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The most popular dog names of 2018 say a lot about our world and what we're watching. Increasingly, dogs are getting human names, but is that really a surprise since they're part of the family?

Marina Silva grew up deep in the Amazon and says Brazil must do more to protect its natural riches. But environmentalists have doubts about what she can do, given the powerful agrobusiness interests.

President-elect Joe Biden is expected to nominate Xavier Beccera as his HHS secretary. And amid pressure for diversity in his Cabinet, NAACP leaders are expected to meet with Biden on Tuesday.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with New York Times reporter Eric Lipton about the number of industry executives and lobbyists running cabinet agencies in the Trump administration.

Uber's head of policy and communications Rachel Whetstone is leaving the company.

A study finds that some lenders are overcharging military veterans, raising the cost of their home loans by thousands of dollars. Fair lending watchdogs say people need to shop around and negotiate.

The movie streaming service FilmStruck shut down last night. It was a niche site that catered to cinephiles. In its place will be a new streaming service coming from the ATT Time Warner merger.

If the usual customer service strategies don't work, then what? Columnist Ron Lieber says you can turn to an "Executive Email Carpet Bomb."

The giant retailer will go head to head with Western Union and Moneygram in a market worth about $900 billion. But Wal-Mart says it will offer lower fees.

The White House is expected to release new information Tuesday about President Bush's military service, including attendance records and other documents related to his time in the Air National Guard. Democrats have recently revived charges that Bush failed to fulfill his duties in the Guard during the Vietnam War. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and Boston Globe reporter Walter Robinson.