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Median household incomes have increased for the first time since 2007 — rising by 5.2 percent. The poverty rate has declined, and more people have health insurance, the Census Bureau says.

NASA successfully launched and landed a test version of its next-generation Orion spacecraft on Friday morning. The unmanned test is the first for the follow-on to the shuttle.

In 1971, the Rolling Stones released what's considered one of their best albums: Sticky Fingers. The album is now seen as one of the towering achievements in the Rolling Stones discography.

Democrats hope to pass immigration reform through budget reconciliation, but it's unclear if the rules will permit them to do that.

Leslie Gelb, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, recently returned from a 10-day tour through Iraq during which he met with Kurds, Shias and Sunnis. He speaks with Renee Montagne about his experience and what he thinks of Iraq's future.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Washington Post reporter Tom Jackman about the discovery of new documents showing that Backpage.com, a website with classified ads, controls sex-related ads on its site. The company has claimed it does not control the ads people post.

A secret underground naval base in Crimea designed to preserve Soviet submarines in case of a nuclear attack is now a museum with an anti-American message.

Most of what we know about Cleopatra was written by her enemies. A new biography aims to set the record straight, highlighting her achievements as a ruler, diplomat and author.

Ever wonder why supermarket tomatoes taste like nothing? Food writer Barry Estabrook's new book traces the troubled history of the modern commercial tomato.

Bob Schneider, a songwriter from Texas, has challenged fellow musicians to a game for 12 years: Every Friday, a closed email group submits a new song of the week.