Search results for

After talks with creditors broke down, the country has defaulted on its debt for the second time in more than 12 years. This could mean higher interest rates and higher inflation for Argentina.

While the world's attention remains focused on the conflict in Israel and Gaza, the war in Syria continues. NPR's Eric Westervelt speaks with Los Angeles Times correspondent Raja Abdulrahim, who recently reported from inside Syria.

Now that Fright Night is the most popular holiday, it has nowhere to go but down.

The nine-year period ending in 2014 saw a sharp increase in the U.S. of alcohol-related visits to emergency rooms, a study finds. And binge drinking doesn't completely explain it.

The Library of Congress announced on Tuesday that it will no longer archive every tweet published on Twitter. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with social media scholar Michael Zimmer about the challenges the library has faced in its efforts to collect every tweet.

The fire broke out in a five-story apartment building near the Bronx Zoo. The boy's mother left her door open when fleeing the blaze — likely helping it to spread, New York officials say.

Based on research conducted at the University of Michigan, surgeons developed a simple strategy to reduce misuse and abuse of painkillers after surgery: give patients fewer pills.

Reporter Jim Yardley of The New York Times has learned a lot about the man who owned the building in Bangladesh which collapsed last week, killing more than 500 people. He talks to David Greene about the owner's place in a corrupt system, and the challenges facing the country's garment industry.

As investigators wait to interview wounded Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the site of the two blasts is still being processed for evidence. Nearby, mourners and well-wishers have left a pile of flowers, notes and mementos in the days since the attack.

As this year's tax deadline approaches, hundreds of thousands of low-income Americans are relying on free services to help with returns. The services are an alternative to schemes that often prey on people who need quick cash.