A Christmas tree farm in the Smoky Mountains tries to bring "joy to the world" each season.

Some colleges are advising foreign students who're leaving the U.S. over the holidays to return before President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20th.

A German-language Christmas choir in Austin, Texas, has been in operation since 1879. NPR joins the choir as they rehearse for their annual Christmas concert.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Urban Institute Senior Fellow Howard Gleckman about the math behind Republican efforts to shrink the federal workforce.

Ayesha Rascoe talks to Mazen Gharibah of the London School of Economics about internal opposition to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, which started long before his ouster this month.

Coffee prices on the futures market hit a 47-year high last week. The increase is beginning to drip down to grocery stores and coffee shops.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Forbes healthcare reporter Bruce Japsen about the legislative push to curb the power of pharmacy-benefit managers, who negotiate prices insurers pay for drugs.

Syrian children in Damascus started up at school today after - the first day back since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with listener Suzanne Hendrich of Missoula, Montana and puzzle master Will Shortz.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Saturday that he's picked longtime foreign policy adviser Richard Grenell to serve as ...

Inclement weather plagued areas of the U.S. in the first half of the weekend, with dangerous conditions including a major ice ...

Businesses are divided over Trump's plan to impose sweeping tariffs. Some companies welcome the protection from foreign ...