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The No. 1 ranked female tennis player in the world will take a break from the sport even as she is at the top of her game.

The CEO of Rodale Inc. has faced challenges -- and some controversy -- since taking over the helm of the independent publisher in 2009.

Tuesday morning, lawmakers will get an update on the operation of Cardinal Innovations Healthcare.This briefing comes as state officials are facing a…

A Swiss banker has pleaded not guilty to charges he helped thousands of Americans evade paying their taxes. Raoul Weil was one of the top managers at UBS, a Swiss bank that helped nearly 20,000 Americans hide their assets in secret accounts.

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The singing superstar's Feb. 11 death sent fans rushing to the Web. Searches for information about her top those for "Gangnam style" and other hot topics, Google Says.

There are some details that haven't been discussed publicly yet, but there are a number of specifics that we can tell you this afternoon. - Wachovia is…

Eight of the world's 10 worst airports were in China, according to a new report by FlightStats.

After a somewhat stormy debate in the Senate over his confirmation, former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) has taken over the top job at the Pentagon.

Today is National Raspberry Tart Day, which got us thinking: What exactly is the difference between a tart, which sounds kind of fancy, and a plain old…

Yes, inequality is rising in the U.S. But it's falling when you look at all of humanity.

The section of Interstate 40 closed by a mudslide near the Tennessee state line will remain shut down through at least Thursday.David Uchiyama of the…

Billy Graham’s funeral service will be under a tent – just like the crusades he launched during his nearly six decades of preaching. The famed evangelist…

The former top aide to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo talked behind closed doors with House investigators about the Ukraine affair and why he resigned from his post.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the bank will indeed seek to recover stocks paid to some of its top executives.

Jacky Rowland reports from Belgrade that Yugoslav opposition leaders have launched a civil disobedience campaign to persuade President Slobodan Milosevic to recognize Sunday's election victory of Vojislav Kostunica and to cede power. Thousands of Serbs demonstrated again today in downtown Belgrade, and crowds were out in provincial cities, as well. She says although state-run television is showing pictures of Milosevic, still in charge, government officials are not answering phones, and it seems they do not know how to handle the situation. And, though top officers in the army and police are loyal to Milosevic, army soldiers, as well as rank and file policemen, do not support the regime.

NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports on the most widely used school-based drug education program in the nation, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, known as DARE. DARE is a "just say no" curriculum taught in middle schools by police officers. Critics of the program say the DARE approach is too limited to be effective, especially with children who are likely to use drugs. Research released Monday by the US Department of Education confirms the program does not change kids' attitudes and behavior in the long term. But DARE is popular with schools and with Clinton's top drug advisors, who say it should continue to receive federal suppport.

The NPR Music assistant producer and Alt.Latino contributor shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

The NPR Music editorial intern shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

The NPR classical music critic shares his favorite albums and songs of 2021.