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While the furloughed employees are likely to get back pay, a sandwich shop is not going to get paid for a sandwich not eaten.

A recent study shows the cost of brand-name drugs is rising — not because of expensive new therapies entering the market but because manufacturers are raising prices on existing drugs.

Under pressure in his country and abroad, Brazil's president is using military resources to fight fires in the Amazon and take action against those setting them.

Strong wind gusts toppled two large steel electrical towers, and part of a solar power plant burst into flames. The storm also knocked a golfing range's safety net onto nearby houses.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Larry Fink — CEO of BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager — about his plan to put climate sustainability at the center of the company's investment strategy.

Last year, more than 760 people were shot. Canada has tighter gun laws than in the U.S., and officials and gun control advocates are trying to figure out why the surge is happening and how to stop it.

The kind of crime that most worried the federal prosecutor for southern Ohio finally happened near the end of his tenure. And it's one he thinks will…

The island's justice secretary, Wanda Vázquez, was expected to replace Gov. Ricardo Rosselló but says she doesn't want the job. The next person in line doesn't meet the minimum age requirement of 35.

As their economy continues to flag, Greeks turn to the center-right and a more conservative leader. Four years after Greece nearly left the European Union, a new prime minister has been sworn in.

In southern California, the people of Ridgecrest have frayed nerves after back-to-back temblors and ongoing, sizable aftershocks. Officials have brought in counselors and therapy dogs.