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As the Eastern U.S. and Canada brave frigid temperatures, residents across the globe are grappling with bad weather of their own: a heat wave that has rendered a stretch of busy freeway a sticky mess.

These interactive charts, says a World Bank data scientist, paint a "pretty good" picture of the world.

A new law took effect this week allowing drivers in certain rural Oregon counties to pump their own gas. For decades, the state has required an attendant to pump gas for drivers.

In 30 years of hosting All Things Considered, Robert Siegel says he's enjoyed "peeking inside the brains" of today's most intriguing classical musicians. Hear a few of his favorite interviews.

The native New Yorker came to NPR in Washington, D.C., 40 years ago on what he hoped was an unfortunate but necessary detour. Now, after three decades hosting All Things Considered, he's retiring.

Conservative Christians are often allied politically with conservative Mormons, especially around social issues, but major theological differences remain between evangelical Christianity and Mormonism.

A fiscal patch that Congress approved last month isn't big enough to keep the Children's Health Insurance Program afloat, according to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services.

Feeling grumpy and antisocial because you've got a cold? That's not just a random side effect. It's your body saying, "Hey, slow down and rest so you can get better."

Empty classrooms in Puerto Rico, and more in our weekly education news roundup.

Conservative Christians and Mormons vote the same way on many social issues, but religious differences still spur harsh criticisms between the groups.