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NPR's Sacha Pfieffer speaks to comedian Chris Duffy about his new book, "Humor Me." In it, he explores how laughing can be therapeutic and argues that humor can be taught, lost and regained.

Sales of baking cookbooks are up about 80% over the past year, according to research group Circana. And that's bucking a downward trend in cookbooks overall.

Today is Squid and Cuttlefish Day!

Today is Yorkshire Pudding Day!

What does history tell us about U.S. actions in Venezuela? NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Stephen Kinzer, author of the book, "Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq."

The crew of USS Ford is struggling to handle sewage problems on board the Navy's newest carrier.

After six decades running Berkshire Hathaway, the legendary investor Warren Buffett has officially stepped down as CEO.

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors are back from the holidays, and they wasted no time during Tuesday’s regular meeting to bring up the citywide PG&E power outages.

One year later, musicians who lost essential instruments and home studio set-ups in the Los Angeles fires are still picking up the pieces.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks with Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason about the band's epic album "Wish You Were Here" as it's reissued 50 years after its release.

Today is Flower Day!

We're continuing to learn more about the 37-year-old woman who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday.