The Federal Reserve is expected to hold interest rates steady today. The central bank is concerned that President Trump's tariffs could rekindle inflation while slowing economic growth.

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

Senior presidential adviser Kari Lake says Voice of America will rely on coverage from the far-right OAN network. OAN has ...

The Federal Reserve will likely hold interest rates steady Wednesday as President Trump's tariffs threaten to raise prices ...

President Trump's plan to impose tariffs on movies produced outside the U.S. has shone the spotlight on an increasing trend — locations around the globe have been jockeying for production business.

As U.S. companies scale back on buying Chinese goods due to tariffs, ports are poised to see a drop in containers. The Port of LA's executive director says cargo is down by over a third this week.

The U.S. went through a prison-building boom decades ago. But today, many prisons are closing down, and that's hit some economies in rural America especially hard.

Thousands of flights are still affected by last week's communications outage at Newark Airport. NPR speaks with Paul Rinaldi, a senior vice president with the Airlines for America trade group.

The superpowers have been locked in a geopolitical blinking contest, waiting for the other side to reach out. The talks in ...

The U.S. Supreme Court says the Trump administration can start carrying out its ban on transgender military service members, at least for now.

Toymakers say they will have to raise prices to offset Trump's tariffs. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jay Foreman, CEO of Basic Fun!, whose toys include Care Bears, Tonka Trucks and Lincoln Logs.

WeightWatchers said Tuesday it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection to eliminate $1.15 billion in debt and focus on ...