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The government's latest estimate on the GDP — gross domestic product is 0.6 percent, the second in a row of slight growth. That allows the economy to skirt the classic definition of recession. But it still points to an overall slowdown, which may prompt the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates again today.

This week on The Reading Life: LSU historian Nancy Isenberg, author of the bestseller,White Trash: The 400 Year Untold History of Class in America, and...

After years as a struggling writer, author Hill published his debut novel "The Nix" this summer, and spoke with Here & Now's Robin Young shortly after its release.

Why do people with plenty of power and money end up committing fraud, embezzlement and other white-collar crimes?

Uber's move to replace CEO Travis Kalanick comes at a time when the company is trying to reshape its image through improvements to boost pay and provide more support for drivers.

If Circus Circus casino staff need a checkup, they don't have to go far for medical attention.

In new video shot on the International Space Station, NASA posed the question: How far can you throw a football in a zero-G environment? Astronaut Tim Kopra threw for 564,664 yards.

In his new book, You Call it Madness, musician and writer Lenny Kaye brings back the forgotten voice of Russ Columbo, one of the great crooners of the 1930s.

Anger management is a thriving industry in the United States. It is the subject of hundreds of books, workshops and videos. And yet, as NPR's Robert Siegel discovers, there are no national criteria, no oversight and no evaluation of the efficacy of these programs.

Fresh Air book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Relentless Pursuit: A Year in the Trenches With Teach for America, by Donna Foote.