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Some members of Congress want to let tech startups access federal stimulus loans. But venture-capital-backed startups aren't like other small businesses — they fail even in good economic times.

The costs of higher education are softening in some places, but experts aren't too excited yet.

While the furloughed employees are likely to get back pay, a sandwich shop is not going to get paid for a sandwich not eaten.

Everyone is talking about the spectre of AI catastrophe. Can the U.S. and China agree on guardrails to blunt the biggest risks when their leaders meet next week?

The bluegrass band's songs illustrate how the passage of time, accumulation of experience and changing of perspective can alter a person's relationship to the familiar.

As she leads free walking tours through Harlem, Katie Merriman highlights the ways in which the history of Muslims is part of the history of New York City.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that these potential strikes "intend to paralyze NATO" in an attempt to demonstrate that Article 5 "exists only in theory."

Last fall, Merck said it would stop selling its rotavirus vaccine to West Africa and redirect its supply to China at a higher price. After NPR broke the story, the situation changed — for the good.

In a tight Senate race in Maine, opponents of Republican Sen. Susan Collins are focusing on her role in crafting a 2006 law that they say has crippled the U.S. Postal Service's finances.

This Saturday 3 pm on "Folk Music & Beyond", we'll tell you all about the upcoming Folk Alliance/Far-West regional conference in Oakland, a gathering of…

Sean Penn stars in Gus Van Sant's biopic about an out gay politician who inspired a community; Dustin Lance Black, who grew up Mormon, says he's among those for whom Milk made a real difference.

In Oakland, two musicians are inspired by the urban ecology of the Town. Then, we go to Mill Valley, where a play uses humor to discuss alcoholism.