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There's a festive air in Nairobi with the arrival of President Obama for his first visit since being elected. His focus is on promoting African entrepreneurs and getting electricity to rural areas.

Government regulators have approved the first genetically modified apples, which don't turn brown when you cut them open. But planting these trees will be a gamble since consumers may not want them.

In Delaware, a license plate recently sold at auction for nearly a half million dollars. Auction house owner William Emmert gives insight into the state's collecting culture.

More than two years after NPR revealed the U.S. government broke promises to World War II veterans whom it exposed to mustard gas, Congress has passed a bill to help them finally get compensation.

About 2,300 tiny painting of gnomes have appeared on utility poles all over Oakland, Calif. Since the little guys showed up last year, full-sized residents got into the spirit — blogging and tweeting new sightings. Pacific Gas and Electric was going to evict the bearded figures but when the anonymous artist appealed, PG&E backed off.

The American Cheese Society will begin proctoring its next Certified Cheese Professional Exam in Des Moines, Iowa, on Wednesday, during the group's annual conference.

Like many resort towns, Sun Valley, Idaho is full of global travelers and wealthy owners of second homes. It's now an epicenter for coronavirus infection, and local leaders want to restrict travel.

An 88-year-old Vermont woman is using FaceTime each day with her 92-year-old husband because his nursing home has barred visitors due to the coronavirus pandemic. She worries he'll forget her.

In 1777, Gen. George Washington and his troops faced British and Hessian soldiers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He issued a firm order that no matter how barbaric enemy armies might be, he would not abide any such behavior in his own troops.

Rivers Cuomo leads one of the most consistently beloved and reviled rock bands of the past 20 years. With Hurley, Weezer's eighth studio album, the band stays true to its classic sound and confronts growing older. Cuomo, now 40, says he will continue to write about whatever comes to mind, regardless of his age.