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Eighty years ago, barriers were broken when Benny Goodman took a mixed race band to play jazz to Carnegie Hall.

The White House is touting the Senate's deal to end the government shutdown as a win for the president and one of his making. But as the Senate worked to resolve the crisis, President Trump sat largely on the sidelines.

The longest, and last, of the Maze Runner films puts its bland teen heroes through the usual paces, but there are enough strong character actors around to keep things interesting.

At least two people are dead and 12 others injured after a shooting at a school in western Kentucky. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Matt Markgraf of member station WKMS about the latest.

Part of a memo by NBC News Chairman Andy Lack read: "On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by Matt Lauer."

Mayor Edwin Lee was not known to be ill; he reportedly died at a San Francisco hospital in the early hours of Tuesday morning. Lee had been in office since 2012.

Reckless decorating is a thing, and a serious one at that. At least 240 people a day go to the emergency room after falling off ladders, getting cut, or getting burned when trying to put up holiday cheer. Two years ago, super decorator Kurt Farmer of Alexandria, Va., was one of them.

For many of us, the holiday season is a time for sharing stories and traditions. In keeping with the holiday spirit, WYSO’s Renee Wilde traces the roots…

Snipers. Specially trained dogs. Multiple layers of security screening. Detectives in hotels. After recent attacks, New York and Las Vegas are seeing beefed up security this year.

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: The Supreme Way To Cook, McMeatless and Wine Gobble-It.