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The authors of a new book argue that efforts to raise achievement for students at the bottom have come at the expense of the most gifted and talented.

'Barbie,' 'The Holdovers,' 'Oppenheimer,' 'American Fiction' and four other Academy Award nominees for best picture include actors, directors or producers who have made movies in Greater Cincinnati.

Lack of affordable and accessible child care affects thousands of Hoosier families. And according to the Indiana Chamber of Commerce, child care issues cost the state more than $1 billion in tax revenue each year. One advocacy group is working to increase child care access across the state.

An uninsured Colorado man who had appendicitis owed $80,232 after two surgeries. After months of negotiating with the hospital, he still owes far more than most insurers would pay for the procedures.

Hercules, a slave of George Washington, and James Hemings, owned by Thomas Jefferson, began a long connection of presidents and their African-American cooks. And President Lyndon Johnson's black cook may have influenced his work on civil rights reform.

In his first briefing since the war began, Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. forces, says American and British troops are pushing rapidly into Iraq. He says thousands of Iraqi soldiers have surrendered or deserted and negotiations with Iraqi officials are ongoing. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

This is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week, and today we look at programs that help young people with emotional or behavioral problems…

To make sure your Halloween costume is authentic, try consulting A Field Guide to Monsters: This Book Could Save Your Life before you head out the door. NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks monster facts and history with the book's co-author Dave Elliot.

The lake in Pembroke, Virginia where Patrick Swayze lifted Jennifer Grey into the air in Dirty Dancing dried up after the movie came out. Now, 12 years later, it is filling up with water again.

The number of farms managed by women in the U.S. has grown markedly in recent years. NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with women who have forged their way into a traditionally male-dominated industry.