Apple reported its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, and depending how you look at it, they’re either amazing or disappointing. The company says it made $8.8 billion in profits over the course of three months. That’s more than enough to buy every share of Alcoa, the global aluminum giant, which was worth

Mitt Romney and other Republicans have pounded President Obama for weeks for an awkwardly phrased remark that, taken out of context, made it sound as though the president believed the federal government should get all the credit for every business ever created. The president’s comment at a campaign event in Roanoke, Va., have been boiled

Enlarge Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Sherman Hemsley, known for his role as Mr. Jefferson in “The Jeffersons,” died July 24, 2012 at his home in El Paso, Texas. He was 74. Frank Micelotta/Getty Images Sherman Hemsley, known for his role as Mr. Jefferson in “The Jeffersons,” died July 24, 2012 at his home in El Paso,

Enlarge Annie Feidt for NPR Shannon Orley, left, meets with her health coach, Kelly Heithold, right, at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Annie Feidt for NPR Shannon Orley, left, meets with her health coach, Kelly Heithold, right, at Providence Alaska Medical Center. Every morning, Shannon Orley parks as far away as possible from her office in

Enlarge Jenny Gold for NPR Child life specialist Kelly Schraf helps to put at ease Yoselyn Gaitan, 8, who had surgery on her cleft palate, at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Jenny Gold for NPR Child life specialist Kelly Schraf helps to put at ease Yoselyn Gaitan, 8, who had surgery on her

Joshua Cassidy/KQED As part of the New Media Entrepreneurship camp, participants paid a visit to Google. If there is a founding ethos in the world of high-tech startups, it’s this: The idea is everything. Facebook’s initial public offering might have seemed like the perfect illustration. A simple concept, conceived by a college student, became a

Attachments: Faces And Stories From America’s Gates Deep inside the National Archives in Washington, D.C., old case files tell the stories of hundreds of thousands of hopeful immigrants to the U.S. between 1880 and the end of World War II. These stories are in the form of original documents and photographs that were often attached

News Health by NPR Staff iStockphoto.com Getting a diagnosis for Parkinson’s disease might be as easy as placing a phone call. There’s currently no cure for Parkinson’s, a debilitating neurological disease. There’s also no blood test that can detect it, meaning early intervention is almost impossible. But soon there might be a shockingly easy way

The Arapahoe County Coroner’s Office has released the names of 11 of those killed in Friday’s mass shooting in Aurora, Colo., during a midnight screening of The Dark Knight Rises. An additional victim was identified in a statement released by the family. Officials notified the families of all of the victims before publicly releasing the

Mehdi Taamallah /AFP/Getty Images A policeman stands outside a movie theater in New York on Friday during a showing of “The Dark Knight Rises.” Director Christopher Nolan’s newest film was supposed be the summer’s blockbuster. Instead, after a shooting rampage that has left 12 dead, the last Batman film The Dark Knight Rises is now

Enlarge Courtesy of Morgan Jones Morgan Jones, an 18-year-old from Denver, gave minute-by-minute updates Friday on the movie theater shootings in nearby Aurora, Colo. Courtesy of Morgan Jones Morgan Jones, an 18-year-old from Denver, gave minute-by-minute updates Friday on the movie theater shootings in nearby Aurora, Colo. By the time a lot of professional journalists

An Air Force instructor was convicted Friday of rape and sexual assault in a massive sex scandal that has rocked a Texas base, one of the nation’s busiest military training centers. A seven-person jury of military personnel at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio found Staff Sgt. Luis Walker guilty on all seven counts