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The Internet is mocking "The Mooch's" tenure in the Trump White House by noting things that lasted longer. But he did get a few things done that might have a lasting impact.

Hours away from a deadline set by the United Auto Workers union, we'll soon know whether more autoworkers are going to join the strike against the Big 3 automakers.

Most schooling has been offered online this semester. Teachers are working hard to improve that experience, but many students are still left behind.

The comedy Girls5Eva, which was just renewed for a second season, follows a 1990s band that reunites after a long stretch of obscurity. Goldsberry was once in a girl group herself.

A toxic asset like one purchased by NPR's Planet Money is the subject of a lawsuit. A New Jersey carpenters union invested $100,000 in a mortgage-backed bond now worth $5,000. It wants payback.

Blanco, who read his poem "One Today" at Obama's second inauguration, is the first immigrant, Latino and openly gay poet chosen to read at an inauguration.

Trump has also been ordered to pay close to $90 million in the sexual abuse and defamation case brought by E. Jean Carroll.

Thousands of communities on the social media site Reddit went dark in an apparent protest of new fees. The outrage focuses on new charges that Reddit levied on the developers of third-party apps.

In The New American Cooking, cookbook author Joan Nathan showcases some of the more unusual items that are turning up on America's tables — plantains, pomegranates and other once-obscure ingredients.

The number of people forced out of work during the coronavirus lockdown keeps soaring. Last week, 4.4 million people filed for jobless benefits, boosting the total since last month to 26 million.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld, the co-creators of the TV series High Maintenance. The show is now in its third season on HBO.

The pandemic fueled a tech boom, but now tech companies are scaling back hiring and hunkering down for a tougher economy than expected.

The North Pole is in international waters but now Canada is arguing that Santa Claus is definitely Canadian. CTV News reports various Canadian government departments and agencies cite proof.

New York City Finance Commissioner Martha Stark believes in numbers. Whether they are lotto tickets, school grades or municipal tax revenues, she says numbers shape our lives more than we realize.

It turns out that turning left at intersections is dangerous. So, two New York City councilmen have asked Google to map routes that cut down on left turns in the Big Apple.

The attack on Colonial Pipeline has focused new attention on a potentially radical proposal to stem the growing threat posed by ransomware: making it illegal for victims to pay their attackers.

Auto workers are three days into a strike at the Big Three American automakers. Talks are ongoing, but not a lot of progress has been reported yet. The automakers have announced layoffs in response.

The Environmental Protection Agency says Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $310 million in damages for the train derailment that occurred in East Palestine, Ohio in 2023.

Scientists are observing the skies as the comet 3i/ATLAS makes a close flyby of Earth.

As four candidates hotly debated issues ranging from foreign policy to gender identity to immigration, it's clear Nikki Haley is seen as a threat and Trump still looms large even when he's not there.

The federal government made 485 payouts, totaling $410 million, in malpractice cases involving community health centers nationwide from 2018 through 2021. Search this chart to find how much was paid out for each local clinic.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Malik Amin Aslam Khan, Pakistan's former climate change minister, about what needs to happen for his country to adapt to dangerous extreme weather, like flooding.

We examine the differences between the impeachment actions undertaken for presidents Nixon, Clinton, Trump and Biden.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Dr. Claire Boogaard of Children's National Hospital in Washington, D.C., about the risks and benefits of vaccines for children under the age of five.

Nearly 1 in 4 tell pollsters they're having a hard time paying for needed prescription medicine; 1 in 3 say they struggled to pay bills from hospitals or doctors last year.