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The country is the top flower exporter to the U.S. When the pandemic hit, farmers feared they'd have to destroy flower beds and lay off thousands of workers. Here's why that didn't happen.

Top Trump administration officials said they're seeking a halt to hostilities in the war-torn country — and that they'd like to see it within 30 days, to open the door for more permanent peace talks.

One of the goalkeeper's aims is to change America's "pay to play" youth soccer system. She joins a crowded field of contenders for the top post after Sunil Gulati announced he wouldn't run again.

Musicians with the band Rilo Kiley talk about how their group grew from playing small clubs in Los Angeles to sold-out arenas. The band is touring as the opening act for the chart-topping band Coldplay.

During the first week at the U.S. Open. Serena Williams made her exit, and the top two men's seeds were knocked out. An American is through to the quarterfinals, so will this end the U.S. drought?

President Obama met Tuesday with Republicans and Democrats in Congress to discuss Afghanistan. The meeting comes as Obama debates whether to increase troop levels in Afghanistan, as called for by his top commander in the country, Gen. Stanley McChrystal.

The White House has been strong against China in trade talks, but NPR and PBS Frontline found top advisers battled for more than a year over imposing billions of dollars in tariffs on Chinese imports.

Cory Booker, Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders and others back "job guarantee" programs to assure jobs for all who want them. It's another sign of top Democrats embracing further left positions.

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews Rice as she leaves her job as top domestic policy adviser to President Biden. Rice says that on divisive subjects, the best hope was often to take the least bad option.

President Trump has named Federal Reserve Gov. Jerome Powell to head the U.S. central bank. If confirmed by the Senate he will succeed Janet Yellen, the first woman to serve in the Fed's top post.

The Senate's top Republican says if the GOP can't pass a bill, they'd need to turn to Democrats to fix health care markets. The minority party would try to preserve as much of Obamacare as possible.

The top-selling author in the country right now is a 42-year-old mom and former social worker who lives in the same small Texas town where she's spent practically her entire life.

In 2013, Snowden showed journalists thousands of top-secret documents about U.S. intelligence agencies' surveillance efforts. He's been living in Russia ever since. His new book is Permanent Record.

All living presidents, top foreign leaders, and members of Congress attended the state funeral for President George H.W. Bush where his son, President George W. Bush delivered an emotional eulogy.

Some breeders vie to grow ever more mouth-burning peppers. The guy behind the Habanada had a different goal: a habanero with no heat all. The aromatic, melon-like result is winning over top chefs.

For Pascal Baudar, LA is a treasure trove of edible plants and insects that he uses in unusual culinary creations. He helps some of the city's top chefs put wild foods on menus and has a new cookbook.

The Top Chef judge is focused on keeping his industry afloat during the pandemic. "We're really looking at saving every restaurant, because we think that every restaurant needs to be there," he says.

Bad food on top of a bad workday is ... bad. So some co-workers have created a bright spot — a good meal. And while the food is yummy, the care that goes into making a homemade lunch is even better.

Every year, we ask NPR staff and contributors to tell us about their favorite books. From a list of 167 books so far this year, here are the 14 that the most people chose as their top pick.

For the state's open U.S. Senate seat, the two top Republican contenders are David McCormick and Mehmet Oz. And, as in so many GOP races this year, there's another major player — Donald Trump.