More than 70 percent of Americans are expected to shop over this holiday weekend to take advantage of the sales. Consumer confidence is at its highest since the early 2000s.
Alina Selyukh is a business correspondent at NPR, where she follows the path of the retail and tech industries, tracking how America's biggest companies are influencing the way we spend our time, money, and energy.
Today is National Day in Taiwan. It's a public holiday that marks both a turning point in history and a potential flashpoint in current events. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.
Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region.