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Passing the spending package took intense lobbying from the president to get 60 Democrats on board, and persistence by soon-to-be-Speaker John Boehner to fend off the most Republican representatives.

Rep. Dave Camp, who heads the Ways and Means Committee, is releasing a tax overhaul plan that would simplify the tax code. But even fellow Republicans are skeptical about its prospects.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with former Venezuelan Ambassador Milos Alcalay about the country's political turmoil. Alcalay served in the Venezuela diplomatic corps for 35 years until 2004.

Austrian researchers say they've found the first known example of tool use by cattle, courtesy of a Swiss-Brown cow named Veronika.

Ukrainian voters say they're sick and tired of corrupt self-interested politicians. That might explain why a TV comedian is the unlikely frontrunner in Ukraine's presidential election.

Tone-deaf? Can't carry a tune? There's a choir just for you. The Tuneless Choir was made for people who want to sing like no one is listening.

Eight skiers in the Castle Peak avalanche near Lake Tahoe are confirmed to be deceased.

On his new album, the violinist completely rethinks The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams, and leans into old folk songs with the help of Sam Amidon.

Ben Ogden of Vermont skied powerfully, finishing just behind Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo of Norway. It was the first Olympic medal for a U.S. men's cross-country skier since 1976.

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