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When Tracy Hart says she's from "a tobacco-pickin', Southern, white-trash family," she says that she means that in the most endearing way.

Passage in the Senate is uncertain.

The National Center for Education Statistics released the 2024 National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, Wednesday morning. NAEP, which is commonly known as the nation’s report card, provides a snapshot of fourth and eighth grade students’ progress in math, reading and science.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Geoconda Arguello Kline, the secretary-treasurer of the Culinary Union Local 226 in Las Vegas, about the union's reaction to the election results.

Will this be enough to stave off fears of this contagion spreading to other big banks of the world?

The fed raised interest rates again this week by 3/4 of a percent, and mortgage rates have seen their biggest jump in 40 years. Borrowing on credit cards, and car loans is also going up.

David Card shared the 2021 Nobel Prize in economics this week with two other economists, in recognition of his achievements and contributions to the field of labor economics.

Also: Earthquakes also shake Oklahoma; a nonpartisan panel alleges the U.S. committed torture after Sept. 11; "Lumpy Rutherford" of Leave It To Beaver fame dies.

After-credits scenes have a long history in the movies, from the original Ocean's 11 to the latest Captain America. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with writer Alex Suskind about this cinematic trope.

The president supports extending the credit that's due to expire at the end of the year. His GOP rival does not. Their positions may have consequences in two battleground states: Iowa and Colorado.