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NPR's Scott Simon muses about how the media covered Roseanne Barr's tweet compared with a new count of the lives lost and devastated by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

The Federal Reserve moved aggressively Wednesday to start cutting interest rates as easing inflation fears gives way to concern about the job market.

The staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was instructed by email to cease much of its work. Bessent, a wealthy Wall Street investor, replaces Rohit Chopra, who was fired on Saturday.

As the Trump administration carries out mass firings of the federal workforce in a push to slash government spending, it's targeting probationary workers. Here's what to know about the employee status.

President Trump's mug shot is one of the first things visitors will see when approaching the Oval Office.

The Buffalo AKG Art Museum plans to lay off 13 unionized visitor experience workers and hire 11 non-union security workers. Buffalo AKG Workers United says the move is "union busting" but the AKG says the change is needed to better balance the museum's needs.

The transportation sector is responsible for a significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. The Biden administration has unveiled a strategy to help curb trucking industry emissions.

The world population has topped 8 billion — but the growth rate is slowing. What does this mean for the decades to come?

Scott Kirby, United Airlines CEO, has been very public about the shortage of air traffic controllers -- which he says should be a top priority for the second Trump administration.

The newly inaugurated president announced his intention to terminate U.S. membership in the U.N.'s global health agency.