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Rachel Martin talks to David Mollett of the American Federation of Government Employees about how the government shutdown affects TSA workers at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Americans who run different kinds of businesses are trying to figure out what's going on with tariffs and how to respond.

For the men, women and families of Fort Carson, Colo., Sunday's attack on a Chinook helicopter in Iraq was the worst combat loss since the Vietnam War. The army base has lost 21 soldiers during U.S. operations in Iraq. One soldier killed in Sunday's attack, Sgt. Ernie Bucklaw, was headed home for his mother's funeral. NPR's Anthony Brooks reports.

For years, the nation's largest banks made millions off Puerto Rican debt as the island approached financial ruin. Then, with its infrastructure crumbling, a Category 4 hurricane barreled in.

Chevron reported its highest quarterly earnings ever. Shell had its second-biggest quarter, and ExxonMobil doubled its earnings compared with the same time last year.

Writer A. Van Jordan's latest poems imagine the life of MacNolia Cox, the first black finalist in the National Spelling Bee. In his book M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A, Jordan uses a variety of forms and voices to depict Cox's life in 1936. Hear NPR's Susan Stamberg and Jordan.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Matthew Galluzzo, a former prosecutor in the New York County DA's office, about the Manhattan grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Matthew Galluzzo, a former prosecutor in the New York County DA's office, about the Manhattan grand jury indictment of former President Donald Trump.

Reports that President Trump paid little to no taxes in the last 20 years spotlighted the IRS's lax enforcement. As the agency strains under budget cuts, rich people are less likely to be audited.

Her supporters and independent legal experts consider her prosecution an unjust move to discredit Suu Kyi and legitimize the military's 2021 seizure of power.

David Greene talks to Kentucky state Rep. Adam Koenig, a graduate of Covington Catholic High School, about a confrontation in Washington, D.C.. with students from the school that went viral.

President Barack Obama traveled to Cleveland Thursday afternoon to talk about the economy. His GOP challenger for the White House, Mitt Romney, was 250 miles away in Cincinnati, talking about the same thing. Audie Cornish talks to Ari Shapiro and Scott Horsley.

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.

Crime might not pay, but it does deliver in the world of fiction. Author Tony D'Souza recommends three of his favorite books about illicit activities. They'll have you contemplating a life of misdeeds and malfeasance.

On the 10th anniversary of the repeal of "Don't Ask Don't Tell," the White House announced a policy change to help get VA benefits to veterans who were kicked out of the military for their sexuality.

In this episode, we’re talking about Bob Graham’s environmental legacy - including his efforts to protect wild places like the Everglades and other waterways - and wildlife, like the manatee.

Donald Trump promised coal miners: "You're going to be working your asses off!" NPR spent more than a year in the coal counties of central Appalachia and found hope, cynicism and some surprises.

Gasoline prices hit record highs last week, so politicians in both parties proposed suspending state and federal gas taxes. But some warn such tax "holidays" may cut funding for needed road repairs.

Southern California's Inland Empire served as an opportunity for Black Americans to grasp the American dream of homeownership — until they were disproportionately targeted for subprime loans.

COVID-19 vaccination rates in the Gulf states have been among the lowest in the U.S. since the pandemic began. After vaccines were authorized for 5-to-11-year-olds, that trend continued.

The outrage over the IRS flagging of conservative groups for extra scrutiny as they applied for tax-exempt status has been bipartisan. But the Republican head of the House Oversight Committee has been strategically releasing details from the committee's investigation, leading some to charge he has partisan motives.

Depression is said to affect more than 20 million people in the United States, but psychiatrist James Gordon argues that it's not disease. In his book, Unstuck, Gordon makes the case that most people don't need drugs to feel better.

Author Jonathan Lethem's new novel is You Don't Love Me Yet. He is also the author of the semi-autobiographical novel, The Fortress of Solitude, about a white kid growing up in an African-American and Latino neighborhood in New York.

Although workers across the country have seen an increase in wages, the cost of things like gas and food have also risen. This has left workers wondering if these raises are real or just an illusion.

Does the holiday season mean you need to serve the same old traditional over-the-top holiday menu? Of course not. It can be anything you like it to be: favorite old traditions merged with new ones.