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NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Bloomberg Editor-in-chief John Micklethwait — coauthor of The Wake-Up Call — who says the pandemic has revealed weaknesses in the U.S., and lays out a way to fix it.

Although many governments in South America boast that aggressive saving and thriving commodities trading have been a buffer against economic hard times, the turmoil in the U.S. financial industry is starting to deflate those arguments.

The suit is centered around the alleged attempt on Anssaf Ali Mayo's life. But it raises broader questions, including about the role of the United Arab Emirates in Yemen's civil war.

Two longtime Ohio politicians are duking it out for your vote in the race for U.S. Senate. Republican Senator Rob Portman has held the office since 2011...

After Monday's tweet by President Trump accusing Pakistan of "deceit" and of harboring terrorists, the U.S. announced it will suspend most security aid to Islamabad. But the cut won't be permanent.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Evan Osnos, staff writer at The New Yorker, about purported efforts by the Chinese government to glean U.S. state secrets from Jared Kushner.

NPR's Scott Simon gets reaction from the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Republican Mac Thornberry of Texas, to the Obama administration's plan to send more military trainers to Iraq.

The U.S. Open is well underway and Serena Williams is, unsurprisingly, in the finals. The NFL's opening night was underwhelming. And more girls than ever are signed up to play high school football.

NPR's Noel King talks to Georgina Wright, a researcher at a think tank in London, about the effect Brexit has had leading up to Thursday's general election in Britain.

Never mind China and India. The United States remains by far the world's largest single recipient of foreign direct investment. Economists expect that will remain the case, despite the downgrade and market upheavals.