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World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel.

Politicians have argued for decades that CEOs are overpaid. But there's this precise moment in the 1990s when CEO pay suddenly shot up. We find out what happened.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Several of the players marked firsts for the sport's history, while for Serena Williams, the tournament may have been her last match.

The report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service also noted that Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures reached in September.

The president sued the IRS and the Treasury Department in January, demanding $10 billion over the leak of his tax returns years ago.

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 6.66% on average Thursday.

Carlsen squared off against 143,000 players from around the world — but the chess grandmaster was unable to clinch a victory over Team World.

Nurul Haque vowed to give back to the U.S. — the country he credits with allowing him to escape from one of the bleakest humanitarian crises in the world.

With a measles outbreak growing in West Texas, and isolated cases popping up across the country, experts say vaccination is the best protection. And not just for kids. Some adults may need a booster.