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It's not often that you hear of a record company being destroyed by success, but that was the fate of one of America's most prominent soul labels, Vee-Jay Records. They recorded John Lee Hooker, the Four Seasons and Betty Everett, but the music has been unavailable for decades. A new box set ends the wait.

Kate Bush's song Running Up That Hill peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 four decades ago. This week it became her first-ever U.S. Top 10 hit.

David Greene and Renee Montagne share a hip-hop rendition of the Morning Edition theme. A hip-hop group by the name of Jazzy Triggs took the theme, added a beat and dropped some rhymes on top.

A note written by a 13-year-old Boy Scout 40 years ago was recently found on top of the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. Weekend Edition host Rachel Martin talks with the former Boy Scout Tim Taylor, who is now a superior court judge in San Diego.

The populist energy within the Republican Party goes by the name the former president gave it: MAGA. And its influence on the 2022 midterms seems destined to track that of the Tea Party surge in 2010.

The US and other countries face aging, shrinking populations. Conservatives have shaped debate over the issue. Some liberals say it's time for progressives to weigh in.

Here's your guide to the state of redistricting in six key states. The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide three major cases this term that could determine how districts are drawn for the next decade.

"She would go to Tops for us all the time, actually," Moyer told NPR. "We don't really have family in the area, so it was just a great help that she could do something for us like that."

Hundreds of dogs competed for the top prize at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show this week. Penny the Doberman pinscher was named best in show.

Four of the top 10 companies were American, a slight improvement from the rankings compiled in 2008.

A top-level Defense Department official skewed intelligence reports about Iraq in 2001 and 2002 in an attempting to justify an invasion, according to an inspector general's report from the Pentagon. The Senate Armed Services Committee discussed the report today.

Federal prosecutors said Friday that they will seek the death penalty against a white supremacist who killed 10 Black people at the Tops supermarket in 2022.

Florida is ranked 11th for manufacturing jobs, and the goal of state leaders is to be in the top 5 by 2030. Businesses and the public are encouraged to nominate any state-manufactured product for the contest.

Hurricane Dorian’s blue-sky eye was ringed with fire as it crawled toward the Northern Bahamas — spiked with lightning in a wreath of thunderstorm…

Florida has a growing bloc of Puerto Rican voters in the wake of Hurricane Maria. Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson and his main challenger, GOP Gov. Rick Scott, are fighting over recovery efforts.

On the western edge of the Florida Everglades sits 4 square miles (10 square kilometers) of gator-infested swampland, and a private firm is making big...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Steven Groves, former White House deputy press secretary and a current fellow at the Heritage Foundation, about the possibility of impeaching President Trump.

Ma'Khia Bryant felt she was in danger and called the Columbus police, according to her aunt. But when officers arrived at her home on Tuesday afternoon, the girl ended up dead.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with tech journalist Cory Doctorow about how 2023 was the year when a lot of people pointed out that some important places on the Internet are getting worse.

A recent disruption at An Enemy of the People on Broadway by Extinction Rebellion shows a new approach to climate change activism.

The New York Yankees have reported eight "breakthrough" cases among vaccinated staff and a player. They were here during a series with the Tampa Bay Rays.

At least one person has died. Authorities said rescuers helped evacuate at least 35 people who were trapped inside the building near Miami.

Ida had sustained winds of 150 mph as it made landfall on Sunday, before the storm weakened slightly by evening. New Orleans and its surrounding areas have lost power entirely.

Federal prosecutors charged five foreign agents working for the Iranian government for their roles in a plot to kidnap U.S. citizen and journalist Masih Alinejad.