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Negotiations to restructure the U.S. territory's significant debt hit a speed bump Friday. As Congress considers its next step, economist Rosario Rivera explains the origins of the financial crisis.

Stock markets are often seen as a predictor of what's ahead for the economy. But some say this year's falling markets are crying wolf. "I think financial markets have overreacted," says one economist.

The mood of the voters is one of the most important political factors in an election year. This year voters are anxious, frightened and angry — for a lot of good reasons.

The Chef's Garden is a farm in Ohio that feels like Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory of vegetables. It grows cutting-edge varieties for chefs like cucamelons and eggplants the size of a pea.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the debut album by the Spanish quartet Hinds. "These four women revive the notion of do-it-yourself punk musicianship," Tucker says of Leave Me Alone.

Last spring, the Center for Public Integrity named Virginia as the state most likely to call the cops on kids at school. Now, the Legal Aid Justice Center…

The people in a tiny town in Greenland manage to stay (reasonably) happy even without the sun. But they're sure glad to have it back.

The Danish government is determined to persuade asylum seekers not to come to Denmark. Its plan to order police to seize cash and valuables from asylum seekers is sparking an outcry.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Amr Hamzawy, visiting scholar at Stanford University, about the fifth anniversary of the Egyptian revolution. He describes a political climate similar to five years ago.

A 2012 New Jersey law was meant to help juries discern factors that make eyewitness testimony strong versus weak. But research suggests a judge's instructions make jurors discount all such testimony.