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As cable TV struggles to compete with streaming services, those streaming services are beginning to resemble cable TV -- at least in terms of ads. Decisions from Comcast and Disney illustrate this.

It wasn't until this week that Congress passed a law making the bald eagle the official U.S. bird. And one man spearheaded the effort to get this done.

Russia has increased interest rates to try to stabilize the country's currency. But it doesn't mean it's running out of money to pay for the war in Ukraine.

Russia has increased interest rates to try to stabilize the country's currency. But that doesn't mean it's running out of money to pay for the war in Ukraine. (Story aired on ATC on Aug. 16, 2023.)

A Republican overhaul would reduce borrowers' repayments options from several plans to just two.

After almost three years on the Red Planet and 72 flights into the thin Martian atmosphere, NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter is ending its mission due to a broken rotor blade.

The Notre Dame head coach, who's heading to the championship game Sunday against Baylor, has said she won't hire male coaches.

It roamed land and sea and snacked on giant fish. The first few spinosaurus bones were discovered a century ago, but destroyed in WWII. A more complete, second specimen reveals a terrifying predator.

In a battleground county, in the battleground state of Wisconsin, impeachment proceedings played on TV. Views were mixed, and many voters say they are just too busy to keep close track of it all.

An extremely rare, albino hermaphroditic redwood tree was in danger of being sent to the chipper because it was growing too close to the path of a new railroad line in Cotati, Calif. But thanks to local outcry from arborists and the community, the tree is getting a second chance at life.

Alternative financing arrangements can be the only option for low-income Americans. But they lack the same protections as a mortgage, and many end up paying for years without ever gaining ownership.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Urban Institute Senior Fellow Howard Gleckman about the math behind Republican efforts to shrink the federal workforce.

A new look at the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex was not the only tyrannosaur roaming western North America during the late Cretaceous period.

In the second of a three-part series on the future of television, Rick Karr looks at how new technologies are influencing what television viewers are more likely to watch -- shorter, more immediate clips of longer shows.

Jayne Henderson set aside a career in environmental law to work with a renowned guitar maker: her dad, Wayne Henderson. She says each instrument they build is "a living, breathing thing."

Michigan Rep. Bill Huizenga, R-Mich.,, and California Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif., say looming benefit cuts and mounting interest payments squeezing federal investments underline need for their plan.

This week, MySpace became the most visited website in the United States, overtaking Yahoo and Google. Michele Norris talks with Spencer Reiss, contributing editor at Wired magazine. Reiss, who recently profiled the site and its owner, Rupert Murdoch, for the magazine, will talk with us about the rise of MySpace and whether it can sustain such rapid growth.

Fast fashion retailers like Shein sell t-shirts for less than $5 apiece. This business model, along with social media, fuels an erosion in the quality of clothing at every level. What price are we really paying for super-affordable fashion?

Some lawmakers are raising the bar for bipartisan cooperation, in the most unexpected of places.

Struggling to find the perfect holiday present? Some gift-givers turn to personal shoppers to take the pressure off of gift giving.

In Horry County, South Carolina, a squabble over who is the official county party sheds light on struggles the GOP faces more broadly in 2024.

It's the 80th anniversary of a little-known battle — by Black U.S. soldiers against segregation in the military. They were convicted of mutiny. Villagers in England want them exonerated.

Broadway's music conductors aren't eligible for Tony Awards. But they're still vital to each show.

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AT&T will spin off WarnerMedia and acquire Discovery Inc. to create a new company that will combine WarnerMedia's entertainment, sports and news with Discovery's nonfiction and entertainment shows.