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When President Obama announced Sonia Sotomayor as his first nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, he laid out her life story in rich detail. Raised in a Bronx, N.Y., housing project by a single mother of Puerto Rican descent, an early Nancy Drew aficionado and a lifelong Yankees fan, Sotomayor went on to succeed at Princeton and Yale.

Xochitl Gonzalez's novel looking at relationship power dynamics is a thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining triumph that surpasses the promise of her popular debut Olga Dies Dreaming.

As Democrats wrap their third night in Chicago, the Democratic National Convention continues its message of freedom and readies itself for its final night: the speech from Vice President Harris.

The New York MC, whose father is a gifted boxer turned community lawyer, gave up a promising career path of his own to rap full time.

How do families decide what kind of college to attend: Private? Public? Community college? Three college students explain why they went for the expensive, private option: Columbia, NYU and Georgetown.

After 80 years, Batman's trusted sidekick finally had his coming out moment. In the latest comic, Robin — who's real name is Tim Drake — accepts a male friend's offer to go on a date.

This week, Wait Wait is live in Durham with host Peter Sagal, special guest Lewis Black and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Dulcé Sloan, and Adam Burke

In the coming year, the USDA predicts that American corn exports will be at a 40-year low. That's because the U.S. drought has led to a corn shortage and high domestic corn prices. To adapt, grain exporters have had to change their business models.

Dozens of food companies have promised to stop their suppliers from clearing forests in order to grow crops or graze cattle. Now the companies have a tool to monitor those farmers from space.

Across the corn belt, more farmers are putting up their own grain bins. In the past year alone, farmers nationwide have added some 300 million bushels of on-farm storage. By storing their own grain, farmers can choose when and at what price they want to sell, and that can translate into thousands of dollars in profit. And this has grain buyers — like grain elevators and ethanol plants --working to keep their edge in the market.