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On the 25th anniversary of the release of U.S. hostages in Iran and as abducted aid workers, contractors and journalists languish in Iraq, NPR's Libby Lewis looks at how many Americans are being held hostage around the world.

General Motors and Ford may have had a hit with their "employee discount" sales incentives, but analysts say the nation's biggest automakers still face problems when it comes to producing profits. Critics say too many of the domestic car companies current models are bland, boring boxes.

As many Americans continue to struggle financially because of inflation, we set out to clear the air on some common claims about what's going on.

Hurricane Fiona knocked many of Puerto Rico's avocados off their trees. In the days since the storm, everywhere you go, people are scrambling to eat and give away avocados before they rot.

President Biden's American Families Plan includes education proposals so ambitious and expensive that in previous years, any one of them would have turned heads.

In his first year in office, President Trump's record on naming judges to lifetime appointments pleasantly surprised conservatives. But liberals worry how his appointees will reshape the federal judiciary.

Pakistanis vote in a parliamentary election Monday, ending a campaign that has been overshadowed by violence — including the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto. The vote could empower a new civilian government. But many say they believe the country's army will not go away quietly.

Pénélope Bagieu's curly, pretty style is sometimes in conflict with her material; it works well when her "rebel ladies" meet happy ends, but she struggles to depict the hardships many suffered.

Hell is actually a bureaucracy in Simon Kurt Unsworth's debut novel. Reviewer Jason Heller says the tale of a demonic murder investigation starts strong but gets mired in the details of infernal life.

5 months after he bought Twitter, Elon Musk has named the next CEO of the company. This sent his fans, critics, and many others, spinning.