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The global economic crisis tops the agenda as President Barack Obama meets with Britain's prime minister Tuesday. Gordon Brown is the first European leader to visit the new president. Brown will also address Congress during his U.S. visit.

While some colleges resort to arrests and suspensions to clear protests, Brown University has struck a deal with its students. NPR's Juana Summers talks with a student who was in the negotiating room.

With less than a month until the Iowa caucuses, who is pulling ahead? And what's on the horizon in statehouses around the country?

Eggs hold symbolic significance for those marking both Easter and Passover. Marie Simmons, author of The Good Egg answers Debbie Elliott's simple question: What's the difference between white and brown eggs?

We remember singer, poet, songwriter, playwright and social activist Oscar Brown, Jr., who died Sunday in Chicago. He was 78. Brown was signed as a Columbia Records singer in 1960. His first release, Sin and Soul, was critically hailed.

Big Brown, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, seems poised to win the Belmont Stakes on Saturday and take the Triple Crown. No horse has won all three races in 30 years. Host Renee Montagne talks with Steve Haskin, a correspondent for The Blood-Horse magazine.

Dallas Police Chief David Brown announced Thursday he is retiring from his position. Brown, a 33-year veteran of the department, did not give a reason for leaving the force. His retirement is effective Oct. 22.

Discontent and skepticism are central to this presidential campaign, says Gov. Jerry Brown, who ran an idealistic, outsider presidential campaign in 1992 but has governed California as a pragmatist.

How we feel shapes our lives, but most of us have limited language to describe what we’re feeling.

Supporters of divestment ended their encampment last spring in exchange for a promise that their proposal for divestment would get a vote from the board this fall.