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You're sitting in a darkened theater, a crucial scene is approaching on-screen, and an ominous shimmer of strings washes over you. Â It's then that you…

Just as lawmakers in Washington state consider and pass legislation that would permit same sex marriage there, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in…

The stories about people who are mentally ill and struggling to cope, often with their families at their sides, are common. Last week, we heard that the…

On this week's blues show, Saturday night, December 29th, at 11pm, the music begins with R.L. Burnside's classic, "It's Bad You Know," followed by Bobby...

President Trump's budget is predicated on 3 percent growth in the U.S. economy. Nick Timiraos of The Wall Street Journal talks with Scott Simon about whether it's possible.

When the petrochemical plant being built by Shell Chemical Appalachia in Beaver County is complete, it's anticipated to bring 600 jobs as well as spinoff…

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with commentator Cokie Roberts, who answers listener questions about the history of the U.S. census.

Ripped from the not-so-heartening headlines, serious hardcovers about war, recession and natural disaster can certainly kill the mood. In honor of Valentine's Day, Pat Dunnigan offers three alternatives for nighttime reading that will lift your spirits — and raise your pulse.

Through the years, first families have done plenty with Santa — from singing and dancing (Obama) to reading (Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton) to a celebrity kiss or two (Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush).

Mei Lum put off grad school to take over a porcelain shop in New York City that's been in her family for five generations. But Lum wonders, how can she lay new roots without eroding what's there?