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Selected by NASA in 1966, Weitz went on to fly on the first manned Skylab mission and performed vital space walks to fix the stricken station. He later commanded the maiden flight of Challenger.

Lawmakers are eager to see the president embrace upcoming tax legislation. But ahead of a lunch meeting, the Tennessee Republican said Trump is responsible for a "debasement of our nation."

Republican Sen. Jeff Flake said in a speech on the Senate floor Tuesday that "none of these appalling features of our current politics should ever be regarded as normal."

Proposals from Iowa and Massachusetts to create reinsurance that would lower health insurance premiums didn't get off the ground.

Author Jeff Goodell says that American cities are under threat from extreme weather, rising sea levels and lax enforcement of environmental regulations. His new book is The Water Will Come.

The White House's estimate of gains for the average American family rests on a lot of assumptions and is disputed by economists on the right and left alike.

Fresh on the heels of winning the NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest, the seven-piece group wowed the Oregon festival crowd with a mix of funk, hip-hop, rock and jazz.

Since 2015, newly established SecureDrop servers were briefly susceptible to tampering during installation. Experts say an attack would be very difficult, and there's no evidence one ever happened.

Guillaume started as a stage actor, but playing refined butler — and later lieutenant governor — Benson DuBois for nine years starting in 1977 made him a TV star and a symbol of hard-won success.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks to Nicky Ouellet of Montana Public Radio about the massive $300 million contract awarded to Whitefish Energy, a company based in the hometown of Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, to help restore Puerto Rico's power.