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More than a third of auto loans are now going to subprime buyers, according to one estimate. Here's why.

The carvings etched into limestone boulders near Pyramid Lake in western Nevada show that the early North Americans were surprisingly creative artists. The carvings, which are at least 10,000 years old, are abstract, geometric designs including shapes that look like diamonds and trees.

Republican Gov. Chris Christie has approved a broad measure to ease restrictions on medical marijuana for chronically ill children, but he won't go as far as lawmakers would like.

GiveDirectly is a charity that just gives money to poor people — no strings attached.

Running Afowl of the Law, Multiplication Problem, Coming in Second.

Godzilla was gregarious.

Despite complaints that Twitter kills language, there's evidence that social media can be used to enhance reading and writing. Guest host Celeste Headlee learns more from Rey Junco, of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University.

The former member of Drive-By Truckers takes to West Virginia's most famous stage with his wife (singer and fiddler Amanda Shires) and his band The 400 Unit. Hear Isbell perform six songs.

In a new approach, California is sending billions more to districts that serve disadvantaged students. Now, those districts have to figure out what works best to improve achievement.

A multimillion-dollar deal to provide ski lifts for a resort in North Korea has been cancelled, after Switzerland's government decided the deal violated U.N. sanctions forbidding the export of luxury items to the country.