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The S&P 500, one of the broadest stock market indexes, entered a bear market during Friday's trading. That means it had fallen a stunning 20% from a recent high in January.

A U.K. parliamentary committee says the former PM's lies over COVID rule breaches were "unprecedented," and recommends he be denied a pass to ever enter the parliament building again.

The pandemic is keeping cars parked, which means fewer crashes — and big savings for auto insurers. Allstate, American Family Insurance and Geico have decided to return that extra cash to customers.

Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci — attorneys representing the family of George Floyd, who was killed by police on Memorial Day — laid out the lawsuit at a news conference in Minneapolis.

America has been waging war on poverty since the 1960s, and official numbers suggest it has made substantial progress. What these figures don't take into account are the many factors that may be pushing elderly people into a fragile economic existence, despite incomes that technically place them above the official poverty line.

The legislation is partly a reaction to the wave of new measures in conservative states restricting abortions and in some cases levying civil and criminal penalties on people who perform them.

The 12 nominees for the collection at the Strong Museum of Play in Rochester, N.Y., run the gamut from Breyer horses and Phase 10 to toys with centuries of history, like spinning tops and piñatas.

North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea's spy agency says.

The CIA can no longer credibly argue that it can't even confirm it has such records, the court says.

Under the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, those under 16 don't have to get the Division of Labor's permission to be employed. The state also doesn't have to verify their age anymore.

Authorities didn't immediately say whether a woman detained in South Korea on two murder charges from New Zealand was the mother of two dead children found last month in abandoned suitcases.

The retail giant becomes the latest major player in the drug industry to announce a plan to settle lawsuits filed by state and local governments over the toll of opioids sold at its pharmacies.

Nineteen of the recalls were related to the risk of lead poisoning, and 32 recalls were of clothing, the group Kids in Danger said.

After a spate of attacks last year, Long Island state parks officials have increased patrols and deployed more drones to scout the waters for possible danger.

Relatives and friends of the trapped workers gathered outside the tunnel are growing frustrated and angry. Some of the workers are concerned because they are suffering from fever and body aches.

It was the second time the court has refused to step into a drag controversy this term.

Former President Trump dominated in Iowa, beating his fellow Republicans by double digits.

7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit.

The combination of Michigan's delegate allocation rule and Arizona's rule-violating winner-take-all contest could mean that Mitt Romney's twin victories provide him little ultimate benefit — and highlight again the dual-track GOP primary campaign.

The pandemic state of emergency was lifted but there are still plenty of viruses to worry about. Here are some highlights of our viral coverage this year, including NPR's "Hidden Viruses" series.

Pharmacists struggle to find key medicines and now have to anticipate drug shortages caused by extreme weather and global instability.

The singsong rapper began as an oddity. His new "psych rock" album feels representative of his career arc.

Kanye West has made stumbling rollouts, toxic comments and blown deals his calling card. But at the launch for his new album Vultures 1, it's clear there's one place where his magnetism hasn't faded.

NPR correspondents in South America, the Middle East and Europe discuss the recent spikes in coronavirus cases in their regions.

College enrollment continues to decline, according to data released Monday. Small colleges have been forced to close; others are getting creative when it comes to finding and keeping students.