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Leaders of the Group of 20 nations approved more than $1 trillion of additional resources for the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. They also agreed on a regulatory crackdown that will bring hedge funds and other financial institutions under tighter global supervision.

The Senate and White House worked through an agreement on a $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package early Wednesday morning. The agreement means Congress could be close to passing a deal.

Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Barbie, Praise Petey, and the musical legacy of Sinéad O'Connor.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and how Congress plans to punish Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Tom Donohue is president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the country's most active pro-business lobby. He tells Steve Inskeep about his role in tempering the SEC and other regulators.

Scott Simon speaks to author and baseball pitcher CC Sabathia about his new memoir, "Til the End."

For nearly a year, Rob Pimental has been on dialysis but continues to work long hours, supported by the NBA team and inspired by his family. April is National Donate Life Month, a cause close to the Heat.

The mountain village of Gui Xi in Sichuan province is one of many Chinese communities coping with the aftermath of Monday's powerful earthquake. Survivors huddled under tarps Tuesday in a steady rain, telling their stories.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to list the monarch butterfly as endangered, even though it finds such a listing necessary. Officials cite limited resources and other species in danger.

The British rock band performs a special acoustic set ahead of the release of their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, next year.

When Roger Lynn's wife was in the cancer ward, a nurse went out of her way to make her last days more comfortable.

Medical staff are liaisons to the sick and dying for relatives not allowed at bedsides. The emotional toil at one Montana hospital is a case study of what caregivers are grappling with across the U.S.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New York Times writer Jazmine Hughes about the unique pop stardom Lil Nas X is creating for himself.

One small Ohio town designed a butterfly garden as a symbol of recovery for former flood land and for people who have struggled with addiction.

After Israel marked its 76th Independence Day, Palestinians mourn what they call the 'Nakba," or Catastrophe, amid increasing death and displacement in Gaza.We hear voices from the West Bank.

Octavia Butler's novel Parable of the Sower — depicting a dystopian U.S. in 2024 — was published 30 years ago. Toshi Reagon's new musical retelling explores the web of past, present and future.

Get ready for holiday music! Roots cofounder Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson shares his Christmas playlist, which includes songs by DRAM, James Brown, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.

There are still a number of unaccounted-for U.S. citizens, U.S. officials said, as the fighting entered its third day.

Pope Francis' funeral begins in Vatican City at 4 a.m. ET on Saturday and will end with his burial in Rome. Here's what to know about the day's events — and how Francis is breaking with tradition.

President Biden is joining other European leaders in Normandy to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings that began the liberation of the continent from Nazi occupation in World War 2.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with author Julian Rubinstein about his book The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and the Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood.

Neil Cavuto is a relatively calm Fox News personality. He's a Wall Street conservative less prone to shouting than musing, a host given to letting his guests have their say. He hosts more hours of cable news than anyone else at the big three news cable channels: 17 hours of live shows a week. And he does that despite having multiple sclerosis, which prevents him from doing so much as reading from a teleprompter.

President Trump's son-in-law says his relationships in the Middle East helped him broker a deal between Hamas and Israel. But his business ties also present a potential conflict.

In Disco Elysium,you play as an unnamed detective figuring out the story behind a dead body in a windswept, wintry city. The new Final Cut edition features extra quests and a fully-voiced script.

Journalist Nathan Hodge is the co-author of the book A Nuclear Family Vacation: Travels in the World of Atomic Weaponry with his wife, Sharon Weinberger. They traveled to 10 U.S. states and 4 foreign countries to visit nuclear sites, including ones in Nevada, Russia and Iran.