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Over the next few decades, about $124 trillion will change hands in the U.S. through inheritance. Those transfers often run into problems. Plant Money navigates some thorny issues in estate planning.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with immigration lawyer Mariam Masumi about President Trump's new travel ban and why it hasn't sparked the same public outcry as the ban in his first term.
In their memoir "Our Dear Friends In Moscow," Russian journalists Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan explain how their friendships with others ruptured as Russia grew isolated from the West.
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Republican strategist and former U.S. Senate staffer Ron Bonjean about the path in the Senate ...
As part of our series on the world that America made after World War II, NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with author Christopher Leonard about the rise of the U.S. defense industry post-1945.
The idea of a Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, appears to have jumped the Atlantic. British politician Nigel Farage, a friend of President Trump's, is now launching something similar.
Trump made the announcement as he celebrated a multi-billion dollar deal between the iconic American steelmaker U.S. Steel ...
Rendered beef fat is having a moment as a viral skincare trend. TikTok influencers claim this 'natural' product is a ...
The Senate returns to work today to pick up a multi-trillion-dollar bill that includes much of President Trump's agenda for cutting taxes and changing defense, energy and immigration policy.
Kids get over some toys pretty quickly. Enter the Rutabaga Toy Library, one of several similar businesses where families can sign out Tinker Toys and scooters for a month at a time.
Jordan has been a hub for humanitarian aid going to Gaza. It's just a few hours drive from the Gaza border. But now, amid spreading famine, Israel is allowing only supplies from Israel to enter Gaza.
Trump visits Pittsburgh to celebrate U.S. Steel-Nippon Steel deal, Elon Musk says he's leaving DOGE, judge blocks Trump administration's effort to bar Harvard from enrolling international students.