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When bad weather shuts down school or delays its openings, it locks out many needy kids from a key source of nutrition. Some 70 percent of U.S. schoolchildren who eat school lunches get them for free or at reduced prices.

Uber is becoming more popular in China, but many drivers say they don't do it for the money. They say they like the human connection and the freedom.

Car colors are getting cooler, even wintry: All over the world, car buyers are choosing white, silver, gray or black. So who favors warm, springtime colors? Think of a place where you spend half the year bundled up with mittens.

By this point today, the famous groundhogs among us should have made their weather predictions for the winter. But when you’re done reading the accounts…

WUWM's environmental reporter Susan Bence met some students taking part in the first-ever National Bike to School Day, which actually encourages kids to…

We’re fortunate to have a chance to hear from some remarkable poets, from around the world and around our own area on Lake Effect. Here’s occasional…

Linda Wertheimer talks with Andrew Kohut, director of the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press, about his latest poll concerning the public's opinion of President Bush's job during his first 100 days. The data show that the president is doing as well as his predecessors.

Following VIP Ellie Kemper's stint as a guest host on the Today Show, we play sound clips of other well-known talk show hosts for her to identify.

NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports from Jerusalem where the militant Palestinian group the Hamas are calling for a "Day of Rage" to begin this morning in response to the week of violence that have left 69 people in Israel dead, most of them Palestinian.

Daniel speaks with NPR's Lynn Neary about the Pope's visit to the United States this week. During his trip, which included appearances in New Jersey, New York, and Baltimore, the Pope appealed to Americans to be sensitive to the needs of the poor and sickly, and to young people to devote their lives to the church by becoming priests and nuns.