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Journalist Ted Genoways spent a year on a small farm in rural Nebraska, and he says American nostalgia for the family farm overlooks the pressures farmers face and the realities of food production.

Henry Ford didn't just want to be a maker of cars — he wanted to be a maker of men. He thought he could perfect society by building model factories and pristine villages to go with them. And he was pretty successful at it in Michigan. But in the jungles of Brazil, he would ultimately be defeated.

Authors Philip Furia and Laurie Patterson share the stories behind Hollywood's most beloved songs — from Casablanca's "As Time Goes By" to the melodies from Mary Poppins — in their book The Songs of Hollywood.

Some types of lumber are selling at all time highs, adding tens of thousands of dollars to the price of a new home and home projects. The pandemic has caused supply disruptions and heightened demand.

There's been a massive ramp up in production of COVID-19 vaccines. Yet low income nations still aren't getting enough. Analysts say it's because wealthy countries are buying way more than they need.

"Dangerous Games," an exhibition at the Napa Valley Museum in Northern California, harks back to a time when sharp and toxic playthings were on every kid's holiday wish list.

Two chip factories on a 1,000-acre site just east of Columbus are expected to create 3,000 company jobs and 7,000 construction jobs, the company and local and state officials say.

Authors say readers are exploiting Amazon's seven-day return policy by using Amazon like a library and returning books after reading them.

For "Disney adults" — people who love all things Disney and spend vast amounts of money and time on Disney-related products and experiences — the brand is a lifestyle.

NPR's Shannon Bond speaks to reporter Ryan Faircloth of The Star Tribune about the legalization of edibles and drinks infused with the cannabis ingredient THC in Minnesota.

Now that the pandemic-driven e-commerce boom has slowed, small and medium businesses who sell products on Amazon are feeling the squeeze.

Major seed companies have a transparency problem. Farmers can't look up and compare prices for some seeds. Some have turned to co-ops and others to Silicon Valley to try to disrupt the practice.

The national average price of gasoline has fallen below $4 a gallon. These are four key factors that could determine what happens next with prices at the pump.

The farmer is being paid to stop pumping water from a depleted underground aquifer. That project could become a model elsewhere as overuse and climate change stress groundwater supplies.

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is designating some toxic industrial compounds used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances under the so-called Superfund law.

Owens is a up-and-coming name in the world of opera. His latest performance in the Metropolitan Opera's production of Das Rheingold has generated excitement and expectations for the versatile performer.

The Department of Energy has another 400 million barrels in its strategic reserves, which the White House said it can pull from in the future if necessary.

For online insurance brokers, selling health insurance through the Affordable Care Act presents a new opportunity — and a new competitor. It's unclear who will come out ahead: the businesses, with more experience, or the feds, who won't charge commissions.

When Apple was on the brink of bankruptcy, a vast supply chain in China helped reverse its fortunes. But following pandemic disruptions and tensions between the U.S. and China, that might change.

Worker satisfaction went up and revenues remained steady during the six-month trial. Now, nearly all of the 61 companies that took part say they'll continue offering the four-day workweek.