Two exchange-traded funds launched this year attempt to tap into what could be called the millennial market, arguing that the generation’s unique tastes and consumer habits—as well as its growing numbers and purchasing power—has created a profitable opportunity.
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama told reporters on Wednesday that he looks forward to visiting US President-elect Donald Trump after the latter officially takes office.
Six children remain hospitalized from the crash, police said.
Hawaiian actress Auli'i Cravalho says she grew up hearing tales of Maui, the Polynesian demigod who could pull up islands with his magical fishhook. Now she stars alongside him in a new Disney movie.
President-elect Donald Trump has named Michigan philanthropist and charter school advocate Betsy DeVos as his secretary of education.
New York City is not known for whale watching. But there's a new resident in the Hudson River: Gotham, the Humpback Whale. NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Paul Sieswerda, president of Gotham Whale.
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Mark Schlissel, president of the University of Michigan, about balancing conservative students' concerns with the worries of students who opposed Donald Trump.
India recently decided to make its 500 and 1,000 rupee notes worthless overnight creating a major fallout for citizens. It's wedding season, when many families hoard cash. One man's family had to deal with exchanging a huge amount of defunct rupees.
Thanksgiving is often stressful for families in a good year. But this year after the election, it's much tougher, and all the more reason to laugh! Comedian Ali Wong shares her advice on navigating family get-togethers.
President-elect Donald Trump named South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley his ambassador to the United Nations. The two-term governor has little foreign policy experience.
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory is a few thousand votes behind his opponent, Democrat Roy Cooper. McCrory is challenging as many votes as possible and suggesting some votes were cast fraudulently.
After a contentious election, families around the country are gathering for Thanksgiving and figuring out how to get along politically. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to comedian Jim Gaffigan, who has a big family of his own, about how to get through the holiday unscathed.
Republicans, especially in the states, have been emboldened to push for more voting restrictions. They are helped by the selection of Jeff Sessions as attorney general, a Congress more unlikely than ever to redo the Voting Rights Act and the expected appointment of a conservative to the Supreme Court.
A federal court has ruled that Wisconsin's Republican-drawn legislative map violates the Constitution. They say gerrymandering diluted the votes of Democrats. The ruling could impact other states.
Magnet schools for science or languages are not so unusual nowadays. But at one career high school in Phoenix, students focus on a subject that's a bit more surprising: how to become police officers.
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Kim Mathers, the ex-wife of rap superstar Eminem, avoided jail time in her drunk driving case.
WASHINGTON (AP) — China pushed back Wednesday against President-elect Donald Trump's threat to use sanctions to win back a competitive trade advantage for the United States.
European officials are labeling Russian media a weapon in an ongoing “hybrid war” against the West, while the European Commission will announce new financial regulations that will require major US banks doing business in the EU to park billions of dollars on European soil.
They're descended from birds brought by British settlers that mated with turkeys native to the U.S. These birds taste much more like the turkeys that were on the table in the 17th century.
STUART, Fla. — FBI tests showed that the Florida college student accused of randomly killing a couple and chewing on the dead man’s face had no detectable hallucinogenic drugs in his system.
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DeVos met with Trump in New Jersey last weekend.
A stay in the Carpathian Mountains, where villages are charming, life moves slowly and the place feels lost in time.