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The first head of the ATF confirmed by the Senate in seven years starts work Tuesday. Steve Dettelbach will lead the federal agency that regulates firearms amid a spike in gun violence.

The small tourism-dependent community of Estes Park, Colo., had a tough tourist season this year due to fires, flooding and the government shutdown. The resulting tourism decrease has also affected the town's hospital, where the cost of keeping staffing at normal levels comes at a higher cost these days.

The Federal Reserve meets regularly and sets a target interest rate to keep inflation low and jobs high. But what if an equation could do all the work — and even do a better job?

Literary editor Will Schwalbe's new book is a tale about connecting across divides — which is particularly heartening in our polarized culture.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Nina Khrushcheva, the great-granddaughter of Nikita Khrushchev, about her visit to Russia and how life has changed during its war on Ukraine.

Artist and collector Stephen Gamson was pointing out the porcelain balloon dog to his friend when the whole thing went down. It seems one gallery's trash is another man's treasure.

Archaeologists have discovered evidence of a rare type of skull surgery dating back to the Bronze Age that's similar to a procedure still being used today.

The BBC has just released a new deluxe DVD box set with all three seasons of Sherlock, and star Benedict Cumberbatch says the show's last season was its most revealing yet.

A number of states are grappling with the effects of extreme winter weather. Work crews in Mississippi are trying to restore electricity, and a boil-water advisory remains in effect in some areas.

NPR's Leila Fadel discusses GOP divisions with freshman Rep. Keith Self of Texas, one of the Republican holdouts who eventually backed Kevin McCarthy's House speaker bid.