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A treasure-trove of Mao-era propaganda posters is housed in an unmarked basement museum in Shanghai.

The actor portrays Abraham Lincoln in the new movie Lincoln; he tells NPR's Melissa Block about one challenge the role posed — figuring out what the 16th president might have sounded like.

Dr. Perry shares why an agenda on job creation in education should lead Obama’s second term.People of color and, in particular, poor people of color, have…

Post-election Washington is buzzing with talk of compromise and cooperation. Republicans and Democrats want to avoid a looming budget and economic disaster, and their leaders say they're ready to get to work. But some budget experts say it may be necessary to go over the fiscal cliff to reach an agreement.

FEMA has put more than 30,000 New York and New Jersey residents in hotels and motels and given out roughly $300 million in rental assistance. Mobile homes are on their way to hard-hit areas, and some with housing are opening their doors.

When peace was declared at the end of World War II, Army veteran Harold Van Heuvelen did something different than his troop mates — he wrote a symphony. This week he traveled to Virginia to hear it performed for the first time.

Perhaps the most recognized contemporary composer in the world, Williams calls retiring "unthinkable." He celebrated his 80th birthday this year by working on the score for Steven Spielberg's new film Lincoln.

For the first time in U.S. history, the congressional representation of a state will be made up entirely of women. It's a first that follows a pattern in New Hampshire, where Gov.-elect Maggie Hassan says voters share the "ability to make decisions regardless of gender."

The number of black, beetle-like taxis is dwindling. As the company that manufactures the vehicles files for bankruptcy protection, cabbies cross their fingers to keep the iconic car alive.

Serena Frome is more bookworm than spy, but her bosses at MI5 have the perfect mission for her: to cultivate and fund British writers whose politics align with those of the government.