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Round-tripping occurs when American citizens open bank accounts in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands, funnel money into the accounts and then use it to buy stocks and bonds back in the U.S.

Sending Money On An Overseas Round Trip To Avoid Taxes

Some investors avoid paying taxes in a move called round-tripping — shifting money offshore, then investing it in U.S. stocks or bonds. A study estimates it costs the U.S. billions in lost revenues.

In Bowe Bergdahl's Release, As Many Questions As Answers

The release of Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five senior members of the Taliban has been cheered as well as criticized. A look at why the move has been so polarizing.

Courtney Lockhart is appealing a death penalty sentence that a judge gave him in 2011, which overrode the jury's recommendation of life in prison.

With Judges Overriding Death Penalty Cases, Alabama Is An Outlier

A jury gave Courtney Lockhart life in prison in 2010, but a judge sentenced him to death instead. Lockhart has appealed to the state Supreme Court, hoping it will reconsider judicial override rules.

Philosophy professor Abby Everett Jaques of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology created a class called Ethics of Technology to help future engineers and computer scientists understand the pitfalls of tech.

Solving The Tech Industry's Ethics Problem Could Start In The Classroom

Facebook, Google and other tech giants have been hit with problems they didn't anticipate their software creating. An MIT professor is teaching students that ethics is essential to their future work.

American Red Cross chief Gail McGovern (right) and Rep. Susan Brooks of Indiana tour the American Red Cross Digital Operations Center last year in Washington, D.C.

In Private Letter, Red Cross Tried To End Government Inquiry

The charity has said it wants to "lead the effort in transparency." But when a congressman requested an inquiry into its disaster relief work, Red Cross officials wanted it called off.

The Justice Department could soon expand its investigation into the email controversy surrounding Hillary Clinton's use of a private server while secretary of state.

Government Inquiry Into Clinton Emails Likely To Widen

The FBI investigation into the Clinton email controversy could soon go beyond whether classified information passed through the private server she used as secretary of state.

Diego Lobaton stands with his mother, Hedy Julca, and her son, Bruce, inside their cellphone store. Lobaton, Julca and Lobaton's brother Luis were arrested last year after San Diego police stopped the brothers on the suspicion they were breaking into the store.

In San Diego, Wild Discrepancies Between Video Footage And A Police Report

Video footage shows glaring inconsistencies in police officers' account of a suspected break-in, which was actually just two brothers walking into their home.

Life Kit: Green Living

The heating, cooling and lighting in buildings account for nearly a third of U.S. greenhouse emissions. NPR's Life Kit has tips for how to shrink the carbon footprint of your house or apartment.

A woman enters an All American Check Cashing location in Brandon, Miss., in May. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed new rules to crack down on such lenders.

Consumer Watchdog Proposes New Rules On Payday Lenders

Regulations proposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau would require lenders to determine whether customers can repay within 30 days before issuing a loan.

A homeless man smokes crack in the Barrio Triste neighborhood in Medellin, Colombia.

Illicit Drugs And Mental Illness Take A Huge Global Toll

Disability and illness caused by opioids, amphetamines, cocaine and cannabis increased by more than 50 percent over the two decades prior to 2010. Opioid dependence in particular has become much more common.

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