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NPR's Noel King speaks with Jomana Qaddour of the Atlantic Council about the 10th anniversary of the civil war, in Syria and the economic toll it has taken on that country and its people.

Major energy companies have reported a surge in profits in the first three months of the year as oil prices have rallied.

Inspired by Shakespeare, Mendelssohn captures all the magic and frivolity in the music he wrote for the Bard's otherworldy play.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another 0.75 percentage points today, as it tries to control runaway prices. The central bank also signaled that additional rate hikes are likely.

The former president's base remains firmly intact behind him, a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows, but voters in the middle are saying they want him to bow out.

As the Jan. 6 hearings have played out, there has been only some, if any, movement in people's views of what happened on Jan. 6, 2021, but independents' views have changed since a December poll.

Columbus City Council is providing financial relief to North Market businesses as construction continues for 32-story high rise and market expansion next door.

In a bit of Wall Street irony, an investment giant that has made billions by taking companies private has gone public. Blackstone Group's initial public offering of stock raised more than $4 billion --- along with some concerns among lawmakers. Linda Wertheimer talks with Joe Nocera of the New York Times.

The U.S. district judge agreed with nine states suing to stop the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. The ruling means the program's fate will likely go to the Supreme Court a third time.

Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy has been diagnosed with a malignant glioma, a type of brain cancer. Dr. Andrew Norden of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston talks about the treatment and prognosis of malignant gliomas.