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Consumer prices rose 5.4% in the 12 months ending in July, matching the highest rate of inflation in nearly 13 years. The cost of rent, food and gasoline continues to climb.

A summer classic, cancelled due to the pandemic last year is back as the delta variant takes hold. The Iowa State Fair boasts crowds topping 100,000 people but just 62% of Iowa adults are vaccinated.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is announcing that teachers and school employees in the state will be required to be vaccinated or regularly be tested for COVID-19.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with John Kerry, the U.S.'s special envoy for climate, about the U.N.'s alarming climate report this week and how he will work with other nations to combat climate change.

Independent redistricting commissions in Colorado and other states were meant to take some of the politics out of the process. Recent events, though, show that parties are still pushing for influence.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with author Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi on her book Savage Tongues, about a woman exploring the lingering trauma from a sexual assault that happened two decades prior.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist Ahmed Rashid about the Taliban and what they're after in Afghanistan.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Steve Contorno, political editor of the Tampa Bay Times, about how Floridians view Gov. Ron DeSantis' leadership during the pandemic.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly sat down with former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden and his wife, Jeanine, to talk about his life with aphasia, a condition which makes it difficult to communicate.

Democrats hope to pass a $3.5 trillion infrastructure bill to help fulfill President Biden's climate change plan. A key clean energy standard is undergoing changes to pass without Republican votes.