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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks E&E News reporter Ben Storrow for the reasons gas prices remain high.

With hordes of tourists descending on New York for the Christmas season, Broadway is looking to turn a profit — by staging limited-run holiday musicals like A Christmas Story and Elf. But with production costs so high, how can these shows make money back? The answer, it turns out, is complicated.

Stocks were pummeled on Friday with the Nasdaq slumping more than 4% to post its worst month since 2008. Why things have gotten so bad in Wall Street.

As the world waits for definitive news about Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, he remains in serious condition at a Jerusalem hospital. Doctors will begin bringing him out of a drug-induced coma on Sunday. They offer scant hope for a full recovery.

A federal lawsuit against the Massachusetts Department of Education accuses the state of censorship and political interference for using the word "genocide" in its high school curriculum to describe the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Armenians in Turkey during World War I. Plaintiffs in the suit say that designation is up for debate - but opponents say the evidence of genocide is clear.

Just more than a year ago, Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) stood in the way of controversial U.N. ambassador pick John Bolton. The Bush administration worked around Senate opposition by giving Bolton a recess appointment to the job. Now Bolton is back up for Senate confirmation.

As liberal bloggers hold a weekend convention in Las Vegas, the commentator has a bit of trouble talking his way into a training session for would-be pundits. But he won't allow himself to be logged off.

An Evangelical pastor from San Antonio has set out to form the first Christian political-action committee dedicated entirely to supporting the state of Israel. Pastor John Hagee hopes it will become the most powerful pro-Israel lobbying group in America.

After more than 3,000 episodes, the finale one airs Thursday. The longtime talk show host is a pioneering voice who leaves behind a complicated legacy.

Frankie Andreu, a nine-time Tour de France participant, is providing commentary on this year's race for the Outdoor Life Network. He looks on as Lance Armstrong sails toward his seventh consecutive Tour victory.