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Police Chief Hugh Anderson of Charles City, Iowa, says you don't often get a chance to say a train car derailed into Derailed. No one was hurt, but it caused about $10,000 in damage.

A strong Yen and disappointing sales of its 3DS system will lead to the company's first yearly loss.

We received hundreds of comments after we aired a story by NPR's Scott Horsley about how President Obama's political fortunes may be tied to the unemployment rate. We also heard from listeners about Gloria Hillard's piece on Native Americans who moved off reservations into major cities. Host Scott Simon reads listener letters about these stories and more.

It was just a week ago that he dropped into our lives. A photo of the bear falling from a tree in Colorado went viral. But Thursday, he was struck by two cars.

The Memphis Repertory Orchestra just wrapped-up their 2011-2012 season with a concert at First Congregational Church. Music Director William Langley talks…

The news service's director general said Iran has been detaining the family members of its Persian service.

The Italian premier is under pressure to go so that a new government can pass needed economic reforms.

When a "haboob" blew through Monday, the skies quickly went dark. Locals say it was the biggest such storm in memory.

Round 8 of Three-Minute Fiction is open. Author Luis Alberto Urrea, the new judge, is on board and ready to read. The challenge this round: The story must begin with the sentence, "She closed the book, placed it on the table, and finally decided to walk through the door." As always, the story must be 600 words or fewer. To submit a story, go to npr.org/threeminutefiction.

Over the past weeks, most us have had to adapt to a new normal. We reached out to a few TED speakers to ask how their lives have changed and what they're thinking about these days.