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"Without collective resolve, the confidence that the world so badly needs will not return," Christine Lagarde says.

In an address this afternoon, the Republican lawmaker makes the case for lowering the corporate tax rate and closing loopholes.

Classic local TV news report in Arizona ends with some "ya think?" advice.

Mexican gangs hung two dead bodies from an overpass in Nuevo Laredo as a threat to "internet busybodies," reporting on the drug war.

The world's major central banks are so worried about Europe's debt crisis that they are moving to shore up eurozone banks. Left unchecked, this crisis could spill over into the U.S. economy. Here's how Europe's troubles could migrate to the U.S. and the rest of the world.

NASA's Kepler mission has found a new solar system where a Saturn-like planet spins around twin stars 200 light-years away from us. It's the first direct observation of such an arrangement, and astronomers say they're not sure why the planet is there.

Take just 25 seconds for something silly. Everybody deserves a break from the serious news of the day.

The economic indicators may all say the United States is out of recession, but the situation in the real world is a mixed bag. NPR's Robert Siegel travelled to Chillicothe, Ohio, a city that has seen ups and downs during the past three years.

Dr. Oz isn't the only one whose testing has turned up arsenic in apple juice. But his methods have been challenged, and the Food and Drug Administration maintains the drink remains safe to consume.

Israel has never had many friends in the Middle East, and now it is facing serious problems with traditional partners like Turkey and Egypt. A Palestinian bid for statehood at the U.N. next week is expected to add to Israel's sense of isolation in the region.