Alaska is one of the states with the highest percentage of federal employees in its workforce. Some economists say losing federal jobs there could have a profound effect statewide.

This is a tale of a president pressuring the head of the central bank for political reasons. Burns fights it, then capitulates, and it lays the foundation for later inflation.

The Defense Department is drawing up plans to possibly withdraw troops from Syria, prompting questions about whether the U.S. military will be involved.

The Proud Boys' trademark now legally belongs to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D.C. NPR's Juana Summers talks with Rev. William Lamar IV about what comes next.

President Trump kicked off his second term with a dramatic crackdown on immigration. Critics call those moves cruel and unnecessary. But many of Trump's supporters are applauding these early steps.

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U.S. employers added 143,000 jobs in January — a modest slowdown from the two previous months. The unemployment rate dipped ...

A Brazilian family is rocked when the father disappears following a military coup. I'm Still Here tells the heroic true story ...

Faithfull, who died Jan. 30, was discovered at a Rolling Stones party in 1964 and later became Mick Jagger's girlfriend. She went on to become an acclaimed singer. Originally broadcast in '94 and '05.

It's an unusual winter for respiratory illnesses. The flu is peaking twice: once in early January and again in February.

An attempt to identify and explain some of the biggest things that happened each week, and draw attention to some that have ...

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, ...