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Republican entrepreneur Jay Faison tells NPR's Robert Siegel why his foundation, ClearPath, brought together GOP pollsters to help find a way to get Americans to take climate change seriously.

Entertainer Bill Cosby heads to court on Tuesday in what is expected to be the first of many attempts by his attorneys to derail his sexual assault criminal charges. The Tuesday hearing is focused on one question: Do the charges represent a broken promise? More legal experts say no, but Cosby's team is expected to put on a vigorous defense of that claim.

Historian Marina Rustow earned a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant" — one of 24 winners announced today. She tells NPR's Robert Siegel about her research delving into the Cairo Geniza.

Political commentators E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post and David Brooks of The New York Times discuss Speaker John Boehner's decision to resign from Congress, as well as the pope's visit.

The price of oil has dropped to its lowest point in years in recent weeks. That's meant layoffs and people falling behind on payments for the fancy vehicles they bought during the good times.

The Army continues to kick out combat soldiers with mental health problems for misconduct, even as it investigates the practice.

Authorities in Louisiana are scrambling to evacuate the most vulnerable people out of life-threatening conditions left by Hurricane Ida. They're being taken to places with power, water and food.

The iconic Swedish pop group ABBA announced that Voyage will arrive in November, with a high-tech virtual concert to follow in 2022.

Here's what it's like at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, where many of the tens of thousands of Afghans evacuated from Kabul over the past few weeks are awaiting travel to the United States.

Aaliyah was on the cusp of stardom before she died in a plane crash 20 years ago at the age of 22.