These 7 charts show how life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) in 2022
Stacey Vanek Smith
Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation. It affected every part of our lives (and the economy) in 2022. Here are some of its highest highs and lowest lows. (It wasn't all bad news!)
How I discovered a love for ballet as an adult
Sometimes you can find new interests in old places. For me, it was taking ballet classes alongside a group of around 20 Chinese ladies, all of them starting ballet as adults.
Bills targeting trans youth are growing more common — and radically reshaping lives
An NPR analysis finds that over the past two years, state lawmakers introduced more than 300 bills targeting trans people. Most of this legislation, 86%, takes aim at the rights of trans youth.
The next round of counting begins in Alaska. Here's how ranked-choice voting works
This process will decide two outstanding congressional races: Republican Lisa Murkowski's seat in the Senate and Democrat Mary Peltola's seat in the House.
'I, too, was living a double life': Why trans fans connect to 'The Matrix'
Long before writers Lilly and Lana Wachowski confirmed that the original film was written as a trans allegory, fans connected to its themes of self-actualization.
House retirement tracker: Senior Democrats exit as the GOP is confident of a takeover
Deirdre Walsh
A growing number of House lawmakers have opted not to run again in 2022, but so far more Democrats than Republicans are choosing to end their service.
Jan. 6 subpoena tracker: Here's who the House select committee wants to hear from
The committee investigating the attack on the Capitol issued 100 publicly announced subpoenas to get information and compel people with knowledge about the events to tell them what they know.