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In World War Z, Bradd Pitt saves the world from a zombie apocalypse. When Pitt's character gets stuck in a Philadelphia traffic jam with his family, that's when the apocalypse begins.

Industrial leaders in the Houma-Thibodaux area heard from Governor-elect John Bel Edwards Tuesday. He began the luncheon speech by advising them the state…

The international track and field body, the IAAF, has upheld the ban on Russian athletes, ruling they should be barred from the Rio Olympics because of far-reaching doping conspiracy.

It’s budget week in the House.“We’re about to get real busy,” Legislative Fiscal Analyst Greg Albrecht says. with a chuckle.Good thing he’s upbeat,…

This week, we are headed straight to the living room. But we don’t mean the living room in your house; we’re talking about the nearest Irish Pub! In...

Rock critic KEN TUCKER picks the best pop music of 1994. He reviews his ten favorite new albums: The Mavericks, "What a Crying Shame" (MCA); Sam Phillips, "Martinis and Bikinis" (Virgin); L7, "Hungry for Stink" (Warner Bros.); Joni Mitchell, "Turbulent Indigo" (Warner Bros.); Pearl Jam, "Vitalogy" (Epic); Liz Phair, "Whip-Smart" (Atlantic); Sugar, "File Under Easy Listening" (Rykodisc); Oasis, "Definitely Maybe" (Sony); Madonna, "Bedtime Stories" (Warner Bros.); and Pretenders, "Last of the Independents" (Warner Bros.). His runners-up include Sheryl Crow's "Tuesday Night Music Club", Richard Thompson's "Mirror Blue", and Mark Chesnutt's, "What a Way to Live". TUCKER plays some samples of the top ten and talks about what's alternative and what's mainstream.

This year's list of the 50 best restaurants in the world includes six American eateries, all in either New York or California.

BP has finished pumping cement into the blown-out well in the Gulf of Mexico, National Incident Commander told NPR's Melissa Block in an interview that will air on All Things Considered.

One of New York City's biggest tourist attractions and the U.S.' largest art museum says that it has revised its budget shortfall projection — some $50 million greater than just a month ago.

For the latest NPR/National Geographic Radio Expedition report, Elizabeth Arnold begins a journey to China's eastern Himalayas, near the border with Tibet, to profile a team of scientists studying the link between global warming and disappearing plant life high in the mountains.