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The world of central banking is largely a man's world. But Janet Yellen, the Federal Reserve's new leader, has been undeterred by such barriers since she was in high school in Brooklyn. Now global financial markets will be watching her every move.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, the ranking member on the House Oversight Committee, says materials from an IRS workshop in 2010 instructed agents to flag applications from "progressive" groups as well as those with "Tea Party," "patriot" or "9/12" in their names.

She's known for celebrity imitations: Hillary Clinton and Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez and Bjork, and so on. Now, as she joins Saturday Night Live's full cast, she's learning what else she can do.

Israeli and Hamas negotiators are meeting in Qatar to discuss a potential ceasefire in the 10-month old Gaza war. Hamas says it doesn’t have all the hostages and some were seized by families.

A new indictment was filed against former President Donald Trump over his efforts to interfere in the 2020 presidential election. And, the Paralympic Games kick off today. Here's how to watch.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol covered heated meetings inside the White House. NPR Justice Correspondent Ryan Lucas reports.

Drug deaths are declining but the Trump administration's intelligence team has issued a new report describing street fentanyl as a top threat to the U.S.

The British band Coldplay tops the Billboard 200 this week with its latest album.

Former President Donald Trump says he has been notified he is a target of the federal grand jury probe into efforts to overturn the 2020 election.

In an interview with NPR, The New York Times' new executive editor, Dean Baquet, said Jill Abramson was fired because of her failed relationship with the publisher and with senior editors.