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Renee Montagne talks with NPR's Jennifer Ludden, who is out among the crowds in Washington, D.C., ahead of Pope Francis' visit to the White House.

From the Danish modern furniture of the 1950s to the omnipresence of Ikea, Americans have long been attracted to the austere design of Nordic countries. Now a massive festival in Washington, D.C., showcases artists and designers from the very top sliver of the globe.

The annual March For Life is bringing anti-abortion activists from around the country to Washington, D.C., at a time when abortion opponents are looking to the Trump administration for action.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt set 100 days as a benchmark for his presidency, and every president since has been measured by that yard stick.

One Maryland woman turned her experiences of being harassed on the D.C.-area Metro rail system into a photo series, putting a face on the problem of sexual harassment on public transportation.

D-Day veteran Jim “Pee Wee” Martin of Xenia was part of a unit that parachuted down over Utah Beach in the dark of night on June 6, 1944. It was the beginning of the liberation of Europe from Nazi Germany. 70 years later, at age 93, Martin returned to Normandy to jump from a plane to commemorate the anniversary. Air Force veteran Kevin Price of Bellbrook talks to Martin, one of his heroes, whose fascination with the Navy and submarine service first lead him to the recruiting office.

The economy added 312,000 jobs in December — topping analysts' expectations of 180,000 jobs added. Unemployment climbed as more people felt confident enough to quit their jobs and look for new ones

President Trump named Fox News personality Jeanine Pirro as the interim top prosecutor in Washington, D.C., to replace Ed Martin.

John D. Rockefeller was the world's first billionaire and the most hated man in America.

An ambitious new project transforms Holocaust survivors into 3D digital projections.