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Linda Wertheimer talks with Samantha Newport, a freelance reporter for the Washington Post and BBC World Service; she is in Quito, Ecuador. Newport talks about the release of the foreign oil workers who had been kept hostage in the Amazon for four-and-a-half months. One hostage was killed three weeks ago when the ransom demands were not met. The remaining seven were released after their companies paid the $13 million ransom. Four of them are from the United States.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi's announcement paves the way for a new generation of Democratic lawmakers to fill the leadership ranks.

President Trump says there’s a good chance of a deal with Iran to end the war, but a former top diplomat says, "Unfortunately, we are in for war for some time to come."

Before the Model 3 was even unveiled, people lined up at Tesla stores to put down a deposit. With a base price of $35,000, the car will go on sale late next year at the earliest.

Gloria Gaynor scored one of the biggest hits of the disco era with "I Will Survive." NPR's A Martinez talks to Gaynor about a new documentary that tells the story of what came after her hit song.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with National Security Agency head Gen. Paul Nakasone and FBI Director Christopher Wray at an international conference on Cybersecurity at New York's Fordham University.

Montgomery, AL – The trial in Alabama's gambling corruption case will have nearly a whole day of opening statements next month.U.S. District Judge Myron…

Montgomery, AL – Alabama's unemployment rate jumped to 6.7 percent in December.The November rate was 6.0 percent.State Industrial Relations Director Tom…

Alabama's latest unemployment rate is unchanged at 6.1 percent.The Department of Labor says the preliminary jobless rate for January was the same as the…

Alabama's unemployment rate declined to 6.3 percent in July, which is the lowest rate in nearly five years.Gov. Robert Bentley said Alabama has not had a…