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A new single, "Primrose Hill," was co-written by Sean Ono Lennon and James McCartney, the youngest sons of Beatles musicians John Lennon and Paul McCartney.

Dan Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with filmmaker Ken Burns about his latest PBS documentary, Country Music.

Tornados have been confirmed in East Aurora, Darien Lake and the North Boston/Hamburg area Wednesday afternoon. A Tornado Warning is in effect for Eastern Livingston County, Northeastern Allegany County, Southeastern Monroe County, Western Ontario County in Western New York until 2:15p.m. A Tornado Watch is also in effect until 9p.m. for all eight counties of Western New York.

Wal-Mart is thriving despite the shaky economy, protests from union supporters and allegations of bribery at its Mexican unit. The company's stock price hit an all-time high Wednesday, and holiday layaway sales are off to a sizzling start. It's also introducing a low-cost, pre-paid debit card.

"La Caballota" herself gives a performance for the girls.

The film is set in the remote mountains of rural Bhutan, but it may have a thing or two to say about America.

Ready, get set, go! Let's compare a sperm whale plowing through the ocean to a human sperm plowing through a glass of water: The whale barely notices the water it's in; the sperm — oh, gee — it's got a problem. How it solves that problem — being much closer to the size of the water molecules around it — is ... well, masterful.

The region was already devastated by a magnitude-7.8 temblor on April 25 that killed more than 8,000 people. The new quake destroyed buildings and triggered landslides.

Over the last decade, singer-songwriter Mickey Guyton has been trying to convince the country music industry that she is country. NPR's Noel King talks her about the highs and lows she's experienced.