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The sudden ups and downs of the oil and gas industry can feel like whiplash for rural communities seeing an influx of workers. Affordable housing has been a challenge. With the current slowdown in drilling, rental prices have dropped, but they're still much higher than they were pre-boom, leaving low-income and senior people still struggling to find a place they can afford.

The British entertainer clearly wants to borrow ideas from Michael Moore's metaphorical guidebook on economic jeremiads, but he mostly manages to grab from the least interesting chapters.

The Michael Jackson album Thriller — which was released in 1982 — became the first album in history to reach the 30-times multi-platinum level this week. That means over 30 million copies have been sold in the U.S.

Composer, conductor and teacher Alice Parker turned 90 on Wednesday. She made her name as the primary arranger for the Robert Shaw Chorale for some 20 years. She continues to compose and teach, and she's a much beloved figure in the choral music world — so much so that choral groups all over the world posted performances to YouTube on Wednesday.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Sergey Ananov about his attempt to fly around the world in a solo helicopter weighing less than a ton. He shares his story of survival after crashing in Arctic waters.

NPR's Ari Shapiro interviews Jason Bordoff, professor and founding director at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University. He was also the former White House energy advisor to President Obama. Bordoff talks about the part of the budget deal this week which lifts the ban on oil exports, and what it means for consumers, industry, the economy and the environment.

During the GOP presidential debate Tuesday night, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio spat about immigration, an argument that dates back to a 2013 debate when the two men were freshman senators.

These days, the host of Jazz Night In America looks for old and forgotten gems during the holiday season. He weighs in with surprisingly different and joyous tunes — plus, of course, James Brown.

Oysters make people happy. That’s a simple truth that resonates deep, and goes beyond satisfying an appetite or even a craving. It’s something as...

Enrique Marquez, a friend of San Bernardino, Calif., shooter Syed Farook, was charged Thursday with conspiring to provide support for terrorism. He also purchased two of the rifles used in the attack.