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The eagerly anticipated news was better than expected. And the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised upward its estimates of job growth in February and March.

A brief and incomplete study of men's hats in American history — and what they reveal.

The Obama administration might soon make millions of workers newly eligible for overtime, but experts disagree over how the new rules should look.

American English has a rich history of regionalisms — which sometimes tell us a lot about where we come from.

The old U.S. Embassy in Havana has a storied past. The Cubans long described it as a nest of spies. Today the building again becomes an embassy as the U.S. and Cuba formally restore relations.

A year ago, a Malaysian jetliner was shot down over Eastern Ukraine, killing everyone on board. NPR's Scott Simon and Michael Bociurkiw of the OSCE discuss the investigation.

You can still enter the Tiny Desk Contest for a few more weeks, but here are some entries that have caught the eyes — and ears — of NPR Music already.

The results put the U.S. further away from a viable replacement rate — the standard for a generation being able to replicate its numbers.

As many Americans try to eat more healthfully, McDonald's and Panera Bread announced changes to their kids' meals.

The American rock singer, who fronted The Heartbreakers and was also beloved as a member of The Traveling Wilburys, has died after suffering cardiac arrest.