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U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon, who just edited a new collection of poetry about the natural world called "You Are Here," answers a question on NPR's Wild Card with Rachel Martin.

Hamas has endorsed a new proposal for a ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza, as it faces pressure from Arab countries and seeks to ensure its own survival.

As the Senate debates the giant tax and spending bill, lawmakers are weighing a Sept. 30 end date for the EV tax credits. The bill still needs to pass the Senate and then go through reconciliation.

The free fare program is in partnership with the libraries' Summer Games. WEMU's Taylor Bowie has more.

If you're contemplating buying a hybrid, this might be a good year to do it. In an effort to boost sales of the vehicles, Congress last year approved legislation giving consumers who buy hybrids a break on their 2006 federal income taxes: a new tax credit that could total more than $3,000. But while the new law provides additional incentive for car buyers to go green, it's also complicated.

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by half a percentage point Wednesday, which was a smaller increase than the four previous hikes.

Grammy-winning country star Kacey Musgraves draws a question from the Wild Card deck and tells NPR's Rachel Martin about a fundamental truth in her life that she began to question.

Amid prospects of a prolonged economic downturn, startup companies are having far more trouble finding cash. In the first three quarters of 2008, only six venture-backed companies held initial public offerings, compared with 86 IPOs in 2007.

The 1973 movie The Wicker Man helped kick off the subgenre known as "folk horror." The film, about a sinister pagan ritual on a remote Scottish island, has scared horror fans for five decades.