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The Federal Reserve cuts a key interest rate by a quarter-point amid signs the Fed is wrapping up a rate-cutting spree meant to keep the economy out of a crippling recession. But the Fed's future course will depend on inflation and the weakness of the dollar.

A U.N. aid agency working to provide aid to Gaza has suspended operations after one of its truck drivers was killed by Israeli fire. Earlier, Israel declared another brief lull to allow in humanitarian supplies. Meanwhile, three rockets launched from Lebanon landed in Israel.

Authorities in Yemen have been arresting suspects after an attack Wednesday on the U.S. embassy in the capital San'a. Two suicide car bombs set off a series of explosions outside the embassy.

Republican presidential hopeful John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama held news conferences Tuesday to respond to the White House rescue plan for Wall Street. They also answered questions about how the $700 billion package might affect the initiatives they've campaigned on.

The case is among many brought against the 76-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate since the army seized power on Feb. 1.

These two British teenagers arrived from out of nowhere, young in years but artistically mature and assured — and now the pair is out to reshape and retake.

Millipedes are known to emerge every eight years and bring trains to a screeching halt in central Japan. New research explains how these periodical animals can have this long of a life span.

France has closed ski slopes because of the pandemic. Switzerland, on the other hand, is keeping its resorts open, enticing French skiers to avoid the restrictions by crossing the border.

Colt, a brand name Americans have known since 1855, is headed for bankruptcy. The company will keep operating as it sorts out its debts, but a big chunk of manufacturing history hangs in the balance.

Reports from Belgium say at least two people are dead after a police raid on a suspected militant hideout in the east of the country.

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Diane Swonk, chief economist at KPMG US, about the potential impacts of new tariffs that President Trump says he plans to announce Wednesday afternoon.

The Energy Star program has saved Americans more than a half-trillion dollars in energy costs and has reduced climate pollution. Now the Trump administration wants to eliminate or privatize it.

In power for a year, the Saudi monarch has been aggressive in confronting Iran at a time when many in the kingdom feel the U.S. is not doing enough to counter Iranian ambitions in the region.

About 10,000 households in the area of Spokane, Wash., are behind in rent. Some people finally returning to work face homelessness as the state and federal eviction ban is expected to end next month.

The vaccine is being paused after the CDC and FDA said they are investigating clots in six women in the days after vaccination, in combination with reduced platelet counts.

When his son began kindergarten this week, educator James Kassaga Arinaitwe flashed back to his own initiation into school, growing up in Uganda under far humbler circumstances.

Devotees who want to play in all weather are turning to indoor courts.

Pioneering Latina journalist Maria Martin has died at the age of 72.

'Shogun' is based on James Clavell's 1975 book.

Last week, the EU passed a new law that criminalizes certain cases of environmental damage known as ecocide.

President Biden visits New Mexico today to get a briefing on wildfires. The governor and many locals are upset that the largest was started by prescribed burns the U.S. Forest Service let escape.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: two great newsletters, FX's The Bear, and more.

The 60-day legislative session is dwindling to its final week, and bills will soon start piling up on Gov. Ron DeSantis’ desk.

President Biden is welcoming India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a state dinner at the White House. The two leaders share concerns about countering China.

The disease known as sleeping sickness is on the decline but remains a concern in Africa. Now there's a theatrical event aimed at keeping the numbers down.