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The Civil Rights Act of 1964- Citizen Response

July 2 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Arkansas reacted with a mixture of compliance and non-compliance. In…

Then-CEO Martin Winterkorn poses at Volkswagen's annual press conference in Wolfsburg, Germany, in 2012. He resigned his post last month following revelations that VW cheated on emissions tests.

How VW's Drive To Be No. 1 May Have Put It In Reverse

It's "clean diesel" engine was key to its growth strategy. But top managers' quest to make Volkswagen the world's leading carmaker very likely sowed the seeds of the company's downfall, analysts say.

In addition to heart problems triggered by some supplements, emergencies often arise when kids swallow dietary supplements meant for adults, according to the CDC analysis, or when older adults choke on the pills.

Dietary Supplements Send Thousands To ERs Yearly

More than 23,000 Americans end up in emergency rooms each year after taking dietary supplements, an analysis shows. Most cases are linked to weight-loss products or energy-boosting supplements.

Toronto has been using "open gangway" trains since 2011. (Sean_Marshall/Flickr)

Why Isn't The U.S. Adopting This Subway Car Design?

Instead of multiple cars strung together, an open gangway is one long car, allowing passengers to walk the full length of the train.

Henry W. Bloch and his wife Marion lived for years with a collection of impressionist and post-impressionist paintings. Bloch recently donated them to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and replaced the works in his home with replicas. (Julie Denesha/KCUR)

Art Collector Donates His Paintings, But You Wouldn't Know It From The Walls

Henry Bloch – the 'H' in H&R Block – has donated his art collection to a museum, but he found a way to keep enjoying the works at home.

ISIS Makes Millions From The Sale Of Oil In War-Torn Syria And Iraq

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Erika Solomon of the Financial Times about why it's been so challenging to disrupt the Islamic State's oil production in territory it controls in northern Syria and Iraq.

A steamboat drifts along the Mississippi River in New Orleans. A group called America's Watershed Initiative says "funding for infrastructure maintenance means that multiple failures may be imminent" for the lower Mississippi River basin.

Mississippi River Basin Gets A Grade Of D+

A group that measures river basin health cited the poor condition of infrastructure such as locks and dams, among other things, on what it says is the world's fourth-largest watershed.

Some Democratic candidates have blamed the 1999 scaling back of the Glass-Steagall Act for the financial collapse. That's arguably only partially true.

Fact Check: Did Glass-Steagall Cause The 2008 Financial Crisis?

The financial regulatory law became a big part of the Democratic debate Tuesday night. Did it help lead to the financial collapse? And what exactly is it, anyway?

Staff in the kitchen of The Modern, a restaurant operated by Meyer's Union Square Hospitality Group and located in the Museum of Modern Art.

Danny Meyer To Banish Tipping And Raise Prices At His N.Y. Restaurants

Meyer says "something fascinating and completely unfair" plagues the restaurant industry: Waiters' incomes have risen far faster than other staff. To balance salaries out, he'll charge more for food.

An election worker resets a voting machine as a voter waits in 2008. Many of the country's machines were replaced after the 2000 election, but are now reaching the end of their useful lives.

Voting Machines Are Aging, But Don't Expect Congress To Pay To Replace Them

Machines purchased after the 2000 presidential election are nearing the end of their useful lives. It could cost $1 billion to replace them, but Congress has shown no signs of footing the bill.

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