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In an overnight reversal of rhetoric, President Barack Obama's top allies insisted Monday that Americans are surely better off than four years ago despite a slow economic recovery and joblessness of 8.3 percent. Republicans countered that the president has failed on the fundamental question of this election.

China burns nearly as much coal as the rest of the world combined--and has 300 more coal plants in the works. But China also leads the world in solar panel exports and wind farms, and has a national climate change policy in place. Is the U.S. falling behind on climate? Ira Flatow and guests discuss how the world is tackling global warming--with or without us--and what it might take to change the climate on Capitol Hill.

DeMaio's congressional run and Reform San Diego blur campaign funding lines

In film and TV, pop culture references are meant to give a knowing nod to those in the audience who understand the joke. But in an increasingly segmented and diverse country, those jokes may be pulling in fewer laughs.

Thousands of Central Americans have tried reaching the U.S. border in hopes of better lives. When crossing Mexico, they've faced remarkable dangers. Actor Gael Garcia Bernal traveled to southern Mexico to capture these stories, compiled in The Invisibles, a collection of short documentaries.

The Norwegian author does his best to show NPR's Eric Westervelt that Oslo really does have a seedy side. In his fiction, at least, Nesbo's city is full of shady characters who draw the attention of the reckless, alcoholic detective Harry Hole.

A selection of 25 deep, joyful, rewarding albums from every genre, out of every corner of the world, from the first six months months of 2014, picked by NPR Music.

The creator and star of the original version of The Office has watched his celebrity status grow over the years with a sense of wry incredulity. But that won't stop him from going minus a script (and plus a cocktail or two) as he hosts the Golden Globes this Sunday.

The wild movements in the markets can be scary. But financial advisers remind investors not to panic, to keep a diversified portfolio and to plan to be prepared for more bad days ahead.

Apple Inc.'s newest iPhone was selling briskly Thursday as thousands lined up outside stores around the world to snag one amid concerns of supply shortages. Some stores including ones in Tokyo, Miami, San Francisco and Charlotte, N.C., sold out within hours as the iPhone 4 went on sale in the U.S., France, Germany, the U.K. and Japan.