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Remember when we couldn't get enough athleisure? Or pajamas? Now, the hottest question for clothing retailers is whether they've got an "inventory glut." For shoppers, this means discounts.

U.S. enforcement officials said they will not change how they treat marijuana under federal drug control laws, turning aside a bid from Democratic governors to loosen restrictions on the substance.

A report on possible changes in the structure of South Carolina's electricity market is getting attention here, north of the border, because any changes there could have a big impact.

There's a race for dominance in electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. China leads right now, but other countries — including the U.S. — are trying hard to catch up.

The Indian film industry, also known as Bollywood, plans to remake the 1992 U.S. movie My Cousin Vinny. Usually Indian filmmakers take the plots from Hollywood movies without getting legal permission, but this time producers are asking for the American studio's approval, which could be a first for Bollywood.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with U.S. ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield about Russia backing out of the Black Sea Grain Deal with Ukraine.

As resistance to traditional insecticides grows in head lice, some researchers are abandoning poison shampoos and taking a different approach, from electrocution and suffocation to a lotion that acts as a shrinkwrap.

Heat is dangerous for the many people with common conditions like diabetes or heart disease. And vulnerable communities face greater exposure to heat and fewer resources to escape it.

In the past year, the number of oil drilling rigs has tripled and now stands at about 130. New technology has made previously unprofitable oil reserves there profitable.

Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd unveiled his plan to rewrite the nation's financial regulations. The bill released Monday calls for a council of regulators to oversee systemic risk and create a consumer protection agency at the Federal Reserve.

In 2000, the country launched a campaign that seized thousands of white-owned farms. The move helped send Zimbabwe into an economic tailspin. But now, some of those farmers may get that land back.

The magnificent tree is the size of a city block, the product of doting efforts by the Lahaina's residents. Aerial footage shows the tree charred but still standing amid a downtown devastated by fire.

Without yeast, bread wouldn't rise and beer wouldn't foam. As Nicholas Money's new book, The Rise of Yeast, points out, it leaves its mark on other foods, too, including coffee, and even chocolate.

The Bavarian State Opera's production of Macbeth raised more than a few eyebrows with graphic scenes, gruesome tableaus and, at times, not much clothing.

The list of retail bankruptcies and store closures is growing. It's being predicted that store closures will rise 25 percent this year. It would be easy to blame the faltering economy, but there's more to it than that.

Representatives from the U.S. and five other world powers outlined their concerns about Iran's nuclear program at a meeting in Switzerland with an Iranian delegation. U.S. officials held the highest-level direct talks with the Iranians in years.

Doctors aren't used to discussing financial barriers to care, and many think it's inappropriate to bring up money at all during conversations with patients.

While most companies have cut back on advertising and marketing because of the economic downturn, an increasing amount of advertising dollars that are being spent are going to the online search engine Google.

THC-A has become popular in Charlotte in the last year. When smoked, it produces the same psychoactive effects as marijuana. It's also legal.

Is it possible that, one day, beef production will not require grazing land, feed lots or slaughterhouses? In Britain, burgers made from cow stem cells were put to the taste test on Monday.