Each year tens of thousands of sandhill cranes stop at a Minnesota wildlife refuge for an extended layover as part of their migration south. These birds are long-legged, loud -- and methodical.

For touring musicians, who often spend holidays away from home, working and eating on the road is not always a rock star experience.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to former chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel about a new chapter of leadership in the United States.

President Trump threatened to slap hefty tariffs on three of America's biggest trading partners. Similar threats in the past haven't always been carried out.