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A woman walks past a display showing currency exchange rates of the U.S. dollar and the euro against the Russian ruble in Moscow on Feb. 22. Russia owes over $100 million in interest payments for two bonds on Wednesday as fears grow that the country will default on its debt.

Fears are growing that Russia will default on its debt. Here's what you need to know

Russia owes interest payments on two dollar-denominated bonds on Wednesday. If it doesn't pay, the country could go into default.

Voters line up to cast their ballots in the 2020 presidential election in Durham, N.C. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a North Carolina redistricting case this fall about how much power state legislatures have over how federal elections are run.

How the Supreme Court could radically reshape elections for president and Congress

The justices have agreed to hear a case next term about how much power state legislatures have over how congressional and presidential elections are run. It could upend election laws across the U.S.

Twitter's lawsuit sets the social media company and the world's richest man up for a lengthy, expensive and high-stakes battle.

Twitter takes Elon Musk to court, accusing him of bad faith and hypocrisy

The social media company is asking a Delaware court to force the world's richest man to follow through on his agreement to buy it for $44 billion.

Detail of the fabric used on his feet by Marcos Antonio Costa, 27, to climb açaí palm trees to pick its berries in the rainforest near Melgaco, southwest of Marajo Island, state of Para, Brazil, on June 6, 2020.

Opinion: Do you know who's picking your açaí berries?

NPR's Scott Simon details how many of Brazil's açaí berries are harvested: by children.

a collage of illustrations of four defendants

With no convictions in trial over alleged Whitmer kidnapping plot, what's next?

Former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Matthew Schneider analyzes the results of the federal trial over the alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and looks at what's next in the case.

Lamar Cornett has worked in restaurants for more than 20 years. During the pandemic, he began thinking about leaving that career behind.

Low Pay, No Benefits, Rude Customers: Restaurant Workers Quit At Record Rate

Average wages for nonmanagers at restaurants and bars hit $15 an hour in May, but many say no amount of pay would get them to return. They are leaving at the highest rate in decades.

Former President Donald Trump hit many of the touchstones of his culture war, grievance-based politics at the North Carolina Republican Convention Saturday in Greenville, N.C.

Trump Returns To Campaign Trail With Election Lies And Dark Warnings

A speech Saturday night before the North Carolina GOP marks the beginning of what's expected to be a summer spree of campaigning for the former president.

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner leaves a courtroom in Khimki just outside Moscow, on Friday.

WNBA star Brittney Griner's detention in Russia is extended by a month

The lawyer for the 31-year-old athlete said Friday her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month. Griner faces a trial on drug possession charges in mid-June.

Ocean water along U.S. coasts will rise about one foot by 2050, scientists warn

Sea levels are rising even faster on the East Coast and Gulf Coast. And advances in climate science mean we can see the future clearly for the first time.

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