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Nicki Minaj spent years hustling in the rap world before she even put out an album. Then in 2010, it all came together with a celebrated guest verse and a debut album that took hip hop by storm.

The new weight-loss drugs can be life-changing for people facing health conditions worsened by obesity, but price and spotty insurance coverage may keep them out of reach.

Facebook is overhauling its flagship app and Instagram to be more like the video platform that's so popular with Gen Z. Some people, like Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner, say it's trying too hard.

Beverly Loan Company in Beverly Hills, Calif., is among several pawnbrokers which accepts fine wine as collateral. In Britain, someone brought in a case of 1989 Chateau Petrus to secure a loan of $24,000. A spokeswoman at a similar firm in Paris says people there offer a lot of Bordeaux as collateral.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to Elisa Cafferata, of Nevada's Department of Employment, home health aide Mansie Miekle, and restaurateur Isabel Torres about unemployment during the pandemic.

Matt Mignone plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Sounds leave cues about the wear and tear on cars, power tools and other devices. By identifying the sounds a startup aims to improve the repair and performance of vehicles, traffic signals and more.

Over the next few decades, about $124 trillion will change hands in the U.S. through inheritance. Those transfers often run into problems. Plant Money navigates some thorny issues in estate planning.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese leader Xi Jingping. He called the talks "candid and constructive," but they did not reach an agreement on resuming military-to-military contact.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with journalist Jeong Park about a trip he took from L.A. to San Francisco only by public buses and trains.