Soaring insurance rates send more people shopping for deals Home and auto insurance premiums have been rising at double-digit rates. That’s prompting even the most loyal insurance customers to shop around for better deals. Read more on NPR

From ‘romantasy’ to reality TV, why we love guilty pleasures so much Neuroscientists say the pleasure response helps us survive as a species. So why do we feel embarrassed by some of the things we love the most? Read more on NPR

People with HIV are aging, and the challenges are piling up Advances in medicine mean more people are living longer with HIV. But aging with HIV comes with increased health risks, and this growing population needs specialized care that’s hard to find. Read more on NPR

Immigration is a big issue ahead of the U.K. elections, too Brexit was supposed to give Britain a handle on immigration, according to its boosters. But as the government still struggles with migration across the English Channel, Read more on NPR

Hiking North Carolina’s Linville Gorge Wilderness area NPR’s Brian Mann explored one of the easy trails in the Linville Gorge Wilderness in North Carolina Read more on NPR

We spent a week in China. Here’s what we learned about our global rival Morning Edition caught up with NPR’s John Ruwitch, who has covered China for decades. Here’s our conversation. fa Read more on NPR

Money laundering charges raise questions about the direction of The Epoch Times The media site founded by adherents of Falun Gong morphed into a pro-Trump outlet that spouted conspiracy theories. Now the CEO is out after money laundering charges were filed against the CFO. Read more on NPR

Some animals from a Gaza zoo are now displaced along with their owner The Rafah zoo owner drove caged animals with him as he fled the city. He left three lions behind. Read more on NPR

Olympics reassigns a 1900 medal — and its winner — from Britain to France A French historian recently made a case for a 1900 silver medal to be credited to France, based on the Olympics’ informal rules in that era. The cyclist, Lloyd Hildebrand, lived most of his life in France. Read more on NPR