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Natural gas costs spiked during last month’s cold snap, leaving the utility about $19 million over budget. Lakeland Electric says the temporary bill spike when customer use is lower would soften the impact.

When it comes to taxes in the U.S., it's the income tax -- and the annual April 15 deadline for filing returns -- that gets most of our attention. But that's only part of the picture -- there are property taxes and sales taxes, even taxes built into every cell phone bill. So how much do we pay? One couple in Connecticut opens their books to find out.

The title character of Elizabeth Strout's Olive Kitteridge is a confused and vindictive wife and mother in a small town on the coast of Maine.

Composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim, arguably the greatest artist in the American Musical Theater, has died. He was born March 22, 1930.

The shooter, a 28-year-old, is also dead, police said. The shooting occurred at The Covenant School, a private religious school in Nashville.

House Republicans held the attorney general in contempt for defying a subpoena, but prosecutors said he enjoys a legal shield because the president claimed executive privilege over tapes they sought.

U.S. officials travel to Mexico to talk immigration enforcement. U.S. or Israeli confrontations with Iran-backed militias increase. President Biden doesn't seem to benefit from strong economic news.

Leaders from across the continent attended, stressing that the world should not just pity African countries as some of the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

Two subvariants that have emerged from the soup of Omicron offspring are among the most adept at evading immunity. They appear poised to become dominant in the U.S. and could fuel a new surge.

Planning work is underway for 170 homes adjacent to the wetland restoration project.

NPR was there for 5-year-old Sam's first day of kindergarten back in 2004. His parents wondered if he was ready. This month, as he graduated from high school, they're still asking that question.

Noodles — whether served cold, at room temperature, or piping hot — make for great summer eating.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The film The Shadow Strays, the memoir Ephemera, and Rachel Bloom’s Death, Let Me Do My Special.

President Bush says he is confident of the long-term foundations of the economy despite the credit crunch. He says mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would remain in private hands and should have access to Treasury credit lines.

Singer and guitarist Jessica Dobson of the band Deep Sea Diver speaks with NPR's A Martinez about overcoming feelings of self-doubt on her new album, "Billboard Heart."

For much of this year, Sara Goodrich of Lakeland has gone without health insurance -- despite trying over and over again to complete enrollment on...

But even the proposal’s proponents, as well as a legal expert hired by House Speaker Chris Sprowls, acknowledged that the sports-betting provision is not a sure bet legally.

A state senator has vowed to "burn this session to the ground" in protest to a bill that would bar physicians from providing gender affirming care to people under 19 years old.

There's nothing quite like a football tailgate, where fans turn parking lots into open-air living rooms and serve food to strangers who share the same passion for the hometown team.

Gehry, who died Dec. 5, designed the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, and the Disney Concert Hall in LA. His work has been likened to sculptures rather than buildings. Originally broadcast in 2004.

When a U.S. beach volleyball player tested positive for coronavirus, his teammate needed to find another partner before their first Olympic match. So far, it's working.

Season 5 of the FX series kicks off with a brawl at a junior high school board meeting. When an unimposing Minnesota housewife is arrested, a string of special thrills and unexpected alliances follow.

Two friends launched a political action committee to run anti-Trump ads in perhaps the last untouched advertising market in politics: pornographic websites.

Lyle Link left his father's farm after deciding that picking corn and shoveling manure wasn't for him. He met his future wife, Marion, at church and never looked back. Now 90, Link describes the life they lived together and his heartache now that she's gone.

Children with underlying health conditions should consider taking the vaccine and parents "are encouraged to discuss the risks and benefits" with their doctor.