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Citing 6 months of strong job gains, President Obama says America's recovery from a debilitating recession is well underway. But he says the economy "could be doing even better" if Congress helped.

A Florida judge has ordered the state legislature to come back from recess for a special session. Lawmakers will be expected to draw up new maps for congressional districts found unconstitutional.

House Republicans are delaying August recess, sticking around Washington to try passing a bill meant to address border issues. Democrats have already voiced their opposition to the bill on the table.

Like the U.S., Mexico is struggling with a surge in illegal migrants. Mexico criticizes how the U.S. treats its migrants. But it faces similar criticism from Central American migrants in Mexico.

Maybe we need more team members to more effectively stop young people from abusing drugs and alcohol. That’s the approach Terry Whitt of the Prevention…

The M-Thing. It's patient. It's modest. It's relentless. It stays.

In this week's roundup of digital culture headlines, the hardcore Foursquare users have a problem with Swarm. Twitter got a big boost. And why buy shoes when you can print your own?

A combination of partisanship, upcoming mid-term elections and divided Republicans in the House helped mold a Congress this session that had trouble passing even must-pass bills.

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to note a newly found script for the film Gone With the Wind that contains an alternate ending.

"Professor" Irwin Corey is known as "the world's foremost authority." His birthday bash was held this week at the Actors Temple in New York City.