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From brands and influencers to a viral "Inspector Clouseau," the world's most glamorous theft is also quickly becoming one of the year's most profitable memes.

President Biden sought to transform the U.S. economy with huge investments in manufacturing. We look at how that turned out.

President-elect Donald Trump's administration picks are shaping up to be a very affluent bunch. If all are confirmed, Trump's incoming administration would be the wealthiest in the nation's history.

From firing vaccine experts to cutting off research funding, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has undermined trust in expertise at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Right-wing TV news outlet Newsmax sued Fox News on antitrust grounds, alleging the conservative media powerhouse had illegally sought to suppress its smaller rival's growth in cable news.

The law mandates that TikTok be banned in the United States on Jan. 19, unless Chinese company ByteDance divests itself of ownership. Attorneys for TikTok had challenged the law's constitutionality.

President Trump says says his envoy Steve Witkoff will resume talks with Putin amid hopes for a Ukraine peace deal, even as leaked transcripts raise questions about Witkoff's role as a mediator.

Coffee prices on the futures market hit a 47-year high last week. The increase is beginning to drip down to grocery stores and coffee shops.

These hairy spiders spend almost all of their lives underground. But when it's time to mate, they must brave the great outdoors before they perish.

The 82-year-old playwright says he thought he was done writing about South Africa after apartheid ended — but there were more stories in him, like this tale of a farmer who paints his life on rocks.

Bobby Knight is not one known to make political endorsements. NPR's Scott Simon asks the legendary basketball coach about his endorsement of Donald Trump in Tuesday's Indiana primary.

Sunday's Kennedy Center Honors ceremony was the first since Donald Trump became the Chair of the Board of Trustees. KISS, Sylvester Stallone and George Strait were among the honorees.

Texas's oil industry was already having a tough time since the coronavirus crisis reduced demand. With the Saudi price war, some companies may find it hard to endure if prices stay low.

With a third COVID-19 vaccine authorized, some worry that there will be a two-tier vaccine rollout — with the apparently most effective going to the powerful, rich and well-connected.

Congress reconvened to finish the tally of the Electoral College votes after pro-Trump extremists were cleared from the U.S. Capitol grounds, following their violent insurrection on Wednesday.

A federal judge in San Francisco has indefinitely halted thousands of layoffs of federal employees announced by the Trump administration since Oct. 1.

Larry Ellison has a lower profile than other tech billionaires, but his influence over media is about to be immense. His family's empire could soon own CBS, Paramount, CNN and TikTok.

Bears preparing for hibernation need to eat as much as they can for the winter. In Alaska, this habit has turned into an Ursine March Madness with bears going head-to-head to see who is the fattest.

Already the subject of much public scrutiny, President-elect Trump's pick to lead the U.S. military, Pete Hegseth, appears on Capitol Hill today for the opening of Senate confirmation hearings.

The Chinese coast guard boards vessels in waters China considers its own -- including waters around one Taiwanese island, where residents have long been caught in the middle of tensions with China.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to David Slotnick, senior aviation business reporter at the travel website The Points Guy, about COVID-related staffing that has led to thousands of flight cancellations.

Dig into the nominees and learn about the likely winners.

Jonah Keri of CBS Sports talks to NPR's Robert Siegel about the MLB trade deadline — which teams are angling for what players and why.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Geoconda Arguello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer of the Culinary Workers Union, about the union's reluctance to endorse a democratic candidate at this point.

Oh took the fast track to jazz prominence, emerging on the scene in the 2000s and becoming the bass player in bands led by Pat Metheny and Vijay Iyer. Her new album is a look back at her early work.