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More than 420 stations across the country went ahead with the switch from analog to digital TV Tuesday. It appears no market will lose all of its major network affiliates, but several markets are losing most of their analog broadcasts.

"We will absolutely be paying for the cleanup operation. There is no doubt about that. It's our responsibility — we accept it fully," BP chief Tony Hayward told NPR when asked whether his firm will shoulder the costs of stopping the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and paying for the damage.

Think we've never heard from an alien? A radio transmission recorded in Ohio and translated into six little numbers and letters suggests there's a chance we have.

Could you have a Neanderthal in your family tree? Scientists say modern humans did more than simply coexist with our evolutionary cousins. New research shows that Neanderthals and non-African early humans had sex -- and produced offspring. Along with the chimpanzee genome completed a few years ago, the Neanderthal genome will help scientists pin down the genetic changes that made modern humans human.

Lawyers for Frank and Jamie McCourt, owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers, revealed some eye-popping details about the couple's lavish lifestyle this week. As the McCourts tussle over cash and property, many fans worry the team will be the big loser.

Too many complex back surgeries are being done and people are suffering as a result, according to a new study. The number of these surgeries has increased by 15 times in five years, but researchers say the benefit isn't there.

Some lawmakers are raising the bar for bipartisan cooperation, in the most unexpected of places.

The U.S. economy slowed sharply in late summer and early fall, as the Delta variant and persistent supply chain problems weighed on growth. Prospects for the coming months may be brighter.

As Democrats keep working towards a scaled-back spending bill, the Duchess of Sussex urged them not to "compromise or negotiate" over a national paid family leave program.

The U.S. has pledged to deliver 1.1 billion doses of COVID vaccines to countries in need. Billions more are needed. NPR interviewed the State Department's global vaccine coordinator to learn more.