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After years of shortages and economic collapse, Venezuelans face fresh uncertainty as Trump threatens an oil blockade — but many say they're too exhausted to do anything but endure.

"People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy," Springsteen says. "I want to be that guy myself very often."

If a constitutional amendment to significantly reduce or eliminate property taxes were on the ballot, 65% would support that. Only 15% oppose it, with 20% unsure.

The National Transportation Safety Board is trying to figure out why the train was traveling 80 mph in a 30 mph zone when it careened off a highway overpass Monday, killing at least three people.

In 2010, just minutes after sitting in on an interview with President Obama, NPR's Madhulika Sikka got a life-changing phone call: She had breast cancer. Her new book is a guide to what happens next.

The number of people seeking jobless benefits shot up again last week, as 6.6 million more of the unemployed filed first-time claims. Much of the economy has shut down, leaving millions out of work.

More people say they will wear a political costume this Halloween in a year after an election than ever before. Hillary Clinton, for one, says she might go as "the president."

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew as a college student that he was going to "kill Jim Crow."

Arizona State football fans are buzzing over new Sun Devils player Jackson He. The running back is believed to be the first Chinese-born player to score a touchdown in an FBS game.

Only a handful of admirals in the U.S. are Black, and none of them are at the two highest ranks.

Cloverfield, a new monster movie set in New York and filmed almost entirely on hand-held camcorders, is produced by J.J. Abrams, the man behind the hit TV show Lost.

The movie Speed Racer opens Thursday. It's based on the Japanese animated series that was a hit with American kids in the late 1960s. The movie is directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski, who directed The Matrix.

Bob Dylan's new album "Modern Times" comes out this week. Commentator Adam Langer says he can measure the milestones of his life in Dylan albums — and this one is no exception.

Octavio Jones was in Jamaica to document the storm's aftermath when an encounter with a 5-year-old boy put the devastation into perspective.

The Girl Scouts published their own warning, an article titled "Reminder: she doesn't owe anyone a hug. Not even at the holidays."

For decades, ADHD was viewed as a childhood condition that mostly affected boys. Researchers now know ADHD manifests differently in girls, but many still go undiagnosed until adulthood.

Voters in Spokane, Wash., recalled Mayor Jim West Tuesday in a special election -- a vote sparked by a local paper's reports on allegations West misused his office to solicit sexual liaisons with young men. Madeleine Brand speaks with Seattle Times chief political reporter David Postman about the election and the requirement that West leave his office by December 16.

There are no federal worker protections from extreme heat even as climate change makes deadly heat waves more likely. Oregon has passed emergency rules and is educating the public on how to stay safe.

Fatimah Warner, best known as the rapper Noname, has been quietly gaining attention for her feminist and socially aware lyrics. NPR's Michel Martin talks to Warner about her sophomore album, Room 25.

The economist made a name for herself using data to challenge the accepted rules of pregnancy. Now, she's returning to the topic with a book on how to navigate its complications.

In Jenin, at least 11 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes and raids in just over a week, officials say. The heightened pace of violence has frightened residents.

Students visiting America from across the Arabic-speaking world share their perspectives on the misunderstandings between their home nations and the United States.

NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben talks with Ricot Dupuy, of Radio Soleil in Brooklyn, about how the Haitian American community is responding to the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.

U.S. Space Command says the exact entry point into Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until hours before its reentry, which is expected sometime around Saturday.

Punch Me Up To The Gods opens with Brian Broome's father beating him when he was 10. The blows by his father were meant to pound manliness into him — to be the "toughest guy in the room."