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To get your septic tank emptied, there were two options: hire someone to shovel it onto the street — or pay a high price to the cartel of "toilet suckers."

President Trump is eager to tout a fast-growing economy, boosted by the tax cuts he pushed through Congress. That makes Friday's report on gross domestic product a highly anticipated news event.

The U.S. economy surged at the strongest pace in nearly four years, according to Commerce numbers. NPR's Chris Arnold talks to Rachel Martin about it and President Trump is set to deliver a statement.

The largest study to follow women infected with Zika while they were pregnant finds about 6 percent of children had problems at birth, but 14 percent had complications by their first birthday.

Under court order, the government has been working to reunify all children separated from parents at the border, but the biggest challenge has been finding parents already deported.

A federal judge in San Francisco has rejected the Trump administration's motion to dismiss two lawsuits over the 2020 census question. A potential trial could start in January 2019.

Each year the families of Korean War MIAs gather in Washington to receive a briefing on the status of their unaccounted-for relatives. This year was different and the largest gathering ever.

A state law prohibits plant-based products like soy deli strips from packing descriptors like "roast beef style" or "meaty." The ACLU and others are suing.

Emanuel's decision comes as the trial of a police officer charged with the murder of a black teenager is about to begin, and as his city struggles with violent crime and a mountain of pension debt.

Four songs into the sold-out show, Bono experienced a "complete loss of voice." The singer suggested that standard smoke machines may have been the cause.