Search results for

The cost of buying a house is getting more expensive as mortgage rates continue to inch up and many markets see increases in value. Some prospective buyers are turning to 'rent-to-own' as one way to enter the market despite the risks.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Jeremy McKinney, an attorney with the American Immigration Lawyers Association, about how the government shutdown is affecting the large backlog of immigration cases.

The University of Connecticut women's basketball team did something on Thursday that it hasn't done in years. It lost during the regular season, after having a stunning run of more than 100 victories.

All it took for The Hu to have an Internet breakthrough was a dramatic video and screaming guitars — plus a horsehead fiddle and throat singing.

The first American woman to direct a feature-length drama, Weber made woman-centered films with daring commentary. She's barely known now, though the rerelease of two major works may change that.

"I don't think Louis C.K. is funny," NPR's Scott Simon says. A comic can be edgy, but one that's not funny "is no more interesting than any other muttering blowhard who craves attention."

Protests erupted across south India after women sneaked into a temple that banned females old enough to menstruate. The temple is part of a debate between gender equality and religious freedom.

We have a roundup of the week in sports, including the latest on the Chicago Bears, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Baylor Lady Bears women's basketball team.

While the furloughed employees are likely to get back pay, a sandwich shop is not going to get paid for a sandwich not eaten.

The schism between Ukrainian churches and the Russia Orthodox Church culminated Saturday in the creation of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church, angering Russian religious and political leaders.