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We're diving into the wonderful world of rom-coms — tackling everything from what the definition should be, why they were great (and sometimes not so great), and what a modern one looks like.

Executive director of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Center, Colin Young, talks about a new report warning that the climate may breach 1.5 degrees of warming in 5 years.

People buy and sell memorable domain names, like tv.com or cool.com, sometimes for millions of dollars. Planet Money explores why one premium domain — milk.com — is curiously undeveloped.

A report from the Government Accountability Office says FEMA wrongly paid out nearly $1.5 billion in assistance to victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Congressional investigators found numerous examples of waste and abuse and say nearly 16 percent of monies paid out was unwarranted.

A survey of employers finds that only about a fifth of large companies cover drugs like Wegovy for weight loss. A majority of companies that do cover the medicines have requirements.

President Trump released his budget request for 2027 on Friday, asking for $1.5 trillion in defense spending.

After all his success in TV, movies, on records and in stand-up, Bob Newharts' first book is just out. It's called I Shouldn't Even Be Doing This! The book tells the story of a kid from Chicago who turned the trademark stammer and one-sided telephone conversations into a career.

Putting off surgeries or routine treatments for serious illnesses has become common during the pandemic, a new NPR/Harvard poll finds.

Recent wildfires in California have highlighted the fragility of giant sequoias. The National Park Service says many were killed or badly hurt earlier this year during a blaze.

Do you have a tendency to criticize your personal style or your body in the dressing room? Minimize the negative self-talk with these positive and constructive mindsets from stylist Sophie Strauss.

The Columbus Blue Jackets are making a serious bid to knock the team with the best regular-season record out of the playoffs.Matt Duchene had a goal and…

In 2013, Snowden showed journalists thousands of top-secret documents about U.S. intelligence agencies' surveillance efforts. He's been living in Russia ever since. His new book is Permanent Record.

President Biden signed the spending bill Friday that contained a lot more than the funds to keep the government running. Many health initiatives were included, but why was COVID funding taken out?

The new Netflix series stars Megan Stalter (also Kayla on Hacks) as a 30-something who moves to London after a breakup.

American consumers will likely go to great lengths to get the iPhone 5, which goes on sale Friday. People are lining up in front of Apple stores. Time is money which explains why some people are paying others to stand in line for them. On man in San Francisco is getting $55 to stand in line for four hours.

Fast fashion takes a toll on the environment and on workers. Here's how you can shop more sustainably and build a closet with a better impact.

Christian nationalism has effectively spread so much disinformation that three in five white evangelicals say Biden was not legitimately elected, according to the American Enterprise Institute.

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks with House Majority Whip James Clyburn of South Carolina about the challenges facing the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.

With no Powerball winner announced on Wednesday, the prize has grown even larger to $1.5 billion ahead of the next drawing on Saturday night.

There's a new celebrity in town and it's... a comet. Much of the attention has to do with an astrophysicist's grandiose suggestions that 3I/ATLAS could contain alien life. Other scientists disagree.

Hudson always wanted to sing, but feared it would derail her acting career. Now she's up for an Oscar for her portrayal of a hairdresser who performs in a Neil Diamond tribute band in Song Sung Blue.

When an individual goes up against a multibillion-dollar company, odds of prevailing are slim. But every now and then, justice smiles on the little guy....

Florida Southern College’s Roberts Academy marks 15 years of helping students with dyslexia close literacy gaps — and reshape their futures.

A money-obsessed NYC matchmaker is wooed by a financial investor and a cater waiter in a romantic drama that has its protagonist finding strength and emotional growth via a side character's suffering.

At international climate talks, world leaders are trying to keep the world to 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming. Why is that number important, and what happens if the world gets hotter than that?