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The Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point Wednesday in an effort to cushion the sagging job market. The move comes as policymakers face growing pressure from President Trump.

One month after a devastating earthquake rocked Myanmar, officials report about 3,800 deaths but many people say they are still waiting for news of their missing loved ones.

Over the next few decades, about $124 trillion will change hands in the U.S. through inheritance. Those transfers often run into problems. Plant Money navigates some thorny issues in estate planning.

The pop charts this week are full of milestones, from a trio of K-pop acts crashing the top of the album chart to the year's biggest hit matching the longest-ever run atop the singles chart.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the resignation of the head of the NFL players union, and the beginning of the second half of baseball season.

UConn hasn't won a title since 2016, though it was the national runner-up in 2022. That's a long time for a program with 11 championships.

With the number of survivors rapidly declining and their average age now exceeding 86, this year's anniversary is considered the last milestone event for many of them.

People all over the world celebrate Hanukkah by lighting candles on the menorah and feasting on fried foods.

After what might feel like a fleeting summer break, most Massachusetts schools start the new year this week. In Holyoke, Mass., students started Monday and after a decade of state receivership, decisions about the district are once again back in the hands of school committee members.

Nicole Kidman stars in a juicy, nifty little end-of-summer mystery on Netflix — where the people are beautiful, the arguments are public and sloppy, the house is gorgeous and the drinks are bottomless.