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With home values in a steep decline, many homeowners have been forced to sell their houses for less than they paid for them. Still, experts insist that owning a home in a failing economy can be a good thing. Dean Foust and Robert Shiller explain why.

The House is expected to vote Monday on a $700 billion rescue bill for Wall Street. President Bush endorsed the plan and praised Congress for bipartisan cooperation, but opposition to the massive bailout remains widespread.

Washington Post reporter Steve Fainaru has extensively covered the "parallel army" of private security contractors. His book Big Boy Rules: America's Mercenaries Fighting In Iraq, details the tens of thousands of "mercs" who arrived in Iraq in the absence of sufficient levels of U.S. troops.

Social networking, user feedback and Tweeting are now common Web experiences. Clay Shirky, author of Here Comes Everybody, isn't surprised. He knows what works online, what doesn't, and why — and he just might know what's next.

Author Ted Fishman talks about how the U.S. and China are facing similar economic problems: falling growth rates and rising unemployment. But each country has vastly different resources. And that means the U.S. and China will find different ways out of the global economic downturn.

Jan. 1, 2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution. Led by a young Fidel Castro, the revolution wrenched power from the American-backed Batista regime. Today, Cuba remains the only communist nation in the Western hemisphere, making Castro one of the most polarizing figures of modern times. NPR's Tom Gjelten, who spent decades reporting on Cuba, takes a look back.

The noted travel writer has been to many of the Earth's more exotic places. But he returns to familiar territory with a new memoir. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid takes a warm look at Bryson's formative years in 1950s Des Moines, Iowa.

The retired astronaut, who was the second person to walk on the moon, announced his marriage to Anca Faur.

Big teams have been ousted — such as two-time champions Germany. And some surprise packages are still in, Jamaica and South Africa among them.

Iraq may be wracked by sectarian tensions, but many in the country still share one thing: a passion for soccer. Most Iraqi fans, however, are being shut out of the World Cup tournament that is driving the world wild. The cost for satellite coverage is about $200.

The Marion County Record, a small newspaper in central Kansas, underwent a raid by local police, resulting in the seizure of computers, cell phones and servers of reporters and editors.

Bill Walton has written a memoir: "Back from the Dead." NPR's Scott Simon speaks with him about his childhood, basketball career and The Grateful Dead.

Arizona Sen. John McCain has spent 30 years in the Senate but he's worried that sharing a ballot with Donald Trump this November could cost him his Senate seat.

President Joe Biden moves to strengthen the U.S. relationship with India in part to counter the influence of China.

Herbert Sussan was a young officer in the U.S. military when he directed a film about the human effects of the atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Will Poulter has successfully transitioned from a child star to an adult actor.

There are more than 200 brains in total, and the majority were taken from Indigenous and Black people without consent.

Giuliani became known for using racketeering laws to break up the New York mob and is now being charged with racketeering in Georgia.

Many families in the area struggle to find reliable, affordable care for their kids.

High school teacher Rebecka Peterson recognizes that it's rare for students to be taught by a biracial, bilingual female in mathematics.

Chinese Leader Xi Jinping is skipping this year's gathering and facing criticism from abroad for that decision.

Thomas Day was a free Black resident who opened his workshop in the early 1800s and became the largest furniture maker in the state by 1850.

Dozens of girls were sent home from school on Tuesday because they refused to change out of their abayas, long robe-like garments worn by many Muslim women.

The Center for Countering Digital Hate criticized X's handling of hate speech. One damning line of the report states: "Twitter failed to act on 99% of 'blue tick' tweets containing racist, homophobic, neo-Nazi, antisemitic or conspiracy content."

At festivals like festivals like Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza, Ingela Travers-Hayward and William Perry hand out the medication and train people who hope to use it to save a life.