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India has overtaken Japan as home to the most billionaires in Asia. Yet it also has the world's largest population of hungry people, as one reporter's continuing journey down the Ganges River reveals.

U.S. Memory Champion Joshua Foer shows how anyone can learn amazing feats of memory, including him.

From the radiant voices of a Latvian choir to a fresh young string quartet and a seasoned symphony, NPR's Tom Huizenga and host Jacki Lyden spin an eclectic mix of new classical releases.

Polls show GOP Sen. Scott Brown and Democrat Elizabeth Warren in what amounts to a dead heat.

The biggest mystery currently looming over the political world is who Mitt Romney will pick as his running mate. The campaign has actively built suspense over the announcement — offering supporters a chance to meet the eventual pick and tweeting out the names of some contenders believed to be on a shortlist. On Tuesday, the campaign released a smartphone app called "Mitt's VP" and promised that those who download it will be the first to know who Romney chooses. Audie Cornish has more.

Taming Ebola virus is now a challenge for the American health care system. We track the U.S. experience with Ebola from the discovery of a strain in laboratory monkeys in 1989 to the current outbreak.

After decades of performing, the celebrated soprano's enthusiasm for music is irresistible. She chooses some of her favorite recordings for an informal session of listening and conversation.

Vig looks back on a band eager to work and an artist struggling with his success.

In the shadow of the Arch, hometown fans applaud the Cardinals' first World Series title in 24 years. As Matt Sepic of member station KWMU reports, the Detroit Tigers fell in five games.

Authorities in Riverside County, Calif., are holding a "person of interest" in connection with a wildfire last week that killed five U.S. Forest Service firefighters. The man was arrested Wednesday on charges stemming from two earlier wildfires.