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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.

The money's in engineering — and health care. Also: How does the picture change when you include people who went to graduate school?

The Grammy Award-winner's track comes in run up to the March 15 release of his new album, Everything I Thought It Was.

CEOs of four Big Tech companies testified Wednesday before Congress in an antitrust hearing. They faced questions on issues of censorship, free speech and monopoly.

McDonald opens up about his life and career in a new memoir. Justin Chang reviews Furiosa. Journalist Eric Schlosser says we're "basically guinea pigs" for a new form of industrialized food.

Plus: ugly footwear, human bones, "Netflix Houses," Olympic sports and more! Have you been paying attention? PROVE IT.

TEDxTampa will feature 10 speakers who will share their success stories.

How to describe Broadway's new "Smash?" Well, the show is a musical comedy about making a musical comedy about Marilyn Monroe, whose story is anything but a comedy.

USA Today readers lauded Lakeland’s 2-year-old green gem.

The Rooney Heart Institute at NCH was recently awarded three-star ratings, the highest classification possible, from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.

When it comes to awards in theater or television or dance or literature, Frank Deford observes, candidates don't worry about losing out because of a personal flaw. Only sports applies that off-the-field standard.

For the first time, the Golden Globes will give an award for the best podcast, and Morning Edition's companion podcast, "Up First," is among the inaugural nominees.

A jury found Timothy Hale-Cusanelli guilty for breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The trial included dramatic testimony secretly recorded by Hale-Cusanelli's former roommate.

Officials estimate there are still years of recovery left after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Panhandle 12 months ago. But for many who are living...

Run by a South Korean woman, the Cosmos Karaoke Bar in Namie, Japan, is a haven for residents who've come back to live in a town that was evacuated and fell into decay after the 2011 nuclear disaster.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Hugo Gurdon of the Washington Examiner and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker about the week in politics, focusing on this week's impeachment hearings.

David Brooks of The New York Times and Amy Sullivan of Yahoo News discuss the 2016 presidential race, Francois Hollande's visit to the White House and Republican threats to shut down the government over a potential climate deal.

Grocery stores provide healthy foods, create jobs and offer a place for community connection. "We started calling them front-line and essential workers for a reason," says one food access advocate.

Once war began in Ukraine, COVID ceased being the top-level medical concern. NPR's Scott Detrow spent 24 hours with a doctor doing everything he can to help with a whole new overwhelming crisis.

Chef's Garden is a farm in Ohio growing vegetables to the specifications of the world's top chefs. It's a place where vegetables are artistic materials painstakingly tended and handled like jewels.

Kim Hyun-woo used to work for North Korea's top intelligence agency. He defected to South Korea in 2014 and is now on his first-ever visit to the United States.

The U.S. and Iraq are negotiating an arrangement that would permit U.S. forces to continue to operate in Iraq for many years — possibly decades. Critics says the Bush and Maliki governments are colluding on a deal that would require no legislative approval.