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Thirteen nominations for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, but no Best Picture nod for The Dark Knight: NPR's Bob Mondello talks to Michele Norris about today's Oscar surprises, disappointments and don't-misses.

Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Trump, is the latest White House staffer to test positive for coronavirus.

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller was ousted as the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on Saturday. Days earlier another top official left to face charges of sexual abuse.

Many of the world's top diplomats met over the weekend along with defense officials for an annual security conference in Munich, Germany. Top of the agenda were two countries in particular: Ukraine and Iran.

The hearing, when rescheduled, could conclude its presentations of investigative findings before a final report due later this year.

In 1964, a teenage girl group from New Orleans proved to be The Beatles' biggest competition, knocking the Fab Four out of the No. 1 spot on the charts.

Ethics show up in the strangest places. Thursday night, Top Cheftook a trip into a very gray area of competition.

Host Scott Simon talks about the quintessential summer treat, ice cream, with Barb Zapzalka, owner of Pumphouse Creamery in Minneapolis, Minn. It ranks as one of the "Top 25 Ice Cream Spots in the U.S.," according to Food and Wine Magazine.

There are no surprises among the top seeds in the NCAA men's basketball tournament. But the larger field, as always, contains some unexpected dancers. Renee Montagne talks to sports commentator John Feinstein about the NCAA Tournament's present, and past.

Layoffs at many newspapers including the Charlotte Observer have primarily claimed staff positions, but the Winston Salem Journal has cut the paper's top…

http://66.225.205.104/JR20080123.mp3 (1/23/08) Ninety-five percent of companies in Charlotte say this is a great place to do business, according to a new…

The Carolina Panthers lose another close game, LaMelo Ball and Gordon Hayward make their preseason debuts with the Charlotte Hornets and an ACC school cancels its remaining nonconference games due to COVID-19 concerns.

Former Justice Department officials described the relentless pressure Trump put on them to find evidence of voter fraud when it didn't exist and a tense showdown in the Oval Office.

After decades of success, director Martin Scorsese has his first Oscar. His film The Departed also won Best Picture. Among actors, Forest Whitaker was honored for playing Idi Amin in The Last King of Scotland, Helen Mirren for The Queen.

Morning Edition host Renee Montagne marks NPR's debut of the WXPN music showWorld Cafe with her top five favorite songs. The program out of Philadelphia moves to NPR on Friday, July1, 2005. One of its most popular features is its regular, top five song lists submitted by listeners.

The idea behind the Skipper is straightforward: to provide an alternative, convenient way for people to get around SouthPark, without having to drive repeatedly through aggravating traffic. One writer tested it out.

Top U.N. arms inspector Hans Blix, en route to Baghdad, says he expects difficulties in assessing whether Saddam Hussein is hiding weapons of mass destruction. But he warns his team will not accept any resistance to the checks. NPR's Nick Spicer reports.

"Top Gun: Maverick" has raked in more than half a billion dollars at box offices worldwide. But behind the scenes, there's some litigation brewing over the movie.

The president has nominated his chief of staff. Jack Lew is also a former budget director in both the Clinton and Obama administrations. He would replace Timothy Geithner, who plans to step down soon.