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Taipei 101, the world's tallest building, will be officially inaugurated in Taipei, Taiwan, on Dec. 31. Designing the 1,666-foot skyscraper in the earthquake- and typhoon-prone region presented engineers with quite a challenge. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and structural engineering consultant Dennis Poon.

Los Lobos' music is hard to classify: Its members play raucous rock 'n' roll, but they often incorporate elegant melodic ballads into the mix. Sometimes they play blues or rockabilly or folk, but each song incorporates at least a touch of their Mexican-American heritage.

This was the year a lot people finally exhaled. The pandemic was declared no longer an emergency. But viral threats are still with us and there are lessons we still haven't learned.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to former federal prosecutor Elie Honig about reports that former VP Mike Pence must testify before a grand jury about his conversations with Donald Trump ahead of Jan. 6.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to former federal prosecutor Elie Honig about reports that former VP Mike Pence must testify before a grand jury about his conversations with Donald Trump ahead of Jan. 6.

Businesses across the country, from restaurants to retail, must decide when, not if, to raises prices and by how much.

The House investigation of the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol is in its final stages. NPR's A Martinez talks to Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a member of the Jan. 6 panel, about what's next.

Former U.S. Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn talks about why he's running for the Congressional seat being vacated by Maryland Democrat John Sarbanes.

The most telling testimony against the Republican former president has come from Republicans he appointed or who supported him and voted for him (and, in some cases, say they would do so again).

Global food prices are at a four-year low because of good harvests in the U.S., Europe and China. But food still costs more than it did in the 1990s, even accounting for inflation.