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More bad news for the economy this week: A new report showed more than a half-million American jobs lost in November alone — the most since 1974. Meanwhile, a report says 1 in 10 homeowners with mortages are a month behind in payments or already in foreclosure. And automakers are begging for financial help.

Paul McCartney and producer Giles Martin used artificial intelligence to isolate John Lennon's vocals from an old demo to finally complete The Beatles' "last" song, "Now And Then."

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to University of Toronto's Geoffrey Hinton and Princeton University's John Hopfield for their work on artificial intelligence.

Secretary of State John Kerry gave his first major foreign policy speech Wednesday at the University of Virginia. His comments come days before he leaves on his first trip as America's top diplomat. He's traveling to Europe and the Middle East.

John Adams' opera, which premiered in 2005, centers on the first atomic bomb test at Los Alamos, N.M. Now, a new album features a recording of Doctor Atomicconducted by the composer himself.

To help humanize and bring historical perspective to the issue of immigration, the "No Irish Pub" turned away people based on two criteria: being Irish or wearing green to celebrate St. Paddy's Day.

In 1857, John Brown liberates 12-year-old Henry from his master. There's only one problem: Brown is so wrapped up in his freedom mission, he thinks Henry is a girl. James McBride delivers a portrait of Brown and his friend Frederick Douglass as Henry sees them.

Breakups spike during the holidays and the new year. NPR's A Martinez talks to author John Kim, who has a new guide out on how to split from your partner with purpose.

In theaters this weekend: A live-action How to Train Your Dragon, a matchmaker rom-com Materialists, an adaptation of Stephen King's The Life of Chuck, and Ana de Armas stars in a John Wick spin-off.

Stars sell movies. Be honest: would you rather watch Snakes on a Plane or "Snakes on a John Wayne"? In this game, contestants replace words in movie titles with rhyming celebrity names.

Inspired by the waters off the coast of Santa Barbara, we rewrote the lyrics to the song "Sloop John B" so that the verses describe real or fictional sailing vessels.

Who needs a map when you can put your geography skills to the test with some terrestrial-themed trivia? Then sing along with Jonathan Coulton as he takes a turn with a John Mayer classic.

Our finalists finallyput their foot down in this game where every answer ends with the word "NO." If we asked, "What artist married John Lennon?" the answer would be "Yoko Ono."

The hardworking Jonathan Coulton covers tunes by the likes of Lady Gaga and Elton John, but replaces the rather glamorous jobs in the lyrics with different, and perhaps more attainable, professions.

This game makes chores sound almost fun. Can you guess the household chore being described in this rewrite to the classic Elton John hit, "Your Song"? Guest musician Julian Velard is on the keys.

Jacki talks with former senator John Danforth about the need for social security reform. Danforth says that by the year 2029, if not before, the social security program will be bankrupt and that entitlement programs will consume all federal taxes. Danforth faults politicians for not having the courage to stake their political futures on addressing this issue.

NPR's Jon Greenebrg brings us up to date on the progress in the investigation into the bombing in Oklahoma City earlier this week. The FBI continues a search for a second suspect known as John Doe #2 President Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton addressed the nation and the nation's children this morning to assuage their fears about the bombing.

Jacki talks with Paul Wilkes, who writes about religon for the magazine Atlantic Monthly. Pope John Paul the Second just finished a tour of Asia looking very frail. Wilkes talks about the Pope's health and how the Vatican is already starting to talk about who will be the next Pope.

Film Critic Stephen Schiff reviews "Higher Learning". The new film from director John Singleton. A film featuring actors Laurence Fishburne, Ice Cube and Omar Epps.

7 - Daniel talks with NPR's John Ydstie, who's in Halifax, Canada, where the Group of Seven economic summit ended today. The so-called G-7 spent most of their time on political issues...Chechnya and Bosnia. And today, Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who's been in Halifax since yesterday, met one on one with President Clinton.