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Negotiations between the White House and Republican leaders have reached a stalemate over how best to avoid going off the so-called fiscal cliff. Robert Kuttner, founder and co-director of the American Prospect, argues that the president should hold his ground in this debate, even if it means triggering the tax hikes and spending cuts.

The movement of moths inspires a new music project by composer Ellie Wilson. She used data shared by ecologists to create a piece where the insects take center stage.

Mike Pesca shares results from Friday's Olympic events with Melissa Block. The events include the men's 4x400m relay, the women's 4x100 relay and wrestling.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Phil McAlister, NASA's head of commercial spaceflight development, about the first launch of astronauts aboard a SpaceX spacecraft scheduled for Wednesday.

The tradition goes back to the 19th century, when the U.S. was largely an agrarian, Christian society. People needed a day to travel by horse and buggy to vote and November was after the fall harvest.

Rachel Martin talks to Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about President Trump's decision to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement. Some trade experts have warned the decision could backfire.

One of Boston's biggest attractions is named for former slave owner Peter Faneuil. There's been a debate over whether the collection of shops and restaurants should be renamed.

Taylor Swift says she had never heard of the group 3LW or their 2001 song "Playas Gon' Play" before a lawsuit was filed against her accusing her of stealing lyrics.

The meme coins yo-yoed in value as Trump took office. Here is what you should know about the coins and cryptocurrency's future under the Trump administration.

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with astrophysicist Jonathan McDowell about Kosmos 482, the Soviet-era spacecraft that was stranded over 50 years ago during a mission to Venus. It will soon return to Earth.