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JP Morgan Chase will acquire the troubled investment bank Bear Stearns at the fire-sale price of $2 a share, a deal quickly approved over the weekend by the Federal Reserve, which also approved a cut in its emergency lending rate to financial institutions by a quarter-point to 3.25 percent. The moves stirred fear in foreign markets.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma about changes to the USPS and what he intends to ask Postmaster General Louis DeJoy when he appears before a Senate panel.

NPR speaks to the family of a Syrian refugee who died along with possibly hundreds of other people in a shipwreck off the Greek coast in June.

New weight-loss medications and bariatric surgery have the potential to spare children health and social problems. But some parents think they're sending kids the wrong message about their bodies.

The intense political backlash over the academic approach of examining U.S. institutions through the lens of race is shaping up to be a major cultural battle ahead of next year's midterm elections.

Marlene Schiappa, France's equality minister, is a 34-year-old ex-blogger who hopes to change ingrained attitudes. Her work is cut out for her — but "she is young and she is out loud," a fan says.

Early on, Chief Justice John Roberts refused to read a question from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. Paul's question may have identified the whistleblower whose complaint sparked the impeachment inquiry.

Gov. JB Pritzker on Wednesday signed the state’s $53.1 billion spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year, the largest in state history.

As Donald Trump's poll numbers slip, he's warning of a rigged elections. We get the latest from the candidate's appearances in swing states.

American ranchers are raising the fewest cows in decades. Through the price increases, American shoppers have stayed loyal to their love of burgers and steaks — until now.