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  • Jobs Report: Unemployment Ticks Down; Payrolls Tick Up
    The government's latest unemployment report showed the economy still struggling to bounce back from a weak report in December. Employers in January added 113,000 to payrolls, far less than expected. The unemployment rate did notch down to 6.6 percent.
  • Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos introduces the new Amazon Fire phone June 18 in Seattle.
    Is Amazon's Failed Phone A Cautionary Tale?
    While Apple unveils a futuristic new smart watch, Amazon slashes prices on its smartphone for shoppers. Both companies are searching for the innovation sweet spot in mobile.
  • Tatiana Coelho buys fruit from a vendor in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 20, 2012. Prices, especially for food, are skyrocketing in Brazil.
    In The Wake Of Brazil's Boom, Prices To Match
    Over the past few years, incomes in Brazil rose and unemployment plunged to record lows. But now — as the country prepares to host the World Cup and the Olympics — the numbers are changing. Growth is slowing and inflation is creeping up. Tourists and Brazilians alike are feeling the pinch.
  • Lanky Pitcher Towers Over All-Star Game
    The White Sox's Chris Sale's crazy delivery stood out among All-Stars last week. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mike Pesca about Sale's chance of injury.
  • How Much Will Revamping Immigration Cost Taxpayers?
    The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank, says the Senate's immigration overhaul will cost the country more than $6 trillion over 50 years. A similar report six years ago helped sink that attempt at changing immigration. Critics argue that both reports are fundamentally flawed, and fail to account for the economic benefits of restructuring the immigration system.
  • Fundraising for medical causes is getting easier with sites like GoFundMe.
    The Sick Turn To Crowd Funding To Pay Medical Bills
    Crowd funding isn't just for hipster artists anymore. In 2012 alone, users of the site GoFundMe have raised more than $6 million for personal medical causes.
  • Rep. Liz Cheney fights to keep her seat in Wyoming's GOP primary
    Congresswoman Liz Cheney is facing a likely primary defeat in Wyoming. She has spoken out against former President Donald Trump and is down by 20 points in primary polls.
  • Congress is trying to wrap up its work for the rest of the year
    Lawmakers on Capitol Hill aim to approve a massive $1.7 trillion government funding measure that includes aid for Ukraine. And the House Jan. 6 committee is expected to issue its final report soon.
  • Jack Smith, seen in 2010 when he was the Justice Department's chief of the Public Integrity Section. Attorney General Merrick Garland named Smith a special counsel on Friday to oversee DOJ's criminal investigations involving former President Donald Trump.
    DOJ names Jack Smith as special counsel to oversee Trump criminal investigations
    The department's former public integrity chief, most recently a war crimes prosecutor, will oversee the case of the security documents found at the former president's estate and key aspects of Jan. 6.
  • Unemployment Rate Spikes to 16-Year High
    The U.S. Labor Department says the nation's unemployment rate in December rose to a 16-year high of 7.2 percent. Employers cut 524,000 jobs during the month. The report also showed that 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008, the most since 1945.
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