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Scientists are trying to determine if the coronavirus variant in India could be the most transmissible variant known.

After the 2008 financial crisis, mortgage backers began charging more to borrowers with lower credit scores and less wealth — a practice that disproportionately affects Black homebuyers in America.

Yale's David Swensen has died at 67. Swensen revolutionized the way many universities invest — infusing higher education with vast wealth to pay for financial aid for students, research and more.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Marcia Fudge, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, about the new $21.6 billion in emergency rental assistance the Biden administration announced on Friday.

U.S. employers added far fewer jobs in April than forecasters had expected. Friday's report shows a modest uptick in average hourly wages amid many businesses complaining of a worker shortage.

Adama Traoré was 24 when he was detained and died in police custody in France in 2016. His sister, who has been protesting the death, has been sued for defamation by the three officers involved.

Have you ever dreamed of winning a promotion that seems too good to be true? From Planet Money, the podcast The Indicator has the story of a promotion that went terribly wrong for Pepsi.

A Chinese rocket which launched a new space station last week is tumbling out of control. The 24-ton rocket is expected to reenter earth's atmosphere this weekend — but no one is exactly sure where.

Maxwell sounded nothing like the heavily sampled hip-hop-inspired R&B musicians that dominated the airwaves a quarter-century ago.

Citing an “improved” economic outlook, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Thursday his support to increase evidence-based education funding in the state by $350 million in fiscal year 2022 which begins July 1.