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The businessman, the first Republican to hold the office in nearly a decade, took the oath alongside Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. The pair surprised Democrats when they swept office in November.

The devastating typhoon that ripped through the Philippines before Christmas left a path of destruction. One month on, conditions on a fabled tourist destination are bleak.

The Federal Reserve is gearing up to raise interest rates after inflation hit a 40-year high, sparking fears in Wall Street about what these steps will mean for the economy.

The Northeast has been getting hammared by a powerful winter storm all day. Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents are without power, and many areas have well over a foot of snow.

They’re part of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to push back against the so-called “woke” agenda.

Major energy companies have reported a surge in profits in the first three months of the year as oil prices have rallied.

China's cheap labor has sparked a booming manufacturing sector and a threat to U.S. factories and plants. But NPR's Adam Davidson writes that faith in good old American ingenuity lends some manufacturers hope that they will be able to compete successfully against the Chinese.

FEMA has a pool of cash set aside to reimburse burial costs — even retroactively — to the families of COVID victims. But clerical challenges and slow outreach have stymied the application process.

More and more home owners are refinancing, and a full quarter of homes sold last year went to investors instead of live-in homeowners. How long can this hot market last, and when it ends, are we looking at a minor chill, or a full-blown ice age?

Authorities said the two fugitives were taken into custody near Evansville, Ind., after a chase with U.S. Marshals. The corrections officer has died, officials said.

It's a shocking turnaround for a small Illinois college that welcomes first-generation students and qualifies as a predominantly Black institution.

Robin Marty, operations director of the West Alabama Women's Center, talks about the patients who just missed their chance to receive abortions in Alabama, where the ban went into effect immediately.

New ADHD guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend children five or older take medication and get therapy as soon as they are diagnosed. Some experts say this is the wrong approach.

The UAW strike against GM is in its fourth week, and businesses that supply the automaker are losing millions each day. In Lansing, Mich., more than 11,000 people who supply parts are out of work.

Sheryl Sandberg's departure from Facebook is the end of an era for one of the tech world's most prominent women — and for the company, which is attempting a transformation to the so-called metaverse.

Johnson was booed during the queen's Platinum Jubilee — the latest sign of intense public anger over his flouting of his own government's COVID-19 rules.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution, about economic indicators and the likelihood of a recession in the U.S.

Rachel Martin speaks with Doris Meissner, the former head of Immigration and Naturalization Services, about what government agencies can do to respond to poor conditions at migrant detention centers.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Elizabeth Nash of the Guttmacher Institute about the state of abortion access in the U.S., ahead of a Supreme Court decision on a Mississippi abortion ban.

Mexican presidential candidate and feminist Patricia Mercado is winning over many Mexicans who don't trust the nation's main political parties. She's unlikely to win the presidential race in July, but Mercado may win enough votes to guarantee her party seats in Congress. Michael O'Boyle reports from Mexico City about Mercado's political impact.

London's mass transit system is being guarded by thousands of extra police -- many of them heavily armed -- as British authorities take extra precautions against possible other attacks in the capital. Last week, police arrested four key suspects in connection with the failed attacks of July 21.

The Labor Department reports on monthly job gains for April Friday morning. The month began with a record number of job openings, which is good for prospective employees.

Many Americans put down deposits of $20,000 or more with builders to put up new homes. But with mortgage rates rising, some can no longer afford the homes. And they could lose their deposits.

As a young Marine corporal, Williams went ahead of his unit during the Battle of Iwo Jima in the Pacific Ocean in February 1945 and eliminated a series of Japanese machine gun positions.

The 69-year-old Tampa Bay architect is dealing with more than $100,000 in debt.