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Trump picked Atkins, a former SEC commissioner, to head the agency. Known for his support of cryptocurrencies, Atkins could help shape regulations for the industry.

NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to Rev. Darryl Gray, who helped organize a protest for underpaid janitors in St. Louis who are demanding a living wage.

At the time Charles Dickens wrote A Christmas Carol, a new social science was just taking root: economics. Dickens did not like it. NPR visits a high school performance of the play to understand the economic commentary laced throughout this holiday classic.

Democratic Congressman Richard Neal was in Lee, Massachusetts Wednesday to announce a million-dollar earmark for the town's new public safety facility project.

Buffalo Police officers are rarely disciplined when they have done wrong on the job a new report from the New York Civil Liberties Union finds.

Burlington, Vermont Democrats have chosen their candidates for March’s Town Meeting Day city council races as a long-time councilor decides not to run for re-election.

The focal point of the case is 2009 law enacted by Congress that gives the Food and Drug Administration a mandate to curb the availability of nicotine products for minors.

At the Supreme Court Wednesday, a case asks whether a California lawyer can own a federal trademark covering the phrase "Trump Too Small."

Mexico City is grappling with a water shortage — exacerbated by poor infrastructure and climate change. And if the rain doesn't come in the next few months, the situation could become critical.

The holiday season is filled with tradition. Some are developed within a family and others are handed down from generation to generation. And, some continue over the centuries.