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On this week's All Songs Considered we share NPR Music listeners' picks for the top new artists from the first half of the year.

Amazon's stock value briefly topped $1 trillion on Tuesday, a little over a month after Apple crossed the same milestone. The giant online retailer has been consistently profitable since 2015.

During the weekend's slopestyle competition, Finnish snowboarding coach Antti Koskinen was casually knitting at the top of the course.

In "My Wife, Lost in the Wild," Beirut's Zach Condon constructs a remarkable sonic structure, built around whirling synths and swirling beats. He layers his clear, gorgeous crooner's voice on top of itself, piling on in a round robin with himself to dizzying effect, culminating in an a cappella ending in which Condon serenades, "You'll send your heart to me" over and over as he harmonizes with himself.

The best books for children and young adults were awarded the country's top honors by the American Library Association on Monday.

"Something really profound has changed in the way that we use guns," journalist Evan Osnos says. He estimates that 13 million people are licensed to carry a concealed gun in America.

Both countries have strong militaries wary of conservative Muslim politicians. But as a wealthier, more middle-class country, Turkey rose up when elements of the military tried to take over.

With the future of the Affordable Care Act on the line, health insurance benefits for workers at large companies hang in the balance.

As they debate whether he's fulfilled promises to restore manufacturing jobs, some union members who were Trump backers from 2016 are reassessing whether they'll support him again in 2020.

Amid the rise of far-right political parties in Europe, Spain has no similar movement. That may be due to its history under a dictatorship and Spaniards' own experience as impoverished migrants.