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The event is touted as a way to connect to past traditions in Kyrgyzstan — and perhaps boost the tourism industry.

Sure, kids have been playing with tops forever. But Beyblades are battling tops, and they come with their own fighting arena. They're a hit, and if you haven't been nagged for one this year, there's still time.

In a year when hip-hop was frequently absent from the pop charts, NPR's music critic found that looking in darker corners revealed a genre that was flourishing.

The Environmental Working Group is raising concern about levels of hexavalent chromium in drinking water systems. The City of San Luis Obispo says its drinking water meets all of the necessary health standards.

When Western Kentucky takes on South Florida in the Miami Beach Bowl, they'll be led by the country's top-ranked quarterback two years running, and he's as concerned about his soul as he is about TDs.

NPR Music's Stephen Thompson reports on a handful of newcomers to the pop charts.

America's two largest supermarket chains have struck a $25 billion deal to combine. Now the FTC is about to decide whether it will block or allow it, and under what conditions.

Illinois leads the U.S. in group psychotherapy sessions for Medicare patients. Some top billers aren't mental health specialists. The state's Medicaid program has cracked down, but the feds haven't.

The economy still takes the top spot as the most pressing concern, but preserving democracy continues to rank high in NPR's polling, an aberration in American history.

Sabrina Carpenter was expected to have a massive week. Still, her journey to the top of the album charts was fraught right up to its final moments, as she fended off a furious challenge from rapper Travis Scott.