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A panel appointed by President Obama to review U.S. surveillance activities has recommended that the NSA not be allowed to store Americans' phone records.

Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons, two thirds of the blues rock trio ZZ Top, play a quiz about a famous miser, Hetty Green. Known as the "Witch of Wall Street," Green was incredibly wealthy by the time she died in 1916 -- but she was famous for never parting with a nickel if she could help it.

From Mexico City's police corruption to S?o Paulo's squatters and air pollution in Santiago, Chile, Latin America's cities are struggling to overcome economic and social problems. NPR's Gerry Hadden and NPR's Martin Kaste profile some of the region's biggest cities in a Morning Edition series.

Three citizenship ceremonies NPR attended in the Washington, D.C. area in January were largely celebratory experiences, despite a year of hurdles and changes to the naturalization process.

It's the most wonderful time of the year for NCAA college basketball fans. NPR's Arun Rath talks with A Martinez of member station KPCC about March Madness.

The CDC estimates there could be up to 200,000 deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 by Labor Day. As schools begin to reopen, there are renewed calls for vigilance in social distancing and masking.

Six officers were shot in an incident in North Philadelphia that started with a narcotics unit serving a warrant and went on for hours. Two officers trapped at the site were later evacuated safely.

After a probe that lasted over a year, the House panel investigating the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack is winding down with the release of its full report, seen as one of its final duties.

Lawmakers have expressed concerns about congestion in at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport amid a constricted space.

Toyota, which has suffered through a bout of recalls and the Japan earthquake, is pinning its hopes for the future on its crown jewel, the top-selling car in the U.S. The new 2012 model isn't radically different from its predecessor, but it's harder to redesign the mass-appeal Camry than a Ferrari.