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Italians head to the polls Sunday in what could be a pivotal election with far-right candidate Giorgia Meloni poised to be Italy's first female prime minister.

Ostin signed deals with major pop and rock talent over the decades, including Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac and R.E.M. He said the industry didn't have to prioritize sales over artistic freedom.

Should retirement funds invest in risky assets like crypto? It's reminiscent of an earlier debate, one that involved a fledgling venture capital industry and something known as the prudent man rule.

The country trio behind mega-hit "Need You Now" is back from hiatus. Stream Lady Antebellum's new album in its entirety.

Rings of Power, set thousands of years before the Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit movies, is Amazon's shot at a big, pop culture bending hit, with a budget estimated at least $100 million a season.

Neurobiologist Susan R. Barry was born cross-eyed, and for most of her life, she saw the world in two dimensions, instead of three. But in her late 40s, Barry retrained her brain and her eyes to perceive the world in a new way. She explains how her vision -- and her whole sense of self -- changed in her memoir, Fixing My Gaze.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools outperformed most of the 26 urban districts reported on Monday's "Nation's Report Card" scores for 2022. But proficiency for Black and Hispanic students remains low.

Robert Mueller began his 10-year term as director in September 2001, days before the terrorist attacks that would change the bureau's direction. As Mueller prepares to step aside, lawmakers and agents have their own ideas about his successor.

Cases of colorectal cancer are on the rise among younger people. Doctors believe diet may play a role.

Marcus J. Moore reflects on the studio debut of pianist Julius Rodriguez, an artist seamlessly commingling jazz with more pop forms.

The Trump White House welcomed elected officials, faith leaders and nonprofits to discuss ways to help former inmates return to their communities and find jobs, housing and educational opportunities.

An influx of investment and new residents has brought great prosperity to the Indian metropolis of Mumbai, home to the Bollywood movie industry. However, with the emergence of "New" Mumbai, wealth disparities have been exposed and difficulties confronted.

The question of what to do next in Iraq is centering on a new report showing that the Baghdad government has failed to meet even a single major economic or political target for improving stability.

President Bush is threatening a veto if the Senate passes a Democratic plan that calls for the beginning of a drawdown of troops in Iraq within four months.

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) visited the Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday to give a speech on the Iraq war. As he faces weak fundraising and poll numbers, the one-time Republican presidential front-runner is looking for ways to revitalize his candidacy.

Back in 1983, All Things Considered host Susan Stamberg asked a young moviegoer to give us a "sneak preview" of Return of the Jedi. The flood of complaints from listeners led to an on-air apology.

María José Llergo, a new artist from the south of Spain, is giving Flamenco even more visibility via her new album. R&B themes and electronic beats flow together with flamenco in Ultrabelleza.

McHenry, the bespectacled and bow-tied gentleman from North Carolina, is in the spotlight as the speaker pro tempore, the reluctant leader of a paralyzed House of Representatives.

NPR and ProPublica have been reporting about nonprofit hospitals that seize the wages of lower-income patients. Sen. Chuck Grassley says hospitals doing that could be breaking the law.

Matthews town commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to immediately stop remote public comments, after last week’s meeting saw a handful of speakers using Zoom to disparage Jews, LGBTQ people and immigrants.