Search results for

Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neal appears to be on his way out days after the company reported a loss of more than $8 billion. The company has not confirmed reports that O'Neal is negotiating the terms of his departure.

Gov. Andy Beshear reported 616 new cases of COVID 19 on Sunday, setting a new weekly record.“With 616 new cases today of COVID-19, we have shattered the…

The NPR Politics Podcast discusses reports that Susan Rice, Obama-era national security adviser, ordered the unmasking of people with the Trump campaign caught in surveillance of foreign officials.

As many as 300,000 young girls -- some as young as 11 -- are working as prostitutes in America. As NPR's Wendy Kaufman reports in Part Four of the series Girls and the Juvenile Justice System, officials in San Francisco are trying to help girls leave the streets by treating them as victims, not criminals. Listen to previous reports in the series.

At least 70 people have been killed and more than 140 wounded in a deadly suicide bombing at a Baghdad mosque. A bomber struck as worshippers left the Shiite Buratha mosque following afternoon prayers. Reports describe at least two explosions, one inside and one outside the building.

A bill would make "green chilis roasting in the fall" its signature scent. A state fiscal report says the move might increase tourism to New Mexico by drawing visitors away from Colorado.

A bill would make "green chilis roasting in the fall" its signature scent. A state fiscal report says the move might increase tourism to New Mexico by drawing visitors away from Colorado.

A review of pizza trends by delivery app Slice has new data. The report predicts that pickles — most often served on pizzas topped with garlic sauce — will continue to grow in popularity.

The death toll is expected to rise following an earthquake Monday that struck Southwest China. The state news agency says thousands of people have been killed. An NPR reporting team in Sichuan province, site of the quake's epicenter, reports from the scene.

Insurgent attacks strike in Iraq following the parliament's approval of a partial government. As many as 25 were reported killed in an attack on Kurds in the north, and scores more have been killed in car bombings in and around Baghdad. Sunday, U.S. and Iraqi forces rounded up suspects in the kidnapping of aid worker Margaret Hassan, who is believed dead.