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The 85-year-old emperor is the first to retire in more than 200 years. His son, the Crown Prince Naruhito, will become emperor on Wednesday.

The Nobel laureate who co-created the way our nation measures home prices says that over the long run, they don't increase much. And when they do, it can mean a bubble. Are we in one now?

The lawsuit seeks to prevent Deutsche Bank and Capital One from responding to subpoenas from two House panels seeking personal financial documents related to the president, his family and his company.

Democratic congressional leaders called the White House meeting "very constructive," but the big question remains unanswered. The parties will reconvene in a few weeks to discuss funding options.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rebecca Bill Chavez, former deputy assistant secretary of defense for Western Hemisphere affairs, about the Venezuela military and the politician's gamble to turn them.

Spokane developer Ron Wells is one of nine people who have pled guilty to staging car and boat accidents to defraud insurance companies.The U.S.…

Fisherman off the coast of Norway encountered a beluga whale with "Equipment of St. Petersburg" inscribed on its harness. Researchers think the beluga may be a Russian spy in training.

Nearly four million college students are raising children — a fifth of all undergraduates. They have better grades than their peers without kids but are less likely to graduate.

Students across the U.S. showed us their worlds with podcasts in the first-ever NPR student contest.

The return of methamphetamine is overwhelming police, ERs and treatment centers — especially west of the Mississippi. But, unlike opioid dependency, meth addiction has no reliable treatment.