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The six lawmakers working out the hundreds of differences between the House and Senate versions of the budget are facing some a really big one right off...

Novelist Kurt Vonnegut died Wednesday of complications from a fall. He was 84. Vonnegut was critical of war and skeptical of government. One of his last public acts was to criticize the war in Iraq.

The combined wealth of the 400 richest Americans is about $1.37 trillion, Forbes magazine reports. Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, tops the list.

If it absolutely, positively had to get there overnight -- or as soon as possible in 1860 -- you'd have to put it on the Pony Express. Their riders could travel from Missouri to California in a recording-breaking 10 days. But a little over a year after the first rider set out, the company closed under major debt. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks with the author of a new book offering a revisionist history.

More than 1,200 people have been charged for crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and investigators are building cases against more suspects.

NPR's Melissa Block reflects on the results of an annual survey about what most scares Americans. The nation's health care system, pollution and another world war rank in the top 10.

The federal judge, once denied a Supreme Court confirmation hearing by Republicans, faced lawmakers Monday for his nomination to lead the Justice Department.

Sam Kendricks, a two-time world champion, has tested positive for coronavirus.

Peter Carey and Rachel Kushner are among those who are withdrawing in protest from the PEN American Center's annual gala. Kushner says she is uncomfortable with Charlie Hebdo's "cultural intolerance."

The Deerfield Township native — who is seldom seem on the ABC show since the Feb. 19 premiere — takes a major step toward the live 'Idol' shows starting later this month.