Abbie Fentress Swanson

In Washington, top bank executives are defending their bonus and compensation practices today in front of a special commission investigating the 2008 financial collapse.

One hundred years ago today, two operas--Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci--were broadcast live over the radio for the first time.

Up to 3 million people have been affected by the quake.

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Aftershocks have rattled the devastated capital of Haiti following yesterday's 7.0 magnitude quake. The Associated Press reports that dazed and injured people have been pleading for help on the streets of Port-au-Prince. Thousands of others have been gathering in public squares, singing hymns.

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Ukranian-born American classical pianist and composer Vladimir Horowitz made his American debut on January 12, 1928.

Iraqi security forces say they thwarted attempted terror attacks today following the seizure of a large cache of explosives during hours of search operations and lockdowns in Baghdad today.

Labor leaders want to kill a proposed new tax on high-value health insurance plans.

Unpaid overtime. That's what some performers and musicians at La Scala opera house were protesting against when they appeared in casual street clothes for Daniel Barenboim's last performance of Carmen last night.

The deaths underscore the violence in that region, where the Taliban is suspected to be based.

The number of people claiming unemployment benefits for the first time rose last week, but not by much. After two weeks of sharp drops, that's further evidence that layoffs are easing.

Ever since the new David Rubenstein atrium opened at Lincoln Center on December 17, WQXR has been reporting the big discounts customers can get on day-of show tickets.

The conductor has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer.

The president reveals a declassified account of the near Christmas Day catastrophe to the nation today.

Two suspected U.S. drone missile strikes killed at least a dozen people today in Pakistan's volatile northwest region.

What do Rolando Villazón, Andrea Bocelli and Katherine Jenkins have in common?

Yemeni security forces arrested three more suspected Al Qaeda militants today.

The suicide bomber blew up seven C.I.A. officers at an American base in Afghanistan last week.

The New York Times reports that Karl Paquette, 33, a dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet, was promoted to étoile (star) dancer at the company’s New Year’s Eve performance of Rudolf Nurey...