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Federal food assistance could be cut off Saturday because of the shutdown. But a federal judge could decide to take steps to ensure federal food assistance keeps flowing.

The Peace River is an important source of water for hundreds of thousands of people in the region, and one of our reporters just kayaked about 40 miles of it. We’ll talk about the river’s wild history, and its future. Plus, some events to fill out your week. But first, the news.

The Caribbean storm — among the most powerful in history, with 185 mph winds — is expected to bring flash-flooding and landslides as it slowly moves across the island and heads north toward Cuba.

Swing state voters are seeing ads warning them about a federal ban on their gas-powered vehicles. But there is no such ban, even as candidates campaign on it.

Simpsons creator is bringing America's favorite dysfunctional family to the multiplex. Why does the show still work? "People really, really resonate to the idea of darker emotions in something that is considered a very light medium."

So far, the Atlantic has been hurricane-free, but one forecaster points out that similar years in the past have had very active second halves.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Aaron Klein, a senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution, about whether the amount of delinquent auto loan payments is a sign the economy is in trouble.

Bette Midler, Berry Gordy, Joni Mitchell, Lorne Michaels and Justino Diaz were awarded the Kennedy Center Honors at a gala in Washington, D.C. Sunday night. The show will be televised Dec. 22. on CBS.

President Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs on Chinese imports affected many U.S. businesses last year. We check in with one small business owner to ask what the year and holiday season were like.

The 988 lifeline has been contacted by about 10 million people either by phone, text or chat. It's gotten better over the two years, but it still has a long way to go to connect people to care.

Author Charles Fishman writes in Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer about corporate secrets -- not the ones corporations keep from each other, but the ones they keep from the public. He says the laws that govern what companies must reveal about their impact on the economy is 70 years out of date compared to the power of today's biggest corporations.

Many Americans agree with President Trump that Europe should pay more for its own defense, but think his attacks on U.S. allies are unwise and will hurt the United States in the end.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill criminalizing illegal border crossings at the state level. Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Ukrainian member of Parliament Andrii Osadchuk about his family's journey out of Kyiv and what he'd like to see from NATO allies.

As more Texans get their water restored, fallout from the mass blackout continues. There have been resignations from the body that oversees the grid, and lawmakers open their investigation tomorrow.

In a tight Senate race in Maine, opponents of Republican Sen. Susan Collins are focusing on her role in crafting a 2006 law that they allege has crippled the Postal Service's finances.

According to a presentation, many employees are leaving state government jobs because they’re overworked and underpaid.

The author of And Then They Stopped Talking To Me tells NPR, "I expected middle schoolers to be these sorts of monsters. And they weren't. They were just kids."

The former congressman, accused of lying and committing financial crimes, sat down with a comedian known for baiting controversial figures into embarrassing admissions. Here's how it went.

Three women explain how life’s surprises can catapult their efforts to carefully manage limited budgets and lead to financial distress.

India is hoping to attract more manufacturing as the Trump administration's tariff policies make it more expensive to do business in China.

Aside from critics and fans, few today have heard of the '60s rock band Moby Grape. Why? Bad advice, bad breaks and bad behavior are three short reasons. Now that a label is reissuing the group's first five records, other old problems still stand in the way.

Enrollment is under way for plans on HealthCare.gov for the third year, and consumers are seeing many changes in the plans companies are offering. It’s…

Five years ago, then Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Eric Shinseki, set a rather lofty goal --- to eliminate homelessness among veterans…

From corsets and codpieces to shapewear and Spanx, people have tried to change their silhouettes for centuries. From The Seams, Jacki Lyden takes us on a sartorial tour of shapewear.