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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew says the government is reviewing a proposal to stop making the penny. It actually costs nearly 2 cents to make a penny, so the government loses money.

Steve Inskeep talks to longtime public radio host Diane Rehm about her decision to retire after the 2016 presidential election. The show is produced at member station WAMU in Washington, D.C.

The most language errors came from fans of the Washington Redskins, whose 16.5 mistakes per 100 words widely surpassed every other franchise. Fans of NBA teams did well.

The Taliban said in a statement they have achieved all their objectives including seizing the major transportation hub of Kunduz, releasing its fighters from a prison and grabbing tons of weapons.

Congress returns this week and Republicans will take up the unresolved matter Speaker John Boehner's successor. And Hillary Clinton will go before the House Benghazi Committee. Cokie Roberts explains.

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad made a surprise visit to Moscow on Tuesday to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin. A spokesman for Putin says the two leaders discussed Russian airs strikes in the country and plans for Syria's troops, among other things.

"Just Not Sorry" is a Gmail plug-in that identifies qualifying words with an underline so users can come off more confident in their professional communication.

This Year will likely be the hottest year on record. Climate change is partly to blame, but so is El Nino. That's the weather pattern from the Pacific that affects weather in the America's as well.

After the defending Premier League champion lost nine of 16 games, the English soccer club finally cut ties with its embattled coach.

Live telecasts of other musicals have gotten attention mostly for the hatred they inspired. But The Wiz Live! — back for an encore Saturday night — seems to have broken that spell.