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Reckless behavior with money can be a warning sign of cognitive decline — and the condition can put people at risk of financial ruin. There are few institutional safeguards in place.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to Grammy-nominated artist 6LACK about his newest album: Since I Have a Lover.

Are you starting to panic about holiday gift shopping? Never fear. Cultural concierge Jesse Kornbluth of Head Butler suggests some musical gift choices.

Combined, the two films brought in the biggest revenue since the start of the pandemic, besting out the usual superhero franchises Hollywood has come to depend on.

After President Trump pledged to deport masses of undocumented immigrants, some worry that immigration-related services like intercountry adoption may get more complicated.

While he was only with USF for one season, Abdur-Rahim made an immediate impact on campus, turning around a long-struggling program and spreading his upbeat, inspiring personality.

A new study finds that African Americans generally tip their waiters less than white diners, often because blacks are less familiar with the custom of tipping 15 to 20 percent. And restaurant workers of all races dislike waiting on black people because they assume the tips will be less, NPR's Juan Williams reports. Read the study, and suggestions for closing the disparity.

Jhumpa Lahiri's new collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth, focuses on a subject the author knows intimately: Bengali-Americans struggling to make sense of their adopted homeland.

In What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank, Nathan Englander writes about his own faith — and what it means to be Jewish — in stories that explore religious tension, Israeli-American relations and the Holocaust.

Iran has cut off its access to the global internet. To find an internet connection, some Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey — even just to make video calls and then go back home.

At 14, she stood out for her cool and "mature" demeanor. But at the heart of that persona was a youth lost too soon.

To try to understand what's behind the rise in gruesome attacks, Steve Inskeep talks to Vali Nasr, who is the dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. He has served as a senior adviser to the U.S. special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Top U.S. military commanders are revising assessments of how soon U.S. troops can begin withdrawing from Iraq. Gen. George Casey said before a skeptical Senate Armed Services Committee that U.S. troops may be able to return home next year. But he also said there is currently just one Iraqi battalion capable of combat.

Wall Street's worries about the Federal Reserve's ability to deal with high inflation has led to some wild swings in the market, and that heightened volatility is likely to continue.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley appeared before a House panel Thursday to talk about the role of the National Guard during recent protests.

Businesses looking to relocate are making the health of a state's population part of their decision-making process. One Fortune 500 CEO explains it can save millions in reduced health insurance claims and absenteeism. Colorado's economic development officials are already trying to improve the health and fitness of the next generation of workers in order to stay competitive.

Nominations for this year's Academy Awards were announced Tuesday morning. The film Everything Everywhere All at Once racked up nods in almost every category, including Best Picture.

The preservation of Yiddish as a spoken language gets more attention, but Yiddish once had a vibrant written tradition as well, filled with plays, poetry, novels and political tracts.

The prospect of Medicaid cuts by Congress are sending a chill through Republican and Democratic-led states, where millions of people could lose medical coverage or states might have to cut other services.

Bird flu continues to spread widely in cattle and wild birds. What challenges does the incoming Trump administration face in tackling the outbreak and preparing for a possible pandemic?

A new House bill proposes splitting funds for the war in Israel from funding for the war in Ukraine. It defies the path favored by both the Senate and the White House.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Matt Belloni of Puck News what a deal by Fox to buy Roku for $22 billion means for the future of streaming.

The 33-year-old international pop star has been playing to massive crowds on her Eras Tour and has garnered attention for her budding romance with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.

A new book argues that we've seen a fundamental shift in the treatment of pets since 1998.

The Supreme Court strikes down state laws forbidding residents from importing wine directly from out-of-state wineries. The court ruled 5-4 that the laws are discriminatory and anti-competitive.