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Sunday's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was the first since Donald Trump became the Chair of the Board of Trustees. KISS, Sylvester Stallone and George Strait were among the honorees.

Texas's oil industry was already having a tough time since the coronavirus crisis reduced demand. With the Saudi price war, some companies may find it hard to endure if prices stay low.

With a third COVID-19 vaccine authorized, some worry that there will be a two-tier vaccine rollout — with the apparently most effective going to the powerful, rich and well-connected.

Congress reconvened to finish the tally of the Electoral College votes after pro-Trump extremists were cleared from the U.S. Capitol grounds, following their violent insurrection on Wednesday.

A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely halted thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.

Bears preparing for hibernation need to eat as much as they can for the winter. In Alaska, this habit has turned into an Ursine March Madness with bears going head-to-head to see who is the fattest.

Already the subject of much public scrutiny, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the U.S. military, Pete Hegseth, appears on Capitol Hill today for the opening of Senate confirmation hearings.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Slotnick, senior aviation business reporter at the travel website The Points Guy, about COVID-related staffing that has led to thousands of flight cancellations.

Dig into the nominees and learn about the likely winners.

Jonah Keri of CBS Sports talks to NPR's Robert Siegel about the MLB trade deadline — which teams are angling for what players and why.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, about the union's reluctance to endorse a democratic candidate at this point.

You're Leaving When? is a witty memoir of Gurwitch's many middle age misadventures — and it doesn't even cover the stage IV lung cancer diagnosis she received in the midst of the pandemic.

In his Oval Office address, President Obama sought to calm a nation on edge because of terror. Did it work? And how is it reverberating on the 2016 campaign trail?

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Heather Conley, former deputy assistant secretary of State for European Affairs, about the peace talks in Florida that seek to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Ford says it is "following the customer" in discontinuing its large electric pickup, which was well-received but never profitable. Ford will keep the Lightning name alive as a plug-in hybrid.

President Trump confirmed a recent U.S. strike on a Venezuelan dock he claims was used by drug smugglers, prompting questions about the size and scope of the U.S. mission.

Israel says it wants to destroy Hamas and make sure it never again has power in Gaza. The problem is, no one else wants to run the territory.

Donte “Hammer” Harrison, a Tampa resident and the longest-tenured Globetrotter, performs in front of home crowds this month as the team makes stops throughout Florida, including Lakeland and USF.

Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert is running again in a different part of Colorado. With the primary on Tuesday, here's a look at the campaign that will determine whether she keeps her title.

A total of 34 local infrastructure projects are getting funded. Here's what you need to know.

President Biden’s executive moves to severely limit asylum for those entering the U.S. without authorization are being met in immigrant communities with a mix of confusion, angst and disappointment.

In a desperate playoff push, the Cleveland Browns are bringing heralded rookie Johnny Manziel off the bench to take over as the team's quarterback. But not everyone is sold on him saving the season.

To prepare for more development, lawmakers in Florida are commissioning new toll roads through rural areas. But some rural communities say they don't want them.

Assisted living-type facilities often are subject to less scrutiny than nursing homes. Investigations in Vermont and elsewhere have revealed patterns of poor care and deaths.

Five years ago, Harris also said she'd "prosecute the case" against Trump. This time around, it hits a bit differently.