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In one of the most protracted cabinet-level confirmation processes, 10 Republicans joined the chamber's Democrats in a 56 to 43 vote to approve the long-delayed nomination to replace Eric Holder.

After a five-month delay, Lynch will be the first black woman to lead the Justice Department. Now she has to build a relationship with the same Congress that stalled her confirmation.

Gajendra Singh was found hanging from a tree at a political rally in New Delhi earlier this week. His presumed suicide has become a cause célèbre for the country's disaffected farmers.

Friction between close business partners is the reason many startups fail. But increasingly in Silicon Valley, co-founders of companies are turning to therapists before things go south.

April-June 2015 we aired Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher on The Bookshelf. While the audio is not available, you can browse through the entries below…

President Obama nominated Loretta Lynch to be his attorney general last November. Five months later, the full Senate finally voted to confirm her nomination Thursday.

Over the next two months, more than 300 draft and riding horses will be transported by ferry to Mackinac Island.

NPR has this tribute to the Hubble Space Telescope — a parody of Iggy Azalea's "Trouble."

Two months after Congress held hearings on President Obama's proposal for an authorization of military force against the self-declared Islamic State, Congress has done precisely nothing.

Starting next month, Alaska Airlines will explore charging extra for main cabin seats with more legroom and creature comforts.