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Is the economy reaping the rewards of trends from the Obama era? On Monday, the White House took credit for a strong American economy.

In a surprising shakeup, General Electric fired its CEO John Flannery after a little more than a year on the job. His ouster is more evidence of the mounting problems facing the once mighty company.

Israel has ordered Palestinians to vacate a West Bank village slated for demolition. Activists have gathered there to protest the plans.

The James Beard award-winning chef started out preparing food for doctors and nurses. Then calls started pouring in from across the island. The message was clear, he says: "The island is hungry."

Meteorologist Bob Henson outlines the confluence of ominous factors that make Hurricane Florence a very worrisome storm.

The young protagonist of Kate Atkinson's latest historical novel finds herself working for British intelligence during the war — and suddenly confronting that experience years later.

Ever since the end of the financial crisis, rents have been rising all across America. A recent report could signal a turning point in the housing recovery.

The Trump administration announced a proposal to deny green cards to some immigrants on public benefits like food and housing assistance. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Mark Greenberg of the Migration Policy Institute about what the affects of this proposal might be.

Ebola has been spreading throughout an eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo for more than two and a half months. An emergency committee of the WHO is meeting Wednesday to advise.

Chris L. Terry draws on his own experiences for this story about an unnamed biracial man whose attempts to hold on to both his white and black identities (and his gig in a punk band) cause a crisis.