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Consumers there are finding convenience and security in using smartphones to pay. An estimated $5.5 trillion was spent through mobile platforms in 2016, about 50 times the amount in the U.S.

Six months in, New Jersey's sweeping reforms have all but eliminated the use of cash bail in the Garden State. Advocates say that's good for low-income defendants. But it's an existential threat to the bail bonds industry.

This week Republican senators postponed a vote on their health care bill but continued to make changes. Also, President Trump received bipartisan criticism for a crude tweet.

More than 750,000 young people have registered under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Many, like college senior Daisy Romero, worry about their future in the U.S.

Scott Simon speaks with Howard Bryant of ESPN about basketball's March Madness and baseball's only international presence, the World Baseball Classic.

The House of Representatives delayed a scheduled Thursday vote on the GOP health care bill aimed at rolling back and replacing the Affordable Care Act. The White House is working to cut a deal with a bloc of conservatives in order to pass it.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Ed Balls, a former member of British Parliament for the opposition Labour Party, about why he's been advocating to remain in the European Union.

Brazilian immigrant Roberta Siao says being both a foreigner and mother made it hard to find work in London. At Mazi Mas, a restaurant that trains and employs immigrants, she found more than a job.

While the deep snowpack in California's mountains is easing drought concerns, there are still people in the state's rural Central Valley who don't have water running from their taps.

President Trump was elected to upend Washington, but in the first few weeks, there have been stumbles and missteps. During the campaign, Trump shook up his staff more than once, and some allies are advising him to do the same now.