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If you're mystified by terms like "Libor," "stagflation" and "Grexit," you should pick up John Lanchester's new book, How To Speak Money, which aims to untangle the tortured language of finance.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Ciara Torres-Spelliscy, a professor of law at Stetson University, about the influence corporations have on changing laws.

The latest round of statewide standardized testing shows major declines in English and math proficiency. But the data isn’t complete, because many students didn’t take the tests during the pandemic-disrupted school year.

Former President Donald Trump has announced his intent to launch a long-anticipated social platform called TRUTH Social, with the goal of creating a space to "stand up to the tyranny of Big Tech."

About 9,000 New York city employees are on unpaid leave for failing to heed Mayor Bill de Blasio's Oct. 20 vaccine mandate.

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly on Tuesday rejected defense attorneys' arguments that the four men are charged with conduct that is protected by the First Amendment right to free speech.

Faced with the highest inflation in nearly four decades, the Federal Reserve is expected to adjust its economic support Wednesday. That could set the stage for raising interest rates next year.

For Christians, Wednesday night marked the Epiphany: the 12th day of Christmas, when the Wise Men or Three Kings bring presents to Jesus in Bethlehem. In Spain, it's a holiday not to be missed.

Even on cold days, you'll find some brave people taking a quick dip in Lake Champlain. They call themselves the Red Hot Chilly Dippers, and they say water temperatures in the 40s are invigorating.

Legal experts say the illegitimate submissions should motivate Congress to update the Electoral Count Act and "firm up the guardrails" of democracy.