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South Korean Kim Sung-yoon (left), 96, talks with her North Korean family members during the Separated Family Reunion Meeting at Diamond Mountain resort in North Korea on Thursday.

Korean Families, Long Separated By War, Meet In Border Town

The reunions are the first since 2010 and involve a few hundred family members from North and South who have not seen one another since the 1950s.

As the weather warms, will more signs such as this pop up? Economists say the latest data on claims for unemployment benefits may signal that better times are ahead.

Dip In Weekly Jobless Claims Seen As Sign Of Better Times Ahead

Although the number of applications declined by just 3,000 last week, it appears employers have not been chopping more jobs in recent weeks. Economists say that bodes well for coming months.

What It Was Like To Be A Wall Street Recruit After The Bailouts

A reporter shadowed eight young people during their first two years on Wall Street, when the bailouts were still fresh and anti-Wall Street sentiments were running high.

Possessed by Paul James is the performing title of Konrad Wert, a country-folk artist from Austin, Texas.

Playing To The Rafters, Singing Like A Man Possessed

Konrad Wert is a one-man band of sorts, known to his fans as Possessed By Paul James. He performs live at NPR's headquarters.

If Anyone Can Make Golf Exciting, It'd Be Dan Jenkins

The legendary sportswriter's new memoir, His Ownself, takes readers from his idyllic childhood in Fort Worth to his years as a globetrotting golf fan and founder of Sports Illustrated.

Washington House Speaker: Minimum Wage Hike Wasn’t Ready For Vote

Washington Speaker of the House Frank Chopp supports a minimum wage hike. But he says the issue wasn’t ready for a vote on the House floor this year. The…

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