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Talks continue on a deal to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases. But with just hours to go before they kick in, an agreement remained elusive.

Seeking to avert automatic spending cuts and tax increases that are set to take effect on Jan. 1, President Obama and the four senior leaders of Congress huddled at the White House today.

Even in states where marijuana is outlawed, a loophole in federal drug law is allowing the sale of "Delta 8" products, a substance made by isolating a type of THC in the hemp plant that isn't illegal.

"We are deeply sorry that this could happen," company spokeswoman Jeanette Skjelmose says. The Swedish furniture giant says some of its representatives were aware of what was happening. The work was done during the Cold War.

Two of America's biggest hydroelectric generators, Hoover and Glenn Canyon dams, are in danger of reducing output due to historically low water levels.

The pandemic's disruption of international labor and transportation sectors has made it harder to produce and transport illegal drugs and to send profits back across national borders.

A two-year drought and record heat have cut Spain's olive crop in half — doubling olive oil prices. Climate change is expected to continue to drive prices up.

Civica Rx has plans to become an alternative source of generic drugs at reasonable prices for hospitals. The company's first medicines will be the antibiotics vancomycin and daptomycin.

Executive orders to speed up production of COVID-19 vaccines should increase supplies. But reporter Sarah Jane Tribble tells NPR's Scott Simon that retooling production lines could take a year.

Otis, who died in 2012, started out leading a big band. Later, as a talent scout, he discovered such performers as Big Mama Thornton, Esther Phillips and Etta James. Originally broadcast in 1989.

Rooibos joins France's Champagne, Greece's feta cheese and Colombian coffee on the list. The tea is said to have numerous health benefits.

Johnny Perri inherited a jewelry shop from his dad. When the COVID-19 pandemic hurt his business, he decided he'd bury his jewelry and sell tickets for the ultimate scavenger hunt.

with a report on how the Internet can be helpful for families looking for private financial aid. More than a billion dollars a year in such aid is available from private organizations, and the World Wide Web is an excellent place to begin the search. [The web sites for the financial aid search services mentioned in the piece are >www.fastweb.com and www.finaid.com]

Five people in Washington state got sick after eating frozen strawberries from the same supplier, federal regulatory investigators said. The FDA is urging people to stop eating certain products.

Charlotte's first live theater production since March will open at Theatre Charlotte this week, though the experience will be markedly different from what…

GOP senators blocked a government funding bill in a battle over the debt limit. R. Kelly is found guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking. The FBI reports an unprecedented spike in murders in 2020.

The war in Ukraine is pushing up already record-high food prices around the world — threatening the lives of millions of people in poor countries struggling with hunger. Here's why it's not hopeless.

Ventec Life Systems CEO Chris Kiple claims his company could ramp up ventilator production fivefold if needed for coronavirus. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly asks him how — and if hospital staff are ready.

Two bodies were recovered from the Baltimore bridge collapse and investigators released a timeline of events. The Walt Disney Company and Gov. Ron DeSantis have settled their lawsuits.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Kansas City Star reporter Eric Adler about visiting the town where the Super Bowl-bound Kelce brothers grew up and which molded who they've become.