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Last year, private-equity firm Lone Star Funds bought up nearly $6.7 billion of Merrill Lynch's credit debt obligations at 22 cents on the dollar. Could that be the private model the Treasury Department wants others to duplicate? Simon Johnson, a professor at MIT and a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, offers his insight.

Tesla is recalling nearly all of the autos it's sold in the U.S. because some warning lights on the instrument panel are too small. And NHTSA has upgraded a probe into Tesla steering problems.

Here's what could determine who the next president will be.

While former President Donald Trump tries to moderate his message on abortion, Vice President Harris’ campaign is warning voters that another Trump administration would threaten access to reproductive healthcare.

A new Congress is in place for the last two weeks of the Biden administration. Speaker Mike Johnson's control of the House seems no stronger than it was in the previous Congress.

The deal, announced earlier this week, would combine the two largest U.S. residential brokerages by sales volume.

The deal, announced earlier this week, would combine the two largest U.S. residential brokerages by sales volume.

The late night hosts warned about the future of free speech on their shows Thursday.

With the Super Bowl in the rearview mirror, we move on to the court and the green. NPR's Scott Simon talks with sports correspondent Tom Goldman about women's college basketball and Tiger Woods.

President Biden has pardoned his son, Hunter -- despite repeated pledges that he would not pardon him. Hunter Biden was convicted of gun crimes and pleaded guilty to tax crimes.