Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: JamesEarl333 on TikTok, The Dick Van Dyke Show and the songs "Young Lion" and "Kid on Christmas." ...

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The Malaysian government plans to allow a renewed private search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, which ...

The Senate voted 85-11 to approve a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14. The measure had ...

After two failed attempts, and with just hours to go before a midnight deadline, the house approved a spending bill to fund ...

Millions of Americans are planning to travel in the coming days. Here's what a potential government shutdown could mean for ...

Lawmakers will have to authorize additional borrowing to pay the government's bills, but there's no reason it has to be done ...

The consumer financial watchdog says customers of the top three banks lost more than $870 million over seven years due to a ...

The consumer financial watchdog says customers of the top three banks lost more than $870 million over seven years due to a ...

This year, we published a number of photo-driven posts that resonated deeply with our audience. Here are some of our ...

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