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Pope Francis gave a harsh Christmas speech this week, diagnosing the Vatican leadership with "spiritual Alzheimers." Vatican watcher Rocco Palmo tells NPR's Audie Cornish about the pope's message.

The number of Kentuckians who are “underbanked”—that is, people who don’t participate in the banking system—has increased.Nearly a third of Kentuckians…

If generosity makes us happy, and lots of research suggests that it does, why do many of us find it difficult to be generous?

Data indicate the U.S. economy grew at an impressive 5 percent rate in the third quarter. The stock market hit another record on Tuesday. David Greene talks David Wessel of the Brookings Institution.

Kentucky lawmakers may once again consider restoring voting rights for those who have committed low-level felony offenses in the next General Assembly…

After 23 years of representation by Bob Leeper, Kentucky’s second senate district will have a new voice on the legislative floor this year.Senator-elect…

When they're not in rehearsal, some of the Colburn Wesley Project singers live on the streets of Los Angeles. The unlikely choir will be performing through this holiday season.

Every year on Christmas Eve, Swedish families gather around to watch Donald Duck's Christmas special on TV.

David Greene talks to Barry Manilow about his favorite Christmas music. In 2012, he released a compilation of his 3 Christmas albums. (This piece initially aired on Dec. 17, 2012 on Morning Edition).

The emerald ash borer is spreading across the U.S. and destroying ash trees. The pests usually only bothered ash trees, but an Ohio scientist has made a distressing discovery.