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In a moving ceremony on Monday, Pope Francis begged for the forgiveness of the Indigenous survivors of the abuse by residential schools that were run by the Catholic Church for more than a century.

Before a hearing to determine whether the diabetes drug Avandia should stay on the market, the Institute of Medicine tells FDA to look at the safety data it already has.

Saturday would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday. Fresh Air remembers the legendary musician by excerpting interviews conducted with those who knew him, including a 1985 discussion with his first wife, Cynthia Lennon.

Most of us have to take a vacation from work in order to travel. But occasionally our work will require us to take a trip. Philosopher Alain de Botton says to savor the moments away from your desk.

The country singer reflects on his time in prison and several of his greatest hits in conversation with Terry Gross in 1995.

When the Labor Department releases monthly unemployment numbers Friday, investors will be hoping for signs of new job growth. As some fear the jobless rate will hit 10 percent, New York Times columnist David Leonhardt says there are still some bright spots in the economy.

By the time she was 18, Wang had carved out a niche as a performer to call when older big-name pianists couldn't make it to their engagements. But now, at 22, she's headlining a project of her own: Her debut CD, Sonatas and Etudes, has been nominated for a Grammy.

As a new decade begins, Americans are hoping for better. Some industries hold promise for employment. But economists say the labor market is likely to be weak for several more years following a decade that ended with a two-year recession and erased 7 million jobs.

Police said they arrested the rapper at Los Angeles International Airport on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon.

More than 20 years ago, a Wisconsin nurse tried to start a movement. She wanted people to donate money to the national debt. The idea raked in millions.