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Nineteen-year-old Escher Lefkoff grew up watching his dad play competitive pinball. Now, the son is world champion. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on 3/20/23.)

Donald Trump is expected to be arraigned on charges in connected to the Jan. 6 riot today. Three of Lizzo's former dancers sue her for harassment. The GOP prioritizes the economy over climate change.

Visit Florida staff members have crafted a tourism-marketing plan intended to combat increased competition from states that in the past few years imposed tougher COVID-19 restrictions.

"Cooking for me is part anxiety, part meditation. I invite each kitchen ghost in with open arms. I take up the knife. They watch. I take up the spoon and the knife. I slice. I pour. I begin."

"The reality is, she's over there because of a gender issue ― pay inequity," the head of the WNBA's players union said this week about the basketball star who's been detained in Russia since February.

Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott warned colleagues not to "give the crazies an inch" after the 2020 elections. Dominion Voting Systems revealed her words in its $1.6 billion defamation suit against Fox.

The calendar has turned to December, and jingle bells have arrived at the top of the charts, led, as usual, by Mariah, Wham and Brenda Lee.

Egypt's first freely elected president made history Sunday when he ousted top military chiefs. Mohammed Morsi had been hesitant to confront the country's top brass, who've long been suspicious of the Islamist leader. But in one fell swoop, Morsi shifted the balance of power, ordered top generals into retirement and asserted civilian authority over the military leadership.

The album --- “The Tortured Poets Department" -- has now spent 15 weeks at No. 1. Swift’s hold on the top spot is as much about marketing magic as it is music.

Susan Monarez's attorneys say she's being targeted for refusing to fire top health experts.

Amtrak’s new Acela trains can hit 160 mph, but on the busy route between Boston and Washington, D.C., they don’t stay at that top speed for long.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced new dietary guidelines for Americans, including a new food pyramid with red meat, cheese, vegetables and fruits at the top.

The punny choice was tops in the naming contest run by the Seattle Department of Transportation. The name was suggested by an 11-year-old resident. The submission got over 1,500 votes on Twitter.

Yale University Law School was the top law school in the country for years. But it stopped providing data to the ranking in 2022.

Abena Christine Jon'el took to the catwalk this winter at the latest annual Rhythms On Da Runway fashion show in Ghana, one of Africa's top fashion and music showcases.

A new review of scientific evidence of the medical benefits of cannabis finds no evidence that it helps with the three top conditions for which people use it: pain, anxiety and insomnia.

Linda talks to Peter Bodo, senior writer for Tennis Magazine, about the surprise upset today of American favorite Pete Sampras by Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov (ka-FELL-nik-ov) at the French Open. Bodo says that Sampras's proven inability to play well on clay, along with the stress he has recently felt as the top seed in men's tennis, contributed to his loss. Kafelnikov will advance to the final on Sunday against Michael Stich of Germany. Bodo believes that Kafelnikov's "time has come" and picks him to win Sunday's final match. In women's tennis, Bodo believes that Steffi Graf is in top condition and is likely to win her match against Arantxa Sanchez (ah-RAHN-tcha SANN-chezz) of Spain in Saturday's final.

Last year's most popular dog is still top, and the happiest nation is still the most contented. March is still madness and shutdowns still loom.

The Dark Barrel Latte is topped with whipped cream and a dark caramel sauce, but contains no actual alcohol. The beer flavored coffee is only available in a few places.

NPR's Peter Kenyon reports on the presidential candidates opening season. The top Republican hopefuls appeared on the Sunday morning talk shows just before kicking off the 1996 run for the White House.

publisher of "Mother Jones", about the magazine's list of the top 400 political donors.

The giant automaker Mitsubishi has replaced its top two Japanese officials at its U-S operations, in the wake of two lawsuits over sexual harassment. NPR's Cheryl Corley reports.

NPR's Dean Olsher reports on an on-going investigation into whether the the nation's top compact disc makers are keeping their CD prices artificially high.

It's been almost a year since Hurricane Irma impacted Central Florida in mid-September - but the damage it did is still being calculated.The Federal…

Chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura uses the video-streaming site Twitch to teach others the game. During quarantine he's amassed over 350,000 followers, and renewed interest in the century-old game.