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During the National Gallery's first Vermeer exhibit 20 years ago, the federal government shut down twice, and a major blizzard hit the East Coast. But The Woman in Blue Reading a Letter is undeterred.

Rep. John Boehner of Ohio is expected to hand off the speaker's gavel in the House chamber to Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin on Thursday. NPR's Susan Davis tells Renee Montagne about his exit interview.

At their debate Wednesday night, Republican presidential candidates discussed economic issues, with some policy remarks that deserve a closer look.

There's always been a fringe market for dinosaur bones among paleontologists and collectors. Now suddenly that market is booming.

After more than 35 years, China has rescinded its law banning many families from having more than one child; all of them will now be allowed to have two.

Many business leaders say U.S. exporters already are hurting because they lack financing from the Export-Import Bank. Congress is working on legislation to renew the bank charter that expired June 30.

On multiple occasions during the third GOP debate, the moderators were booed. Sen. Ted Cruz even used one of his questions to rail against CNBC and the mainstream media.

Luc Sante's cultural history focuses on the darker corners of the City of Lights, and the rougher and more disreputable citizens of the French capital who, he argues, have made Paris what it is today.

We found out when we talked to some of the 500 high schoolers who came to Johannesburg for a model U.N. We also learned a few of their favorite phrases.

Growth came in at a 1.5 percent annual rate, a sharp slowdown from the 3.9 percent gain in the previous quarter. Companies cut back on the amount of goods on shelves, but consumers continued to spend.