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Lawrence Summers took himself out of the running. Now the focus turns to whether Obama will pick Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Janet Yellen to be the first woman to run the central bank.

A new investigation by The Washington Post shows that hundreds of people in Washington, D.C. are losing their homes over tax debts that often total less than $200. Host Michel Martin speaks with investigative journalist Michael Sallah, about how tax lien sales are forcing elderly homeowners onto the streets.

The venerable probe has finally departed for interstellar space, but there's a reason the news might give you a feeling of deja vu.

U.S. Park Police removed the more than 30-year-old encampment overnight, taking advantage of a moment when it was left vacant.

Chipotle is betting that it can sell even more burritos by lambasting Big Food companies that drug animals in the name of profit. That's the message of a new short film and game the company launched Thursday that takes a cue from advocacy films like The Meatrix.

Massive flooding has left three people dead in Colorado. But there is one bit of good news.

A doctor at a British hospital was asked to figure out a way to improve the staffers' dismal use of guidelines for better asthma treatment. So he made a low-budget YouTube video they could watch on their phones. In two months, doctors' knowledge of the guidelines doubled.

As New York Fashion Week comes to an end, Audie Cornish talks to Robin Givhan, style and culture writer for The Cut from New York Magazine, about diversity on the runway and her favorite show.

We can help you learn to do just thank, thanks to newscaster Korva Coleman's helpful audio guide. Supposedly, being able to say that word can cure you of any Friday the 13th fears.

After decades without any reported cases, dengue fever seems to be getting a foothold in the U.S. In 2009, it surfaced in Key West. This year, 18 cases have been reported this summer in Martin County, Fla.