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Consumers didn't keep up with the blistering pace of spending, which meant slower economic growth. But recently, growth has tended to pick up momentum later in the year.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to LeeAnne Walters, who recently won the Goldman Environmental Prize, about the current state of the water crisis in Flint, Mich.

Charisse Spencer grew up in the country's largest black suburb during the 1960s. She tells her son about being one of the first African-Americans to integrate an all-white school in Virginia.

Colorado's largest school districts will be closed Friday to accommodate further teacher walkouts. Teachers are asking for better pay, more school funding and a protected retirement plan.

Many people who work at Renaissance fairs don't have health insurance. So workers developed a system to help out.

Former NBC News reporter and anchor Linda Vester is accusing Tom Brokaw, the former anchor of NBC Nightly News, of sexual harrassment. He denies the allegations.

If the idea of running a marathon overwhelms you, a town in Texas is holding a "race" less than half a mile. There's even a break in the middle for coffee and doughnuts. And beer at the start and end.

North Korea's Kim Jong Un has traveled to South Korea to meet with South Korean leader Moon Jae-in. Steve Inskeep talks with Danny Russel, a former U.S. diplomat for East Asian and Pacific affairs.

Rachel Martin talks to David Rivkin, a former White House counsel, about Pruitt who says he has nothing to hide as he deflected Capitol Hill critics. NPR's Kelsey Snell weighs in on their discussion.

The Indiana Department of Workforce Development estimates there will be more than one million jobs to fill in the state by 2024 – and most of them won’t…