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At a White House briefing Thursday, officials vowed that some of the first systems for loans or payments would be up and running as soon as Friday.

On her latest album, Back to the River, singer and guitarist Susan Tedeschi uses her hard blues style to tell stories of family life. Her own day-to-day existence with husband Derek Trucks (a guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band) and their two children may not be average, but Tedeschi's songs have universal appeal.

In 1951, Bonnie Shea was the only girl in Duluth, Minnesota playing organized hockey. But when she got to high school, she couldn't play on the boys' team. Now, at age 81, Shea is still competing.

Moroney's album arrives as a new kind of music from Big Pink: The Georgia-born singer/songwriter spins out tales of romantic revenge with a smooth fluency that's a stark contrasts to her raspy drawl.

There are several perfectly legal ways to steal a U.S. presidential election, according to election law expert Lawrence Lessig. Lessig says the U.S.’s election and legal systems are vulnerable – and need immediate correction.

Dermatologists often recommend nicotinamide — a form of Vitamin B3 — following skin cancer. A study of nearly 34,000 veterans finds this supplement reduces the risk of skin cancer recurrence.

NPR listeners share their best advice on how to go on big trips with babies and young toddlers — like why it's important to pack a dark-colored bath towel.

The White House finds opportunity to push its ambitious economic plans after a disappointing April jobs report, while the GOP cites the report as proof the government helped the unemployed too much.

The new Todd Haynes film Far from Heaven stars Julianne Moore, Dennis Quaid, and Dennis Haysbert. It recreates the look and feel of a 1950s Hollywood melodrama. But NPR Film Critic Bob Mondello says that although the director was paying direct homage to films such as Imitation of Life and All That Heaven Allows he's added enough to the mix to make it feel startlingly original.

Noah Adams speaks with Madeleine Peyroux (pe-ROO), a twenty-two-year-old singer, who's just released her first CD, "Dreamland." Her career began on the streets of Paris when she was just 15 years old. She specializes in material from the 1920's, '30's and '40's including songs originally made famous by Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday. While her style pays homage to the originators, Madeleine Peyroux adds her own unique imprint to the material.

Wednesday morning, the White House released its $7.1 billion pandemic flu plan. More than half of the money will go to ramping up vaccine technology and stockpiling future vaccines. The rest will pay for new flu treatments, as well as helping local government and foreign countries. Is the strategy enough to control a full-blown pandemic?

Former Federal Emergency Management Agency director Michael Brown testifies Friday before the Senate Homeland Security Committee about the government's response to Hurricane Katrina. Brown was criticized heavily after the storm, but investigators have since uncovered many layers of mistakes, both above and below Brown's pay grade.

Debt relief for Africa will be on the agenda when the leaders of the G8 nations meet in Scotland later this week. Kenya, which owes billions to foreign creditors, allocates almost a third of its budget to pay debts. But Kenya is unlikely to have its debts cancelled at the upcoming summit.

As Congress prepares to write a budget to guide this year's tax and spending decisions, some Senate Republicans join Democrats in calling for a "pay as you go rule," which would mandate that any future tax cuts be offset by spending cuts. House Republicans vehemently oppose such measures. The dispute reveals a GOP divided over fiscal policy. Hear NPR's Steve Inskeep and Ross Baker, a political science professor at Rutgers University.

JP Morgan Chase is negotiating an $11 billion settlement, according to The Wall Street Journal. The firm would pay $7 billion in cash to regulators and $4 billion to consumers. JPMorgan is one of several large banks being investigated for its handling of mortgage-backed securities in the years leading up to the housing crisis.

The Supreme Court heard arguments from Exxon today that the amount the corporation has been ordered to pay as a result of the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska is unreasonable. Critics say Exxon has not shown that it takes responsibility for the spill, since it has fired only one person over the incident: the captain of the Exxon Valdez.

A consortium of universities is working with the federal government to develop the next phase of the Internet. The designers say for the computer network to live up to all of its predicted uses, it will have to be faster and more dynamic. NPR's Phillip Davis reports that the government-funded project, which is expected to take three to five years to complete, is somewhat controversial. One criticism is that tax money should not pay for the development, although officials say private investors would be put off by the fact that the current Internet took years to begin to become profitable.

Noah visits the office of Second Harvest, in Chicago. Second Harvest operates a network of food banks around the country, reaching, it's estimated, 26 million hungry people a year, in shelters, daycare centers, food pantry operations. Mary Picket and Debra Keegan of Second Harvest explain how it works: Second Harvets recieves a donation of ice cream or cereal or surplus salmon form Alaska, lets the food banks know by fax, then arranges shipping. The food banks pay only the shipping costs.

Noah talks with Robert Altman, director and co-writer of "Kansas City," which opens today. It's a film about crime and jazz set in Kansas City at the height of the Depression. Altman was born in Kansas City and would go into the clubs there as a teenager to hear the music. He tried to recreate the jam sessions, filming the music live, rahter than dubbing it in later. The musicians in the film are today's best jazz players, assembled to help pay tribute to the giants of the 30s.

Ten major brokerage firms will pay fines totaling $1.4 billion to settle government conflict-of-interest allegations related to investment advice. The firms also agree to alter investment advice policies. Critics are skeptical the remedies will work, and private lawsuits remain. NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

The Supreme Court hears arguments on sex discrimination in school sports. The case tests whether the law called Title IX provides a basis for a sports coach to sue for back pay. The coach says he was fired after complaining that girls' basketball teams at an Alabama high school got fewer resources than boys' teams. Hear NPR's Nina Totenberg.

The 100th anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre commemorations are winding down, but the neighborhood where it took place, Greenwood, remains forever shaped by the event.

The Justice Department inspector general report on the Clinton email investigation is being used as political fodder by President Trump, who has continued to attack the credibility of the FBI and DOJ.

In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, almost half the residents of New Orleans are in need of mental health services. Health experts say African Americans experiencing emotional problems are not likely to seek care. This is the final of four reports in a series on mental health after the storm.

NPR, PBS and their member stations are on the brink of change as Congress closes in on wiping out all federal funding for public media.