hide caption toggle caption AP This photo provided by KION-TV shows multiple agencies responding to Watsonville Municipal Airport, in
Australia's leader says cutting Bali bomber's sentence will upset victims' families
Umar Patek, center, is shown in in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 29, 2011. Tatan Syuflana/AP hide caption toggle caption Tatan Syuflana/AP Umar Patek, center, is shown in in Jakarta, Indonesia, Nov. 29, 2011. Tatan Syuflana/AP CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s leader said Friday that it’s upsetting that Indonesia has further reduced the
At least 2 people are dead after planes collide in California, officials say
This photo provided by KION-TV shows multiple agencies responding to Watsonville Municipal Airport, northwest of Watsonville, in Santa Cruz County, Calif. after 2 planes attempting to land collided on Thursday. (KION-TV via AP) AP hide caption toggle caption AP This photo provided by KION-TV shows multiple agencies responding to Watsonville