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American manufacturing is at a crossroads. While most U.S. output comes from companies with fewer than 100 workers, it's those small manufacturers that are struggling to upgrade to the Internet age.

The newly elected members of Congress arrived in Washington today to begin orientation for their new jobs.

The annual "open enrollment" period for joining or changing prescription drug or private health plans is already under way. But the new dates are only one of several changes Medicare enrollees need to be aware of this year.

In Paolo and Vittorio Taviani's new film, Caesar Must Die, a group of prisoners put on Shakespeare's Julius Caesar. It's barely an hour and a quarter, and it's physically small-scale, but it's so compressed it wears you out — in a good way.

In a case that lasted years, Israel's highest court ordered removal of a synagogue built on Palestinian land. But the case was complicated by the government's $1.3 million payout to Jewish settlers.

The prefrontal cortex, the brain's executive control center, develops more slowly than the limbic system, which controls arousal and reward. The mismatch makes it harder for teens to maintain concentration behind the wheel.

Phillip Toledano's viral blog about his struggle to bond with his newborn daughter Loulou is now a book, "The Reluctant Father."

Hundreds of Irish dancers descend on Florida Gulf Coast University this weekend for the university’s first Irish Dance competition. It’s hosted by…

Lawmakers thought the immigration debate was over, but a group of House Republicans is agitating for a floor showdown later this month. The House GOP Conference will meet Thursday to strategize.

Host Scott Simon talks with NPR's Tom Goldman for a preview of the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.