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Much of Donald Trump's success in business comes from his ability to leverage his name as a luxury product. He doesn't actually own some of the products attached to him; instead he leases his name to other investors. NPR explores how the current campaign might affect his brand.

Voters in Wisconsin weigh in Tuesday in the Democratic and Republican presidential primaries.

For decades, Wisconsin primary voters almost always endorsed the candidates who were already on their way to the nomination. But on Tuesday, Republicans and Democrats in the state could buck that trend.

NPR's Ari Shaprio interviews Gerard Ryle, director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Ryle coordinated with over one hundred media organizations around the world to read and analyze the 11.5 million files from the Panama Papers leak.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Vincent Cochetel, director of the Europe bureau for UNHCR, about how Greece may have accidently deported asylum seekers.

Before there were digital computers, there were "human computers," women who used pencils and paper to do the math that helped carry the U.S. into space. Nathalia Holt tells their story in a new book.

The opera singer Kathleen Battle is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera — 22 years after she was famously dismissed for "unprofessional actions."

The European Union is deporting asylum-seekers — escorting them by ferry from Greek islands to Turkey. The deportations are part of an EU deal with Turkey to deter migrants from coming to Europe.

The Labor Department rule regarding retirement planning is opposed by Wall Street. Renee Montagne talks to Jules Gaudreau, president of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors.

The Labor Department unveils a rule imposing limits on how financial advisers and brokers may offer advice to people saving for retirement. The rule changes how these advisers can earn commissions.

U.S. drug company Pfizer announced it has terminated its merger agreement with Ireland-based Allergan. Pfizer says the decision was driven by anti-inversion rules introduced by the U.S. Treasury.

GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz fended off the cheese hat, saying, "I would not presume to intrude on the elegance with which the people of Wisconsin wear those hats."

Outlaw, "Okie from Muskogee," poet of working-class values and a fixture in country music for 50 years, Merle Haggard died Wednesday, April 6, his 79th birthday.

Country music icon Merle Haggard died today, his 79th birthday.

Ted Cruz came away from the Wisconsin primary ahead of his GOP opponents. NPR takes a look at what's to come for the Republican presidential race.

The Panama Papers highlighted the world of offshore tax havens. Planet Money wondered how hard these shell companies are to set-up. This story originally aired on July 27, 2012 on Morning Edition.

A former coal executive was sentenced Wednesday to a year in prison and fined $250,000. In December, ex-Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship was found guilty of conspiring to violate federal mine safety laws.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with business strategies consultant Susan McPherson about reactions by corporations to the "religious freedom" law passed in Mississippi and similar laws in other states.

"The World According to Sound" podcast brings us to Southern California near the Salton Sea where unique geothermal conditions allow for "mud pots" — caldrons of thick, muddy water bubbling with the release of hot water and gas from deep underground.

At a military lab in Hawaii, researchers are solving a puzzle. Thousands of bones in 208 boxes — the bones of Americans who died during the Korean war — are all mixed together. Identifying those who served is nearly impossible. Now after more than two decades, new forensic technology is making it possible. And it's just in time for the remaining brothers and sisters of those who died in Korea more than six decades ago.