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In the U.S., 3 percent of the CEOs at top companies are women; in India, that figure is 14 percent. Economist Sylvia Ann Hewlett says women in India and other emerging economies, like China and Brazil, are surpassing their American and European counterparts. They're "pointing the way," she says.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf says she is ready for a runoff election in November after failing to secure an outright first-round victory last week. The recent joint Nobel Peace Prize winner defends her record on economic development and battling corruption.

Tony Dungy retired as coach of the Indianapolis Colts just two seasons after winning the Super Bowl. Since then, he's worked as an NFL analyst, a motivational speaker — and now, as a writer. His new book is about the importance of mentoring, a task he took on with Michael Vick.

The group claims the OneOhio Recovery Foundation Board isn't following certain public records laws, but its defenders say it's not a government entity.

The artist, one of hip-hop's biggest names of the 1990s with hits including "Gangsta's Paradise" and "Fantastic Voyage," died Wednesday at age 59, his manager said.

Tropical Storm Ian, weakened by its devastating trip across the Florida peninsula, is expected to regain strength over the Atlantic Ocean.

Kentucky's governor said the numbers would likely rise significantly and it could take weeks to find all the victims. Torrential rains swamped towns across Appalachia earlier this week.

The New York Federal Reserve learned in 2007 that some banks might have low-balled the rates they expected to pay for loans from other banks. They may have manipulated the so-called LIBOR rate in an attempt to avoid appearing weak, which would have meant they'd have to pay higher rates, newly released documents show.

When was the last time you picked up a pen and composed a letter to a friend or a family member? NPR's poet in residence Kwame Alexander wants you to share a poem in letter form.

She's best known for singing arias on opera stages the world over, but Norman's new CD finds her in front of a live audience, singing jazz and spirituals. Hear the celebrated soprano talk about her first new solo record in more than 10 years.