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North Korea has a notorious reputation. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Anna Fifield of The Washington Post about her recent reporting trip to North Korea and what she was able to see.

NPR's Arun Rath talks to NPR Middle East correspondent Deborah Amos about the funding sources for the group known as the Islamic State and the U.S. strategy for defeating the group in Iraq and Syria.

Volunteers from around the world have traveled to West Africa to help contain the dramatic spread of the Ebola virus, including one 72-year-old from Texas working in Liberia with Doctors Without Borders.

Consumers Energy says it expects work on restoring power across the state to wrap up by midday Monday.A news release from the Jackson-based company says…

Arkansas Democrat Mark Pryor is running one of the closest Senate races in the country. Arkansas has grown more Republican, but he hopes to win a third term on his reputation as a down-the-middle guy.

London Business School researchers find that the more competent and accomplished women are, the worse their performance evaluations — when it comes to managers with traditional gender attitudes.

Western Michigan University and Kalamazoo College have made the annual U.S. News and World Report ranking of the best colleges and universities. WMU was…

A new poll finds a tight race for Governor of Michigan.The survey by Public Policy Polling finds Republican Rick Snyder with 43%, compared to 42% for…

Butter is back. But the increased demand is not the reason for recent price hikes. (This piece initially aired on Sept. 6, 2014 on Weekend Edition Saturday).

The underground spaces in lower Manhattan cost more per square foot than the apartments being sold above them, according to The New York Times.