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Data Suggest Economic Outlook May Be Improving For Middle Class

American household income may be rising. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution and contributing correspondent to The Wall Street Journal.

Who invented Thousand Island dressing? Tour guides will tell you it was the chef of billionaire George Boldt and his wife. But Alan Benas has uncovered a different origin story. He now bottles and sells a version based on a recipe discovered in the safe of a century-plus-old restaurant.

Thousand Islands, Two Tales: Who Really Invented That Dressing?

The dressing, a mix of ketchup, mayo and some other stuff, is the subject of rival origin stories. One features a romantic billionaire, the other a Hollywood actress and a humble fishing guide.

Barton Academy Foundation Receives $1m Grant

The oldest public school building in Alabama may be getting a facelift soon, thanks to a grant received by the foundation that cares for the school.Al.com…

President Barack Obama speaks to media after the G20 closing at JW Marriott Hotel on Monday in Hangzhou, China.

Obama: Talks With Russia Over Syria Strategy Suffer From 'Gaps Of Trust'

The president met with Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the G-20 summit. On Monday, Obama said their negotiations were unsuccessful. The same day, bombings in Syria killed more than 50 people.

Police Are Hot On The Trail Of Ice Cream Thieves In Manhattan

An apparent ring of thieves has made off with more than 1,200 pints and ice cream bars from delis and drug stores. The New York Times reports CVS used locks to try to keep the culprits out.

Photos taken on Friday, from more than a mile and a half from the comet, show Philae's three-foot-wide body and two of its three legs. The April 2015 image on the top right shows the comet overall, with the approximate location of Philae marked with a red dot.

Silent, But Not Lost: Philae Lander's Final Resting Place Located On Comet

The lander was the first to ever set down on a comet — but couldn't get enough sunlight to recharge its batteries, and went into hibernation. New images show Philae stuck in a crack.

North Korean restaurants, like this one in Vientiane, Laos, don't just serve North Korean cuisine. They are run by the North Korean government as a way to earn hard currency to send back to an increasingly sanctioned Pyongyang.

Would You Like A Side Of Propaganda? Lunch At A North Korean Restaurant

North Korean karaoke videos in the background, decent food and a free copy of the works of Kim Il Sung: a dispatch from inside one of Pyongyang's currency-making outposts.

Why Your Facebook Habit At Work Makes Economists Worry

Productivity, a key measure of the economy's health, has been growing more slowly in recent years. Can Facebook and other social media distractions on the job be partly to blame?

Trump, Clinton Make Pitches To Working Class Voters On Labor Day

Labor day is traditionally the start of the last leg of the campaign season, and both campaigns on Monday made a pitch to working class voters. Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton made stops in Ohio, a state whose voters are critical to any presidential candidate.

Clinton Promises To Help Create Manufacturing Jobs Of The Future

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says if he's elected president he will bring back some of the millions of manufacturing jobs that the United States has lost in recent decades. Democrat Hillary Clinton has a manufacturing plan as well, one she says will help create the manufacturing jobs of the future.

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