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The number of teens working summer jobs is down sharply from a generation ago. But economists say don't blame today's youth for being lazy.

Hear the cabaret singer and her pianist son bring a rare combination of swing and sophistication to a session with host Marian McPartland.

Montana's three main health insurance firms say the Republican Senate's proposed cuts to Medicaid, and any plan to repeal the individual mandate, could drive up health costs for everyone.

President Trump held a meeting Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Stephen Sestanovich of the Council on Foreign Relations to break down what happened.

President Trump's speech in Poland this week brought back memories for James Fallows. The current national correspondent for The Atlantic was a twenty-something speechwriter for President Jimmy Carter. And the tone of Carter's speech to Poland in 1977 was a lot different from Trump's.

Septic tanks, long considered safe and effective, are increasingly seen as a major contributor to coastal pollution. Florida is now starting the costly job of switching hundreds of thousands of homeowners from septic to sewer.

Eight states and Washington, D.C. allow for recreational cannabis, but none have solved the problem of workforce drug testing. Zero tolerance polices are being reconsidered in light of legalized pot.

Elaine M. Hayes' new book traces the ups and downs of the singer known as the Queen of Bebop, from her great Town Hall debut in 1947 to the cheesy but profitable novelty songs that marred her legacy.

Leopoldo López, 46, has been serving a nearly 14-year prison term after leading demonstrations against the embattled President Nicolas Maduro.

Dallas Morning News reporter Alfredo Corchado talks with NPR's Michel Martin about President Trump's meeting with President Enrique Pena Nieto at the G-20 summit amid tensions over the border wall.