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Fitch cut the federal government's top rating, citing rising deficits and a steady deterioration in governance over the last two decades. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the Biden administration.

Extremists reportedly used such cards in preparation for the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris, according to the country's finance minister.

The latest report, will not only give an update on inflation, it could also indicate if the Federal Reserve will resume lowering interest rates.

Beyoncé's Africa video, Inuit advice on raising kids without yelling and ... locusts! Here's the surprising mix of stories Goats and Soda readers loved in 2020 that have nothing to do with COVID-19.

Critics of the affordable housing tax credit argue it is costing Kansas too much money. But supporters say it's helping construct new homes amid a housing shortage that’s driving up the costs of homes and contributing to homelessness.

Kathryn Hahn plays a game of Wild Card and talks about being nostalgic for when her kids were young and the challenges of menopause.

The Fed boosted a key interest rate again — its seventh hike since 2015. The move, which was expected, will trigger higher rates on credit cards, home equity lines and other kinds of borrowing.

The president wants to restore the child tax credit back to the amount it was during the pandemic. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado about how it would help.

Because an extension of the child tax credit is tied in with President Biden's Build Back Better social spending plan, it remains unclear whether the monthly payments will continue beyond this year.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Indivar Dutta-Gupta of the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality on the expanded child tax credit in the stimulus bill and how it'd reduce poverty among children.