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Law students from Southern University Law Center traveled from Baton Rouge, LA, to support Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on March 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.

Law students praise Ketanji Brown Jackson's poise at the Senate hearings

Ketanji Brown Jackson's posture at the U.S. Senate hearings drew praise from Black law students.

The Trump administration has stopped work at the CFPB. Here's what the agency does

It's the main U.S. agency tasked with overseeing the financial products and services used by everyday Americans. The CFPB's new head has closed its offices and told staff to stay home.

A Look At The Consequences Of The Shutdown For People Living Paycheck To Paycheck

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Elise Gould, senior economist with the Economic Policy Institute, about what exactly it means to be living paycheck to paycheck and how many Americans are doing so.

A Number Of Heads Of State Are Absent At This Year's World Economic Forum

Of the G7 nations, only three heads of state have shown up at the World Economic Forum, a gathering for global elites to discuss world problems, including challenges to globalization.

Containers are stacked high at the Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 28. A record number of cargo ships are stuck floating and waiting off the Southern California coast amid a supply chain crisis that the Biden administration is hoping to ease.

There's a backlog at U.S. ports. Here's how Biden hopes to get you your goods, faster

President Biden addressed ongoing supply chain problems, as major retailers warn of shortages and price hikes during the upcoming holiday season.

Silvio Berlusconi meets journalists at the Quirinale presidential palace in Rome in 2018.

Silvio Berlusconi, Italy's former prime minister, has died at the age of 86

The media mogul turned prime minister left a mark on popular culture, while his coarseness and constant legal woes trashed political norms and tainted Italy's image in the world.

Talk show host and former Cincinnati mayor Jerry Springer died Thursday. He's pictured above in New York in 2010.

Jerry Springer, talk show host and former Cincinnati mayor, dies at 79

He was best known for The Jerry Springer Show, which featured guests — real people from around the country — revealing shocking, often sordid details of their lives.

David Lynch, who directed off-kilter classics, dies at 78

His sinister, surreal vision of America made him a leading counterculture auteur — with movies such as Blue Velvet, Wild at Heart and Mulholland Drive, and the groundbreaking TV series Twin Peaks.

These guards patrol a park in the Pakistani city of Gujranwala to make sure there's no sexual harassment of women. If they have to, they'll deliver a sharp tap to an offender with that stick. From left: Mohammed Sayed, Mohammed Faisal and Amir Hussein.

Teasing A Girl At A Pakistani Park Could Get You Whacked With A Stick

It's the job of a patrol to stop what's called "Eve-teasing" — the sexual harassment of women. The effort reflects the country's ongoing gender tensions.

Would the threat of Zika lead you to rethink a scheduled trip to Ipanema beach or the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil? You'd need the right kind of travel insurance to cover the cost of a canceled trip.

If Zika May Derail A Trip, Look At 'Cancel-For-Any-Reason' Travel Insurance

Consumers worried that health issues might thwart a planned vacation may want to look into travel insurance that allows them to cancel the trip for any reason.

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