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Germany's central bank needs to prove that its massive gold reserve actually exists. This is not quite as random as it sounds.

A controversial self-defense statute appears to produce more killings, according to a new study. Advocates for the law say it's working as designed. But researchers have different explanations about what might be happening.

See how much Americans owe, what they're borrowing money to pay for, and how much of each paycheck goes to pay off debt.

Germany's central bank needs to prove that its massive gold reserve actually exists. This is not quite as random as it sounds.

A program that backed lots of mortgages during the housing bust may soon need taxpayer money to make good on its promises.

A program that backed lots of mortgages during the housing bust may soon need taxpayer money to make good on its promises.

The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country.

From higher payroll taxes to automatic cuts in military spending, the looming budget crisis could drag the economy back into recession and create turmoil in the financial markets, economists say. To better understand what's at stake, have a look at some of the key phrases involved in the crisis.

The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a 6-point lead in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns are spending most of their time and money. But battleground voters were also more downbeat about the direction of the country.

In the early 1990s, Colombian drug cartels had a problem: They had more money than they knew what to do with. So a pair of federal agents created an offshore bank.