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FILE - Consumer credit cards are posed in North Andover, Mass., March 5, 2012. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is considering a new rule that would slash credit card late fees by 75%, from current highs of up to $41 to as low as $8. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

American credit card debt passes $1 trillion

To put that in perspective, $1 trillion in bills end to end would stretch past the sun from Earth.

A satellite image shows the Fordow facility in Iran. Under an agreement with six world powers, Iran would stop enriching uranium at the facility.

6 Things You Should Know About The Iran Nuclear Deal

The deal is comprehensive and technical, but here's a quick write-up that explains sanctions, centrifuges, breakout time and enrichment.

Miguel Cardona, the U.S. Education Secretary, announced new efforts to help borrowers hurt by problems with its repayment programs.

Government efforts to erase student loan debt have now reached 3.6 million borrowers

The Education Department said today that changes to a pair of previously troubled programs have recently led to $4.8 billion in loan relief for another 80,000 borrowers.

An Expert Explains Why Some Trump Supporters Avoid The Word 'Racist'

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ibram X. Kendi, Director of American University's Antiracist Research and Policy Center, about why some Trump supporters resist describing some of his comments as racist.

Families of American-Israeli hostages are at the DNC seeking action

Families of American-Israeli hostages are in Chicago this week, applying pressure on Democratic leaders to bring their hostages home.

Pamela Druckerman is an American journalist and mother of three who lives in Paris.

What French Parents Do That Americans Don't

After American Pamela Druckerman had a daughter in France, she uncovered a surprising aspect of French life. Wherever she looked, the French seemed to be able to make their kids behave better than American children. Host Rachel Martin talks with Druckerman, whose new book is called Bringing Up Bebe.

The luxury Manzana de Gomez Kempinski hotel in Havana is off-limits to Americans, according to a State Department list of banned companies and hotels in Cuba that was published on Wednesday.

U.S. Bans Americans From Staying In More Than 80 Cuban Hotels

The Trump administration's new Cuba Restricted List includes stores, marinas and government ministries, along with rum and tourism companies.

Here's the NPR bracket for top political story of the year. Pick the winners by voting now.

Pick The Biggest Political Story Of 2017

What's the biggest political story of the year? It's too hard to decide. You can vote in our March Madness-style contest of 64 eye-popping stories that made waves in 2017.

We All Know The "Not Face" – Now We Have A Name For It

Ohio State University professor Aleix Martinez talks with Rachel Martin about how he coined the phrase "Not Face" for the one negative facial expression that crosses cultures and languages globally.

The shutdown leaves one in eight Americans unsure how they'll buy food

A halt in SNAP payments has millions worried about their next meal, raising new questions about how a program born in the Great Depression still defines America's fight against hunger.

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