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A coalition of Asian American groups filed a federal complaint asking for an investigation into Yale, Brown and Dartmouth for alleged racially discriminatory practices in college admissions processes.

The Internet has managed to disrupt many industries, from publishing to music. So why not lending? Google's recent investment in Lending Club has raised the profile of peer-to-peer lending, which gets borrowers and lenders together outside the conventional banking system.

Jack Bishop of America's Test Kitchen offers some unconventional ice cream toppings for your Easter table.

George Balanchine's modernist masterpiece was the first full-length, nonnarrative ballet. Russian, American and French ballet dancers have gathered to perform it together in New York City.

From NPR's yearly reading list, Books We Love, we hear suggestions for four memoirs that are well worth your time.

Only 7 percent of the nation's hospitals assessed by Medicare were good enough to win 5-star ratings. The government used patient reviews to come up with the grades.

A judge has denied a request by attorneys for the alleged Tops Market gunman to delay the case for one year, but has granted them more time to decide about pursuing a psychiatric defense.

A senior DOJ official in a memo said only agents "who acted with corrupt or partisan intent, who blatantly defied orders from Department leadership, or who exercised discretion in weaponizing the FBI" should be concerned.

By Eileen Buckley http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wbfo/local-wbfo-829262.mp3Buffalo, NY – State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the…

Running from Canalside to the Buffalo River near the Tesla Plant, across some of the oldest sections of the city, are a series of vegetation-overgrown…