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Carnival has received U.S. permission to begin operating cruises to Cuba. The cruises will be offered through the company's new fathom brand, a cruise line that specializes in what the company calls "social impact travel." Passengers will travel under the categories approved by the Treasury Department, allowing people to visit only if they engage in activities that support the Cuban people.

The record amount of snow that fell in Boston this winter is still hanging around. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Michael Dennehy, the city's commissioner of public works, about the pile of ice.

While covering the earthquake in Nepal, the network's chief medical reporter, who is also a brain surgeon, operated on a young victim — and misidentified her. Does it matter?

Greek banks have been closed for more than a week, and it's unclear when they will reopen. Many Greeks are worried that if the banks collapse, they will lose everything.

The U.S. and others said more than a decade ago that Sudan was committing genocide in Darfur. Despite a U.N. peacekeeping mission and genocide charges against Sudan's president, little has changed.

The decision takes the team one step closer to losing its trademark protection over the name, which the judge agreed "may disparage" Native Americans.

The decision follows more than 13 hours of debate. Lawmakers in the House approved the Senate bill by a two-thirds margin, and the measure now goes to Republican Gov. Nikki Hailey's desk.

Did Bush really pay 36 percent over all those years of tax returns or not? Here's how the campaign got to that number.

The FAA issued a ground stop order for all U.S. airports at United's request Wednesday morning. On its Twitter feed, United apologized for delays and promised to help unhappy travelers.

But his congressional salary puts him in the top five percent of income earners.