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A few months after surgery for a painful spinal disk, a woman's doctor asked her for a sample of urine during a follow-up visit. The routine request turned into a financial nightmare.

The House is on the verge of the first major vote to approve legislation to lift the debt limit. a catastrophic financial default could become a reality if Congress doesn't pass the bill by Monday.

Bonds are selling off, and investors are "selling America," thanks to mounting worries over the national deficit.

Russia's economy has remained resilient in the face of sanctions and other trade and financial restrictions, but that could be changing now as economic challenges mount.

Our capacity to forget is as important, and certainly as interesting, as our ability to remember. But can we train ourselves to suppress certain memories, or the meaning we attach to life events?

The 31-year-old Los Angeles Dodgers star got an unprecedented two-season suspension without pay for violating the league's domestic violence and sexual assault policy. He can resume play this spring.

Nebraska, one of the top beef producers, has one of the worst labor shortages in the nation. The incoming Trump administration has vowed to carry out mass deportations: how will Nebraska be affected?

Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season. Both parties have poured millions into ads attacking data centers as the public continues to protest the AI facilities.

Hamas freed two hostages on Monday, the Red Cross said. About 220 people remain hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 Palestinians have died in Israeli airstrikes, Gaza officials said.

NPR's Leila Fadel discusses GOP divisions with freshman Rep. Keith Self of Texas, one of the Republican holdouts who eventually backed Kevin McCarthy's House speaker bid.

Writer Jody Arlington picks three hot summer graphic-novel reads. The twist? They all star anthropomorphic animals: Doughty badger detective LeBrock, hard-boiled cat detective John Blacksad and resistance rabbit Hardin dodge assassins, steal secrets and track down the missing just like their human counterparts.

How did Samuel Barber's stirring, lush work for strings — music that has become America's semi-official music of mourning — morph into a beloved and endlessly remixed dance floor anthem?

As the only dog bar in Gainesville — the nearest alternative being in Jacksonville — Lebowski’s offers an all-in-one private dog park, beer garden and bar. Patrons sit at high-top tables and sip on drinks as their dogs dart across a fenced-in, artificial turf lawn off Main Street.

Army Pvt. Bradley Manning has been sentenced to 35 years in prison by the military judge who convicted him of multiple offenses for providing classified documents to the website Wikileaks.

The Department of Transportation is taking action against airlines that have refused to issue refunds for canceled flights. It has also created a bill of rights for passengers with disabilities.

Evening Masterworks: Frederic Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in f Op. 21

The Lightning scored the go-ahead goal with less than two minutes remaining and have a chance to clinch a spot in the Stanley Cup final when the series returns to Tampa for Game 6 on Saturday night.

As the senior climate editor at NPR, when extreme weather impacts us, I often send out guidance to the newsroom to help everyone understand the role of climate change. Here's what I tell them.

Tampa International Airport officials expect about 924,000 travelers will pass through between now and Dec. 1.

Drug industry veteran Moncef Slaoui is a key figure in Operation Warp Speed's push to develop COVID-19 coronavirus vaccines. His employment terms raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest.

Critic Bob Mondello reviews the new movie Shopgirl, starring Steve Martin and Claire Danes. Martin wrote the novella on which the film is based. And despite Martin's reputation for zaniness, Shopgirl turns out to be a low-key romance for grown-ups.

There was a time when community meant more than cookie-cutter houses with manicured lawns. Children not only responded to parents but their neighbors too.…

NPR's A Martinez speaks with school social worker Kia Baker and educator Melvin Bond about how parents in Baltimore struggle to keep up with the rising cost of school supplies.

Salim Hamdan, who served as a driver for Osama bin Laden, was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison by a U.S. military jury in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. With credit for time served, he may be eligible for release by the end of the year. But the government could continue holding him.

We think of lullabies as a sweet way of easing children into sleep. But the power of a lullaby can go further — to comfort, and to heal, even under the most difficult circumstances.