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NPR's Robert Siegel talks to John Lettieri, co-founder of the Economic Innovation Group, about a report on how the post-recession, recovery boom is leaving behind poor areas. As a result, the wealth and well-being gap is widening further.

Between Thomas, Lionel, Alfred, Emil, David and Randy (yes, that one), the Newmans have more than 80 Oscar nominations. Neda Ulaby takes a look at this epic clan of Hollywood composers and musicians.

Following his win in Nevada, Donald Trump is looking more and more like he could be the GOP nominee in November. The Republican leadership in Congress is beginning to come to terms with what that might mean for the party.

The five remaining Republican presidential candidates meet for a debate Thursday night in Houston, which is the biggest state to vote next week in the Super Tuesday primaries.

The instrumental band's deep, beyond-category grooves just earned a second Grammy Award. But as a live show in Dallas reveals, its sound is inseparable from church — and the state of Texas.

Despite a big cast that includes some terrific actors, this thriller about a group of criminals and their convoluted heist plot falls flat.

All sorts of laws govern the use of children in movies, and studio teachers like Lois Yaroshefsky are in charge of enforcing them. As Jungle Book director Jon Favreau puts it, "Lois is the boss."

Aircraft tried to drop aid to a Syrian city cut off by fighting. Matthew Hollingworth of the World Food Program tells David Greene that because the wind changed direction, the food missed the mark.

Iranians are voting Friday in a parliamentary election but not everyone who wants to be a candidate is permitted to run. A group must affirm candidates are properly educated, religious and loyal.

A man shot and killed three people at a lawnmower manufacturer in Hesston, Kan. The gunman also wounded 14 others. A police officer shot and killed the attacker, who hasn't been officially identified.