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As the Trump administration prepares to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks Mideast scholar Aaron David Miller the likely effects of such a move.

The Senate has begun debate on a GOP plan to overhaul the nation's tax code, with major economic and political consequences in the balance.

Lyft is offering education benefits, a move aimed at recruiting and retaining drivers in its competition with Uber. But it raises a question about what these companies owe their workforces.

The Incas did not have a written language. Instead, they communicated using a system of knots in colored strings — called khipus. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Harvard student Manny Medrano about his groundbreaking work analyzing the code.

Mass-produced crockpots and other ceramic food containers are probably safe, but handmade earthenware might merit a home test.

At 106 proof, China's famous Moutai baijiu liquor is getting hard to find, as bottles are being snatched up by speculators. Its brand parent recently became the world's most valuable distiller.

Pet stores in California will only be able to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits rescued from shelters — but that doesn't mean the so-called "puppy mills" are going away.

More cities and counties across the U.S. will now be using public funds to provide representation for immigrants at risk of being deported.

Ahmed Abu Khatallah was accused of orchestrating the siege on a U.S. diplomatic compound in the Libyan city. That attack, which left four Americans dead, has become a political flashpoint in the U.S.

The president's son told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he would have consulted a lawyer if he had learned anything damaging — but ultimately, he said, he did not.