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NPR's Emily Harris reports that the government is trying to eliminate holiday shipping problems with on-line retailers. Last year many customers who bought items on the Internet had to wait for their purchases well past the holidays.

David D'Arcy reports from New York on the Guggenheim exhibit featuring the fashion designs of Giorgio Armani. More than 400 mannequins wearing Armani designed clothing line the wall of the museum. Armani just donated 15 million dollars to the Gugenheim.

Commentator David Levin says that if there's one clear winner of our current economy, a silver lining in this dark cloud of corporate gloom, it's the word "brand." Everything is branded -- and the hipness of a brand is a great distraction from the layoffs and quarterly earnings reports of the actual company.

Germany is slowly destroying 20,000 bunkers along World War II's Siegfried Line, declaring them a safety hazard -- not to mention a bitter vestige of the past.

NPR's Emily Harris reports on the fine line walked by former presidential appointees when they use their political contacts in post-administration jobs. Such influence-peddling is officially illegal, but most people agree that it happens all the time.

Tens of thousands of people already have flocked to Rome and braved long lines to pay their respects to the late Pope John Paul II. His body will be on view until his funeral, set for Friday morning.

Freezing rain, snow and wind gusts took down trees and power lines on Wednesday.

Nov. 8 was the final voting day of the 2022 election, with key Senate, House and gubernatorial races on the line. Follow NPR's live coverage.

Hundreds of people around the world have already lined up to be scanned.

Now that President Bush has said he will help the nation's auto industry with $17.4 billion in emergency loans, employees on the front lines weigh in.

HIV has been in retreat around the world. But with cuts to foreign aid, it's less clear where the trend lines go from here. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to author Emily Bass about the future of the virus.

It includes unique takes on some of your favorite foods, along with some very sweet treats.

The highest rate was found in Sebring area at 6.8 percent. The Villages and Homosassa Springs areas were both at 6.5 percent.The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area was at 4.7 percent

Emergency 911 lines were knocked out in seven counties last month in the Tampa Bay area for several hours. On Wednesday, telecommunication company…

An approaching cold front will bring the risk for severe storms to parts of the Panhandle Tuesday.

Democrats begin a second round of debates Tuesday night in Detroit. A vigil is held for shooting victims in Gilroy, Calif. And, Capital One Bank is dealing with a major data breach.

The group stage had it all: cheers, tears, penalties, pelvic contusions, VAR-assisted calls that came down to millimeters. Now, the World Cup is onto the knockout round. Here's our guide to the games.

The things that catch on and get copied or parodied across the Web often catch fire because they let people share themselves in unique ways, say the trend trackers at Know Your Meme.

There were 213 deaths attributed to the coronavirus statewide Thursday. It's the second day in a row the death toll has topped 200.

The border collie-papillon mix got a round of "app-paws" for her surprise win after finishing the race in under 30 seconds. She is the first mixed-breed and first 12-inch dog to win the competition.

The Compton, Calif. rapper has been in the spotlight all year, first for his beef with Drake, which led to a pop hit and Grammy nominations, all without releasing an album ... until today.

At a spring training game, Oakland A's catcher Sean Murphy hit a line drive that smashed into a $12 can of beer being held by a Los Angeles Angels fan. The fan got the ball, a bat and a new beer.

Alysia Montano is a five time national champion who lined up for the 800 meter race. She ran even though she is 34 weeks pregnant. Afterward she said, "I just didn't want to get lapped."

The firing of Kevin Struthers is the latest in a line of dismissals and resignations at the D.C. arts behemoth.

When disaster struck in 2001, New York City hadn't had a comprehensive city planning vision in decades. An exceptional flurry of urban strategizing — beyond ground zero — ensued.