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The luxury watch market was a sleepy, shrinking industry until it got caught up in a tidal wave of market forces.

To some, Detroit may be a symbol of urban decay; but to journalist Charlie LeDuff, it's home. In Detroit: An American Autopsy, he says the city's heart beats on. "We're still here trying to reconstruct the great thing we once had," he tells Fresh Air's Dave Davies.

National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe remains in critical condition after he and another member of the West Virginia National Guard were shot in Washington D.C. Wolfe is from Martinsburg, West Virginia and went there to see how the community is responding to the news.

After 3,600 stories and countless hours of reading, here's the moment we've all been waiting for: It's time to announce the winner of Round 2 of our Three-Minute Fiction contest.

Efforts to boost climate financing have moved beyond national pledges. Now the focus is on overhauling organizations like the World Bank and providing countries debt relief.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Antonia Cereijido and M.G. Lord about their new podcast, LA Made: The Barbie Tapes, based on their archival tape of interviews with major players in the doll's creation.

With a looming recession, the Federal Reserve has taken an unusually active roll in trying to prevent a total collapse. Ken Kuttner, a former Fed staff economist, discusses the role the Fed is playing in the current economic turmoil.

Embattled Michigan congressman John Conyers is so far resisting a call from House leaders that he resign after accusations of sexually inappropriate behavior.

Cristin Milioti and William Jackson Harper star as Emma and Noah, a couple who try to solve two mysterious disappearances while also figuring out how to rescue their own relationship.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with CIA Director Bill Burns at the Aspen Security Forum about the rebellion in Russia, and what it signals about Putin's strength and future in Ukraine.

Gov. Rick Scott today announced a plan to give all state law enforcement officers a 5 percent pay increase. It would be for state troopers, Fish and…

NPR's Daniel Estrin speaks with Ronan Farrow about his New Yorker investigation into Israeli spyware company NSO Group, and his interview with an employee who quit.

Disgraced financier Bernie Madoff scammed investors out of approximately $68 billion. Journalist Richard Behar spoke to Madoff in prison more than 50 times for his book, Madoff: The Final Word.

The head of the office of Federal Student Aid, Richard Cordray, spoke with lawmakers about loan forgiveness and a resumption of student loan repayments after the pandemic pause.

Last month, Florida joined 15 other states in banning sales taxes on diapers to make them more affordable for older adults and families with young children.

There are calls for transparency as the board negotiates using the half-cent Community Investment Tax to help pay for the new ballpark on the site of Hillsborough College's Dale Mabry campus.

Tampa City Councilman Guido Maniscalco represents District 6. He knows all too well what it feels like to get a parking ticket in the city.He has a…

One crew member has been rescued, and five additional sailors aboard an aircraft carrier were injured, officials said. The crash occurred about 60 nautical miles off the coast of San Diego.

This week, Microsoft announced it was laying off over 3,000 staff members at Xbox. What will the impact be on the company? And what do these layoffs say about the gaming industry right now?

Large companies in particular — those that have always offered job-based medical coverage — say a poorly thought-out replacement might turn out to be worse for them and their workers.

Funeral services are held for Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Hurricane Fiona pummels Puerto Rico. President Biden says the U.S. will defend Taiwan if China stages an "unprecedented attack" on the island.

Florida lawmakers have come up with an alternative to Medicaid expansion to cover 1 million low-income adults. The plan is called "Healthy Florida" and…

Despite the gray skies and cooler temperatures, tens of thousands of people are flooding into Tampa's Bayshore neighborhoods and downtown Saturday for the…

Where presidential candidates go says a lot about how they think they can win. That's why Pennsylvania is getting a lot of face time with the candidates this year.

One of the first areas of the Iraqi army to "stand up" was the First Battalion of the First Brigade, now stationed in Ramadi. A recent visit shows they're still dependent on the U.S. military for food, medical supplies, water and gasoline. And soldiers report that to join the battalion, new recruits must pay a bribe of up to $600.