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Commentator Cokie Roberts answers listener questions and talks with NPR's Steve Inskeep about the history of natural disasters and politics.

Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly play a brotherly pair of assassins-for-hire in Jacques Audiard's latest film. Critic Justin Chang calls The Sisters Brothersa "funny, stirring, brutal story."

The U.S. Department of Education released new data that show the popular Public Service Loan Forgiveness program is out of reach for most who apply for it.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ralph Reed, Founder of the Faith and Freedom Coalition, about how conservatives are viewing the fight over Brett Kavanaugh's supreme court nomination and the sexual assault allegations.

The Japanese are eating less rice. But prices are now so high that they are buying imported rice, rather than the home-grown version. It's also a story of tariffs, subsidies and incentives.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with New York Times "Your Money" columnist Ron Lieber, about free credit freezes the big credit reporting companies are required to provide for consumers.

A Japanese research team made immature human eggs from stem cells that were derived from human blood. The technique brings scientists a step closer to being able to mass-produce human eggs.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with University of Virginia professor Andrew Kahrl about the challenges many African-American homeowners face in getting recovery assistance after floods.

Supreme Court justice nominee Brett Kavanaugh's accuser could testify next week on Capitol Hill. It will be a big moment for President Trump, who's made reshaping the court a key priority.

The Trump administration announced a proposal to deny green cards to some immigrants on public benefits like food and housing assistance.