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A sound montage of the radio addressess given by both Senate ajority Leader Robert Dole (R-Kan.) and Pres. Clinton after a temporary udget agreement was reached Friday.

Puzzle master Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a hallenge for everyone at home. This week's player is Stephanie Henriques hen-REEK-ess), who listens to member station W-H-R-V in Norfolk.

There's a theory put forward by R. Murray Schafer in the book "The Soundscape," that people will hum at the frequency at which their national electrical power is distributed -- either 60 or 50 Hertz. We put the theory to a worldwide test.

Linda Wertheimer talks with Congressman Christoper Cox (R-47th) from California about why he supports a bigger tax cut than President Bush's proposal.

P-R's Chitra Ragavan reports on recommendations being considered by a commission set up by President Clinton to investigate airport security across the nation.

There's no confusion in Mexico about who its next president will be. Vincente Fox is inaugurated today. N-P-R's Gerry Hadden reports.

President Trump has touted apprenticeships as part of his promise of a golden era for American workers. But are his administration's investments enough?

As with Finding Neverland and recent docs about Woody Allen and Britney Spears, Surviving R. Kelly played a critical role in exposing years of abuse — and producing a new must-watch genre.

The guy who ran the Floyd's Barbershop chain has a new barbershop that employs formerly incarcerated people. His goal is to help them stay free, and help customers get over bias.

Astroworld Festival calls to mind other rare but traumatic incidents at concerts and festivals throughout the last half-century. Here's a timeline of those tragedies.

President Trump enters his second year in office, fresh off his first legislative victory. Are there more to come? What about that Russia probe, hot spots overseas — and those midterm elections?

The retailer, which markets products to young women, says its products are safe and says the test results "show significant errors." Other independent testers also found asbestos in the products.

The FDA said "an extensive scientific review" found the products were found to pose lower risks of cancer and other serious health conditions compared to cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Lydia Teasley of the Negro Leagues Family Alliance about honoring baseball's past and her father Ron "Schoolboy" Teasley about his own history in the Negro Leagues.

Can we end poverty, provide food for all and otherwise make Earth a better place by 2030? By all accounts, the answer is no. So then what's the point of the Sustainable Development Goals?

After an internal review, The New York Times now says it built the 2018 podcast "Caliphate" on a story it cannot vouch for. It says star reporter Rukmini Callimachi will no longer cover terrorism.

Despite missteps on the campaign trail, former Vice President Joe Biden continues to retain support among key Democratic voter groups, but Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren aren't far behind.

Mitch McConnell's early political races provide clues on how he approaches politics, and how the Kentucky Republican ultimately ascended to the position of Senate Majority Leader.

Is it the message or its delivery? That's one of the questions being debated as Republicans — like all parties out of power — plot their comeback. Some think they need to take a new tack on issues; others believe that the GOP's core conservative principles are still political winners.

Republicans needed to pick up just six seats in Tuesday's midterm elections to wrest control of the Senate. In the House, the key question was how big the GOP majority would be next year.