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  • Jobs Report: Unemployment Ticks Down; Payrolls Tick Up
    The government's latest unemployment report showed the economy still struggling to bounce back from a weak report in December. Employers in January added 113,000 to payrolls, far less than expected. The unemployment rate did notch down to 6.6 percent.
  • Camaraderie Drives Mushers and Dogs Toward Dawson
    Dawson City, YK - Teams arriving in Dawson over the last 24 hours have shared stories from their journey. The trail from Eagle threw everything from…
  • Ed Sullivan smiles while standing with The Beatles on the set of his variety show on Feb. 9, 1964.
    The Beatles' Yearlong Journey To 'The Ed Sullivan Show'
    Even as they reached the Top 10 in Britain, appeared on TV and had young women swooning by the thousands across the pond, their first singles in the U.S. were released on tiny independent labels and went nowhere. What went wrong, and finally right, in the leadup to the night of Feb. 7, 1964.
  • Millennials Happy To Stay With Mom And Dad
    More people in their late 20s are living at home with Mom and Dad than any previous generation. In a column for Bloomberg News, Zara Kessler argues that faced with a dismal economy, today's 20-somethings are redefining success in adulthood. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kessler about the cultural shift.
  • Sochi An Olympic Spectacle Even Without The Games
    What a week in Sochi, Russia! NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Olympics correspondent Tamara Keith about the ill-fated opening ceremony, stray dogs and bad hotel rooms, as well as who won the first gold medal.
  • "The term 'vegan leather' makes me think that you peeled a carrot and took the skin and made a jacket out of it," says Tim Gunn, pictured above at the <em>Under the Gunn</em> finale fashion show.
    Fresh Air Weekend: Tim Gunn, 'Borgen' And The Parenting Paradox
    Project Runway's Tim Gunn "makes it work," John Powers says Borgen is Denmark's West Wing (but better), and Jennifer Senior explores the trials and triumphs of parenting in her book All Joy and No Fun.
  • People, Language And Controversy In The Headlines
    Writer and comedian Hari Kondabolu speaks with NPR's Arun Rath about India being excluded from the Olympics, a controversial Coke commercial, and comments from Sen. Pat Roberts from Kansas during the confirmation hearings for surgeon general nominee Dr. Vivek Murthy.
  • Lessons On Addiction And Escaping The 'Death Grip From Satan'
    In order to understand and to mourn the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman, Slate senior editor Emily Bazelon recommends reading The Night of the Gun by David Carr.
  • Accident Near Braeburn Means Sass is Out
    Braeburn, YK - At some point in the morning, Brent Sass hit his head, according to Race Marshall Doug Grilliot. Canadian Rangers were deployed from the…
  • The community of Greensburg, Kan., was hit hard by an F5 tornado in 2007. The event inspired one resident to run for mayor.
    Kansas Mayor Says Sustainability Is About Community, Not Politics
    Today's political polarization makes it seem harder than ever to tackle climate change. Republican Bob Dixson says the goals of going green aren't only for liberals. His town of Greensburg was hit by an unusually strong tornado, and now he's working on a White House task force to prepare communities like his.
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