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Oberlin Cancels Classes After Series Of 'Hate-Related Incidents'

by: Krishnadev Calamur

Oberlin College is a bastion of liberalism that was one of the first colleges in the country to admit black students and educate men and women together.

by: Noah Adams

On the shores of Lake Michigan, the tiny town of Ludington, Mich., is home port to the last coal-fired ferry in the U.S.

by: NPR Staff

Tax day is looming and taxpayers are scrambling to gather receipts, W-2 forms and other documents.

by: Richard Knox

Scientists believe a little girl born with HIV has been cured of the infection.

Al-Qaida Leader Reported Killed In Mali

by: Stephanie Federico

A senior commander for al-Qaida's wing in North Africa has been killed, Chad's military reported on Chadian state television Saturday. NPR could not independently verify the report.

Does President Obama Know When To Say When?

by: Alan Greenblatt

Doesn't the president get enough attention?

by: Scott Neuman

On a day when we're in the final countdown for sequestration, Washington is

by: Yuki Noguchi

Yahoo touched off a debate about the effectiveness of telecommuting when it told employees last week that they may no longer work from home.

by: Nell Greenfieldboyce

The world's first space tourist is financing a project that aims to launch an American man and woman on a mission to fly by Mars in 2018.

by: Ina Jaffe

Increasingly, people are continuing to work past 65. Almost a third of Americans between the ages of 65 and 70 are working, and among those older than 75, about 7 percent are still on the job.

by: Pam Fessler

Many programs affecting low-income Americans — like food stamps, Medicaid and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families — are exempt from across-the-board spending cuts set to go into effect March 1.

by: Yuki Noguchi

Years into the economic recovery, hiring remains slow. Many businesses learned to do more with less during the recession, so they don't need to bring on as many people now.

by: Debbie Elliott

This week, the U.S. Supreme Court takes up a challenge to the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The law's future is to be decided on a case from Alabama, the very place the statute was born.

by: Mark Memmott

On the Monday of Pope Benedict XVI's final week as

by: Michele Kelemen

John Kerry sets off Sunday on his first foreign trip as secretary of state, visiting Europe and the Middle East.

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