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Opponents say doing away with property taxes could hurt communities that depend on taxes for libraries, law enforcement and emergency services.

Recently Morning Edition aired the story of an Oregon company with a strong smell. Mountain Rose Herbs is the nation's second-largest distributor of organic dried herbs. The aroma of hundreds of botanicals permeates just about everything. It inspired the show's staff to go to Facebook and Twitter to ask listeners about jobs they've had, where they brought the smell of work home with them.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to Nationwide Mutual Chief Economist David Berson about what's behind the recent rise in home sales.

A wildfire along California's Central Coast, south of San Francisco, has destroyed dozens of homes. Hundreds of families have been evacuated. To keep the fire from consuming anymore homes, crews are trying to guide the fire into a national forest.

Heather Lewis, head nurse for Christian Health Care Center in Lynden, Wash., deconstructs challenges she confronts while keeping her staff and residents safe during the coronavirus pandemic.

Creative cooking is not only for the restaurant chef, but for those cooking at home as well. NPR's Michele Norris speaks with Michael Lomonaco, author of Nightly Specials, a book that aims to inspire spontaneity in the kitchen.

Since 2010, Nashville has bought 261 flooded homes and hopes to acquire 90 more. The city offers homeowners fair market value, then demolishes the houses and returns the land to a more natural state.

Hannah Natanson had a phone, two laptops and a Garmin watch seized. The Justice Department says this is part of an investigation into a Pentagon contractor accused of taking home classified information.

The Montana-based company that won, and then lost, a $300 million contract to restore power in Puerto Rico says its on-the-ground workers are starting...

Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Svenja Gudell, chief economist for Zillow, and Washington Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary, about what to do and what not to do when buying a home.