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Many listeners responded angrily to the report Tuesday on how law enforcement is preparing for a spike in white supremacist activity if Barack Obama becomes president.

Legendary folk singer and activist Pete Seeger, who turns 90 years old today, leaves us with a few parting words.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Pat Benatar and her husband Neil Giraldo about their 35 years as a music-business power couple.

That could change for the upcoming weekend. Meanwhile, two other tropical disturbances in the Eastern Atlantic that have a low chance of forming in the next few days.

Most hospitals make little effort to screen patients for tobacco use or to help smokers kick the habit permanently. That's a missed opportunity. Starting this month, though, hospitals can choose to adopt tobacco-cessation measures to help them comply with accreditation standards.

The 26-year-old Ethiopian crossed the finish line at the Brandenburg Gate with a time of 2:11:53.

The former water tower is being refurbished for the first time since 1989.

Hamburg-born Astrid Kirchherr met the Beatles in 1960, before they were famous. She took some of the earliest photographs of the group and was engaged to Stuart Sutcliffe, the Beatles' original bassist, before he died of a brain hemorrhage in 1962.

The screenwriter and director was best known for his autobiographical films Distant Voices, Still Lives and The Long Day Closes.

The singer's Tiny Desk performance is a joy to behold.

The Powerball jackpot increased to an estimated $865 million after no one won Monday night's drawing, continuing a winless streak that dates to New Year's Day.

The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $975 million after no one matched the six numbers drawn Saturday night, continuing a nearly three-month stretch without a big winner.

A good rating by FEMA means up to a 40% reduction for those who use the National Flood Insurance Program.

Whose history is on your plate? And who's equipped to tell its story?

Florida is ranked tenth in the pre-K through 12th grade subcategory.

On Friday — the day Swift released her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department — she smashed the all-time Spotify record for most album streams in a single day, with more than 300 million.

Students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine won't have to pay tuition after the school received a $1 billion gift. Ruth Gottesman made the donation using money left to her by her late husband.

Each of the four teams will receive up to $1 million over three years.

No matter the outcome of today’s Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox game, catcher Danny Jansen will be able to call himself a winner.

The court’s action upheld a decision of the Nevada Supreme Court.

How can we embrace and learn from awkward situations rather than running from them?

The FEMA decision will impact a majority of federal flood insurance policy holders in Lee County.

Surviving members of America's first all-black combat flying unit, the Tuskegee Airmen, are awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. The ceremony includes thanks from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a salute from President Bush.

Grassley, 90, will return to work "as soon as possible following doctors' orders," his office said in a statement. The statement did not give any additional details about his condition.

Most people don't expect to work beyond retirement age, but for a growing number of older people, it's a reality. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are still working. For those 75 years and older, 7 percent are still on the job. An NPR series profiles some of these working seniors.