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New consumer prices data for March show that inflation has fallen from a four-decade high last summer, but prices are still climbing faster than the Federal Reserve would like.

The Hong Kong-born vocalist and songwriter became the first person of Chinese descent to perform at the Oscars with a nominated song from the popular martial arts film.

With summer temperatures hovering around 100 degrees Fahrenheit, residents of Lahore, Pakistan, visit a winter-themed park to cool off. (Story aired on Weekend Edition Sunday on Aug. 6, 2023.)

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks to professor Scott Cumming of UCLA School of Law, about John Eastman asking a judge to postpone his disbarment proceedings in case he's indicted with the former president.

Still, Laurie Frankel says, her book is fiction. "The nice thing about my life is that it's pretty boring, which is really how you want your life to be — but not how you want your novel to be."

President Obama used his second prime-time news conference to make the case for his economic agenda Tuesday night. But lawmakers are already making big changes to Obama's budget proposal.

Voters are participating Tuesday in primary elections in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia — they're being called the "Potomac Primaries." Better-than-average turnout is expected in Virginia and Maryland, with waits of up to 45 minutes in some areas.

Stocks are down sharply after the House of Representatives rejected a $700 billion bailout of Wall Street. At one point, the Dow Jones industrial average was down more than 700 points.

The Hardy family goes back generations in a tiny neighborhood called Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn. For them, Superstorm Sandy has created an extended family reunion. Not only is their small, barely livable home bursting with family members — the storm brought an emotional change, as well.

Irish cookbook author Rachel Allen shares a recipe for Molly Malone chowder, a soup inspired by the Irish folk song about a doomed fishmonger.