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The U.S.-based economists shared this year's Nobel in economics for their work with "natural experiments," such as studying how changes to the minimum wage impact the labor market.

Exxon, which usually avoids writing down assets, has announced its largest-ever impairment after canceling plans for natural gas projects in the Americas.

Europe gets 40% of its natural gas from Russia. If Russia cuts supply as retaliation for possible future sanctions, it would be an immediate blow to the West — and also a long-term blow to Russia.

"Bad behavior has significant consequences,” the attorney representing families in a class-action lawsuit says. The remains of nearly 200 people were found at the Return to Nature Funeral Home.

As a Montana politician, Ryan Zinke, had a reputation as a conservationist conservative. That's changed since he became Secretary of the Interior. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Outside Magazine's Elliott Woods about his profile: "Ryan Zinke Is Trump's Attack Dog on the Environment."

Experts say the long-term impacts to the environment — particularly on birds and marine life — could be significant. Officials haven't said what caused the oil to leak from an offshore pipeline.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ambassador Paulino Franco de Carvalho Neto of Brazil about climate talks, and a past promise that rich nations would channel $100 billion a year to less wealthy nations.

Sketchers say making art together in urban environments allows them to create a record of a moment and to notice a little bit more about the city they see every day.

The Anti-Defamation League released a report Tuesday that said the number of anti-Semitic incidents rose significantly from 2016 to 2017. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the ADL, about the report's findings.

It's best to chop up and leave a thin layer of leaves in the grass. Rake excess amounts into a landscape bed or garden.