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The satellite is expected to stream back images of Earth on a daily basis. The idea was first proposed by Al Gore back in 1998.

The Supreme Court agreed to block parts of the law from going into effect, while it is challenged in the court system.

A study suggests Illinois' gigantic budget hole may be much deeper than previously thought. And that leaves that state's new Republican governor with the difficult task of having to fix it fast.

NPR kept track of how many minutes each issue — like foreign policy and the economy — got at the second Democratic debate.

A device called Trotify promises to make any bicycle sound like a horse's clop. Taking a page from Monty Python, it uses coconuts.

Summer calls for potato salad, macaroni salad, tuna salad, egg salad, ham salad, chicken salad, deviled eggs. My magic ingredient for all of these is…

The heat is back, and that's pushing power plants to the limit. Duke Energy is testing a new way to trim demand – with a competition that challenges…

A public hearing starts Monday in Raleigh on Duke Energy's planned acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas. Approval by the North Carolina Utilities…

When singer-songwriter Mikaela Straus says, "I've never been subtle. I don't think now is the time," she means it.

After the singer's death last August, lawyers and family said that she had left no final instructions. But on Monday, three handwritten wills, found in her home, were filed in a Michigan court.

Charlotte City Council members Monday evening could take the next step toward giving pedestrians and bicyclists a safer path from South End into the…

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WDET listener Elliott Shevin of Oak Park, Mich.

A Charlotte man has pleaded guilty to running a retail theft ring that stole more than $4 million in merchandise between 2015 and 2018. Edwin Barkley, 63,…

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WAMU listener Ryan Saunders of Washington, D.C.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle with Beth Adams from Monticello, Fla.

Among the issues roiling the Times is the turnover of executives after reporting by NPR's David Folkenflik on allegations of sexual harassment. Times journalists also voted recently to unionize.

Bank of America's third-quarter profits rose 32 percent from a year ago, to a record $7.2 billion. That came out to 66 cents a share, which beat the 62…

The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 3.7 percent in the month of September, according to the statistics released by the Labor Department on Friday. The…

For the second time in a week, Duke Energy has canceled a planned nuclear project. Duke said Tuesday it's dropping plans to build the proposed Levy…

A "technical malfunction" led to a dramatic display of flames at the electronic dance music festival on Saturday night, during its Spain stop. Organizers say no injuries have been reported.