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With the oldest of the boomers turning 65, eventually most will be looking to sell their houses. Changing tastes in housing could make that more difficult, but fears of a "generational housing bubble" may be overblown.

Oil began flowing down the trans-Alaska pipeline in 1977, transforming Alaska into a wealthy state. But if it wasn't for one man, the Prudhoe Bay oil field may not have never been found.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Handfield, professor of operations and supply chain management at North Carolina State University, about the bottle neck the reduction in traffic is causing.

After an eight-year pause, Jackson, Mississippi's troubled water system will resume cutoffs for unpaid bills. But some say billing issues, which prompted the moratorium, persist.

Majors is on trial for assault and harassment in a domestic violence incident involving a former girlfriend. If convicted, he faces up to a year in prison.

More than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in two Israeli airstrikes overnight into Saturday in the Gaza Strip, officials said.

Most New York City subway stations affected by Superstorm Sandy are up and running again. But others, submerged by seawater during the storm, will need to be gutted before they can reopen. The South Ferry station in lower Manhattan alone could cost $600 million to repair.

Across the U.S., olive oil production is expanding. But domestic product accounts for only a small sliver of olive oil sold in the U.S. American producers say their foreign competitors aren't playing fair. One issue: mislabeling.

California is in the grips of an atmospheric river that's causing flooding all over the state. Climate change might be intensifying storms like it — but scientists are still working out the details.

The Indiana legislature has passed a bill that will reduce wetland protections. Environmentalists warn the policy will lead to more development, harm habitats and undermine natural flood abatement.