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Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, died Saturday. He was 82. Armstrong solidified his place in history on July 20, 1969 when he left the first human footprint on the surface of the moon. NPR's Neal Conan remembers the man his family called a "reluctant hero."

Republicans called their convention to order, then quickly went into recess. Tropical storm Isaac has interfered with their schedule. They're not wasting time, though, in hitting what will be a familiar theme: That the national debt is soaring.

Republicans have been forced to delay a second-straight convention opening due to storms. And the GOP is hardly alone in thinking that it can look bad to go forward with a planned event when horrible news is unfolding elsewhere.

This week marks the seventh anniversary of one of the country's deadliest hurricanes. New Orleans and the Gulf Coast are still recovering from the…

The race for ever-faster trades has "absolutely no social value," says a billionaire who helped bring computers to financial markets.

The Women Over 90 Project art exhibit includes photos and stories from fifth grade girls who visited a nursing home.

Work has begun on a project that officials say will bring high speed passenger train service to the most heavily populated cities of western…

The mayor of Springfield Massachusetts has announced a selection process for casino companies interested in building in the city. WAMC’s Paul Tuthill…

Meteorologists at Vermont's National Weather Service office in South Burlington have a new tool to help improve their forecasts.U.S. Senator Patrick Leahy…

More than a dozen New York senators in the Republican majority are opposing a plan to bring hydropower from Quebec to New York City.The 13 Republicans and…