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Japan's century-old Mingei, or folk art, movement celebrates the everyday work of anonymous artists. It stands in contrast to both fine arts and industrially mass-produced goods. And it's having a yet another revival.

The upcoming Wasted Food Summit in Cincinnati aims to reimagine food waste as a solution to problems, from hunger to climate change. Keynote speaker Chef Alejandra Schrader offers some tips for cooking sustainably at home.

Democrats and Republicans are walking a fine line when it comes to the politics surrounding the Hyundai plant ICE raid, because many in Georgia spent years building ties with South Korean companies.

American Muslim communities are working to reduce stigma around therapy by bringing mental health services into mosques and making counseling easier to access.

As voters go to the polls, NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with DuBose Porter, chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia, about his state's highly contested gubernatorial race.

Iran is insisting a ceasefire in Lebanon is part of the deal to pause the fighting in the Middle East. Israel and President Trump say it's not.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel and a senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about how much the U.S. has spent on the Iran war.

The superstition of Friday the 13th isn't as old as you think. Here are some of the potential origins of unlucky days around the world.

Tanya Ballard Brown is an editor for NPR. She joined the organization in 2008.

Elaine Korry is an NPR contributor based in San Francisco. From August 2004-June 2007 she worked as an NPR senior reporter covering social policy for NPR, with a focus on education, and on the lives of the nation's most vulnerable citizens — the homeless, those living in poverty, working in low wage positions, and trying to find their way to a more stable life.