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The government is expected to shut down at least 3,000 post offices — and one hobbyist who visits post offices around the country has taken notice. Evan Kalish, who blogs about post offices, has visited 2,745 of them, especially those in danger of closing. He says if he can't save them, he at least wants to memorialize them.

By Eileen Buckley Buffalo, NY – Maintaining Buffalo's historic City Hall remains a challenge as the city continues to dig out of its fiscal crisis. It's…

By Bill EvittsBuffalo, NY – For over 70 years now, the terms "liberal" and "conservative" have been defined principally around the role of government.…

By Walter SimpsonBuffalo, NY – John Kerry has highlighted his military record in Vietnam in order to demonstrate his national security credentials. This…

By Joyce Kryszakhttp://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-847683.mp3Buffalo, NY – Wine makers are changing things up in their…

By Allison DuweBuffalo, NY – Last week the Erie County Fiscal Stability Authority, the county control board, voted to enter a hard control period. No…

Nailah Lymus, a 27-year-old aspiring designer and Muslim woman, had her first runway show during New York City's Fashion Week. Her clothing line, Amirah Creations, aims for modesty, but is also "transitional" in catering to both Muslims and non-Muslims.

Herman Cain is near the top of a new national poll, despite battling allegations of sexual harassment from a dozen years ago. So what do his likely fans at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation conference think of Cain and charges against him? NPR's Andrea Seabrook was there and talked to some of them.

HBO's How to Make It in America airs its season finale Sunday, and if you listen close, you'll see what sets music supervisor Scott Vener apart. He got his start on the hit series Entourage, but says the credit for finding new hit music shouldn't go to him.

In fraud charges filed Friday, the agency accused six former top executives of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of lying about the number of subprime loans on their books. The SEC said the executives knew what was happening and even encouraged the deception.