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Despite having more passengers and revenue than ever, Brightline is spending its cash faster than anticipated. The company is now talking with outside investors as it works to improve its finances. It hopes to add more cars to its trains — along with more expensive fares.

In the final part of our series on debt, we'll have a report from NPR's Chris Arnold about the growing number of businesses checking job applicants' credit reports. NPR's Lynn Neary with talk with Professor Robert Manning, author of Credit Card Nation, about the future of debt in America. And we'll hear from commentator Gerry Willis. She has a few optimistic thoughts about debt.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks with transportation correspondent Joel Rose about quiet changes the Department of Transportation made to road safety recommendations on its website - and why they matter.

What goes behind the growing the perfect grass pitch for the FIFA World Cup? NPR's Scott Simon speaks to John Sorochan of the University of Tennessee, the man in charge of delivering these fields.

The vote came a day after Mayor Jane Castor said she will not direct Tampa Police to arrest people who have had abortions that violate the state-mandated 15-week limit.

An hour before an important job interview, Oliver Muensterer realized he'd forgotten his dress shirt. A stranger offered a kind and unexpected solution.

Many of us know Paula Abdul as a former pop star who's now one of the judges on the TV show American Idol, but now Abdul has joined the club of celebrities who have their own reality shows. Hey Paula airs Thursday night on the Bravo Channel.

Top Illinois lawmakers say they'd like to call the legislature into session for a special election to pick President-elect Barack Obama's Senate replacement. They don't want to leave that job to Gov. Rod Blagojevich who's accused by federal prosecutors of trying to sell the seat. The governor and the president-elect are not personally close, but they have worked closely together over the years.

Tariq has loved corn ever since he found out it was real. The 7-year-old has been declared South Dakota's Official Corn-bassador after his passion for the vegetable went viral on TikTok and YouTube.

A damaged Russian warship sinks as it was being towed to a Black Sea port. Are the sanctions imposed on Russia working? Elon Musk launches a hostile $43 billion takeover attempt of Twitter.

In the third part of a month-long series on leadership, NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg talks to Academy Award winning movie director Sydney Pollack, who reveals his leadership secrets. Pollack talks about what he's learned from other directors and actors. He says a leader should be knowledgeable, trustworthy, truthful, authentic, patient, persistent, and be able to live with frustration.

All Things Considered will air a special production in the first hour of the program. There will be a live broadcast of a "Town Hall" meeting from studio 4-A in Washington, D.C., to discuss the aftermath of the election. There will be a live studio audience from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Richmond Virginia and students from Catholic University in Washington D.C., as well as in-studio guests and reporters and guests from around the country.

In his new collection of short stories and a novella, Pelecanos explores crime, adoption and writing from an African-American point of view. He says he's "aware of the responsibility" to get it right.

After releasing her album Renaissance, Beyoncé received backlash for the song, "Heated." She used a word that some consider a slur towards people with disabilities — and has since changed the lyrics.

Joaquin Guzman remains the focus of intense law enforcement interest. The man who occupied a prominent place for years on the DEA's most-wanted list is still wanted to face trial in a U.S. courtroom.

The body of Mollie Tibbetts, an Iowa college student who went missing on July 18, was found earlier this week. Police have charged Cristhian Rivera, an undocumented immigrant, with first degree murder in this case.

For 85 years, Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales has been a reminder of the way Florida used to be. On Saturday, the gardens will mark its 85th birthday with…

B.J. Hollars' book is both a quirky primer on some of the Midwest's oddest stories — and a fresh perspective on small-town culture.

President Blaise Compaoré succumbed to pressure after growing protests in the streets of the capital. The military has taken control of the country, which is one of America's strongest allies in west Africa. Audie Cornish talks with Pierre Englebert, professor of African politics at Pomona College.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to TV analyst and former U.S. men's national team star Cobi Jones about 25-year-old French phenom Kylian Mbappé joining Spanish club Real Madrid.

In a move to get Europe's attention, Turkey is busing migrants to the border crossing with Greece, but many say Greek officials are just taking their belongings and sending them back.

NPR's A Martinez talks to human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan, a fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the White House trying to walk a fine diplomatic line in the Middle East.

Some insurers and employers are trying cash to reward employees who choose less expensive health care services. Under one program, nearly 40 services are covered, including mammograms and colonoscopies, knee replacements and cataract surgery.

This comes as much of the pandemic-era aid that kept the industry afloat has ended.

Imani Perry is a professor and scholar of race, gender, sexuality and African and African American Studies at Harvard University.