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JPMorgan Chase and its Hong Kong affiliate have agreed to pay fines totaling $264 million for their role in a scheme to win lucrative contracts in China. The bank acknowledged running a program in which it hired relatives of influential Chinese officials in exchange for certain business contracts. A Justice Department official said the scheme amounted to bribery.

Decades before he became a beloved children's book author, Theodor Geisel (better known as Dr. Seuss) created a series of whimsical sculptures he called "Unorthodox Taxidermy."

Airbnb is expanding beyond short-term home rentals with plans to offer services like guided tours, flights and car rentals. Is it a hedge against anticipated restrictions on its core business model?

A TSA blog highlights a web feature called "Can I bring my....?" You finish the sentence, and search to find out if it's allowed on board the flight. Gravy is prohibited unless properly packed.

On this week's show, we talk about one of our favorite movies in a while and we offer some music and other stuff that can give you a boost when you need one.

Donald Trump swept many traditionally Democratic Rust Belt states. NPR's David Greene revisits Fayette County, Pa., where thousands of Democrats crossed the aisle to vote for the real estate mogul.

During the campaign, President-elect Donald Trump claimed the American car industry was moving jobs to Mexico. The industry is heartened by Trump's views on Environmental Protection Agency regulations but worried about potential changes in trade policy. NPR takes a look at how a Trump administration will shape the cars you drive.

Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner, might not be able to fill a position in the White House because of a federal anti-nepotism statute.

What's popping with race this week? Here are few hardy racial matters to chew on as you head into Thanksgiving week.

The Obama administration has removed Arctic locations from planned oil and gas leases for the next five years. Ten of the 11 approved lease areas are in the Gulf of Mexico.

President-elect Donald Trump has settled three outstanding lawsuits related to his now defunct Trump University. The $25 million settlement was announced Friday by the New York Attorney General's office.

The day after, weaknesses became clear in a deal billed as trying to get a pause in the fighting in Syria. It's unclear if it will stop Russian bombing or allow in needed aid.

Correction Appended Learning is about making connections – not just between, say, a math concept and its real-life applications—but between teachers and…

The U.S. and Cuba will sign a civil aviation agreement on Tuesday, formalizing an arrangement reached in December that allows for some U.S. flights to Cuba. Flights will begin later this year.

The reliever is the first player to be banned permanently from Major League Baseball for failing three tests for performance-enhancing drugs.

With its elaborate headdresses, colorful sequined gowns and statuesque dancers, Jubilee was the classic Las Vegas show. But times and tastes change, and the last performance took place on Feb. 11.

Mark and Jay Duplass take a break from writing, directing, acting and producing to play a game called "Hating you is like hating myself."

By 2050, it's estimated the oceans will contain more plastic than fish, by weight. One entrepreneur says he's developing a tool to remove much of that plastic.

NPR's political correspondent Mara Liasson gives a preview of tonight's high-stakes Republican debate in South Carolina.

NPR's Michel Martin remembers journalist Acel Moore, a Pulitzer Prize winner who helped found the National Association of Black Journalists.