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A major proposal slashing rules on everything from how teachers are certified, hired and paid, to rolling back some of the state’s standardized testing system, has cleared a major hurdle, but the House and Senate differ on how far they should go.

Batiste is one of several real-life musicians who consulted on the new Pixar film, about a middle-school band teacher who ends up in a fantastical realm called The Great Before.

The cause of the Atlanta rapper's death has yet to be released. His brother, Lil Gotit, posted about Lil Keed's death over Instagram early Saturday .

European markets opened lower and today and world leaders across Europe and Asia reacted following the news that President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for the coronavirus.

For centuries, people have turned to jesters for relief from the miseries of life. As it turns out, some stand-up performers turn pain and rage into their own coping and catharsis.

The House voted Friday on the financial rescue plan that the Senate passed Wednesday. The new version includes billions of dollars in tax breaks and credits. Keith Ashdown, chief investigator at Taxpayers for Common Sense, says lawmakers in the Senate piled on as much baggage onto what they saw as the last legislative train leaving the station.

The White House has said it is ready to step in to a prevent the collapse of General Motors and Chrysler. But such a last-minute rescue is no more than a reprieve and questions about a more extensive bailout will be waiting for president-elect Barack Obama and the new Congress.

Lending money to energy companies can be pretty profitable, but if oil prices drop enough, the threat of bank defaults becomes real, Portales Partners analyst Charles Peabody tells NPR's Scott Simon.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Harvard American Studies Prof. Lizabeth Cohen about how mass consumption and cheap goods became tied to the American dream.

Commentator David Greenberger tells the story of a poor divorced woman from Newport, Ky., who wants to set up her daughter.

Removing pythons helps the ecology of the Everglades - and helps veterans transition from the battlefield to civilian life.

Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren talks about your credit rating — how it's compiled, and how it may be used against you. Warren also discusses the errors that may lower your score and how to fix them.

In Missouri, plans to pare 90,000 people from the Medicaid rolls in 2005 have sparked a fierce debate over the morality of the move. Frank Morris of member station KCUR in Kansas City reports.

The Oct. 7 attacks on Israel displaced tens of thousands of Israelis from their kibbutzim near Gaza. Since then, rabbis have been crisscrossing the country offering trauma-informed care to victims.

The U.S. Senate seems ready to let states collect sales tax from more online retailers. Support for the measure has increased as businesses have converged their online and offline sales. "We're looking for consistency" in how taxes are collected, says the owner of a St. Louis pet store chain.

PBS premieres a new version of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables, starring Dominic West of The Wire and The Affair. This version has no music and tries to be closer to the source material.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Iranian American writer Reza Aslan about similarities between the current protests in Iran and the Constitutional Revolution of 1906.

Oak Ridge Military Academy looked as if it was going to close a few years ago because of low enrollment. The academy turned things around by appealing to international students, from Asia to Africa.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Public Citizen researcher Rick Claypool about how donations from crypto companies are affecting the election.

EV battery plants are moving into the Southeast, bringing back better jobs than those lost in the textile and furniture industry that's been in decline in the region.

Federal authorities are investigating after a Chinese woman carrying malware was arrested at Mar-a-Lago. Former Secret Service agent Larry Johnson speaks to NPR's Steve Inskeep.

André Braugher, an Emmy Award-winning dramatic actor who translated his studied deadpan into comedic genius as Capt. Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine, has died at age 61.

Myanmar's new military president visited India after a controversial election. Despite Western condemnation, the junta's confidence is growing both diplomatically and militarily.

New York City has a new mayor. Zohran Mamdani is the city's first Muslim mayor and a democratic socialist.

The faculty at the University of Central Florida are not getting raises this year.