Search results for

Starting Jan. 1, non-U.S. citizens will have to pay an additional $100 each to enter 11 of America's most popular national parks.

For more than 60 years, this maestro of magic has collaborated with towering figures. Now on a new record, he turns to family.

In remarks, Joe Biden details his plan to distribute a vaccine for the coronavirus, which he said must be based solely on science.

A new study by the Government Accountability Office shows that women in the U.S. military have to pay more for required uniform items, but receive less allowance for it.

At Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas, people start lining up at 5 a.m. to get a taste of world-famous brisket. The line has become such a fixture that it's become a business opportunity for locals.

Pop musician and reality dating series host Betty Who answers your questions on finding love, keeping love and knowing when to walk away.

Nearly half of the revenue for large American ballet companies each year comes from the cozy seasonal favorite The Nutcracker. Since COVID, they have become even more dependent on those sugarplum fairies.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed through a $3.5 trillion budget framework Tuesday after an impasse with centrist Democrats threatened to derail progress on President Biden's domestic agenda.

Some Medicaid plans will now get federal funding for 15 days of inpatient treatment. But Pennsylvania fears the new rule will close a loophole the state has been using to pay for longer stints.

A 19-year-old student from Honduras downed a 9-inch pie in less than two minutes.

The money will go to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades, in what an attorney said was the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese.

It's natural for Leonard Cohen to think a lot about mortality near the end of his life, but Ron Sexsmith says Cohen has never sung about "frivolous things."

Officials in Indianapolis say a utility company's threat to shut off water service at four apartment complexes over the landlord's unpaid $1.7 million bill could cause a "mass-homelessness problem."

As the U.S. celebrates its birthday with hot dogs and fireworks, the economy continues to grow, the job market is strong, but inflation and rising interest rates are keeping recession fears alive.

Mike Dank, a technical engineer, started a phone collective in Philadelphia which is installing free pay phones in the city to make communication more accessible.

For National Poetry Month, "Morning Edition" pays homage to cowboy poetry.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about President Biden's latest student loan debt forgiveness plan.

NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports that Viacom is buying BET Holdings, the owner of the nation's only cable-TV network specifically aimed at African-Americans. Viacom will pay 2.5 billion dollars in stock and take on about 500-million-dollars in debt. The deal announced today allows Viacom to add another choice property to its lineup, which includes the CBS and UPN broadcast networks and the MTV and VH1 cable-TV channels

The conservative West Virginia Democrat called on Democrats to take a "strategic pause" in advancing the $3.5 trillion budget, putting in peril President Biden's spending agenda.

Low pay combined with a high cost of living make it even more of a challenge for those who suddenly find themselves without a paycheck.

The pitch to skip a mortgage or home loan payment is centered on the lender simply extending the loan by a month and paying it on the back end. But the offer has a catch. The lender makes money on the later payment because the borrower pays a little more interest.

The pandemic, technology and the economy have combined to create the perfect storm for "tip-flation" — but we might be at a tipping point.

The fires in Los Angeles have the potential to bankrupt the state's insurer-of-last resort for homes in places commercial insurers have fled.

Unless Congress passes new fixes soon, the Social Security trust fund will not be able to pay out full benefits to all eligible seniors starting in 2032.