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This week, the Senate is on track to confirm six more federal appeals court judges nominated by President Trump. NPR looks at who they are as they make their way to the judicial bench.

At the end of a year in which pop songs were a constant, provocative part of the national conversation, NPR Music critic Ann Powers sifts through the 100 most popular songs of the year to highlight 10 pure pop pleasures worth remembering.

JPMorgan Chase is taking over First Republic after the troubled bank was placed in the FDIC's receivership in the latest failure in the banking system.

Changes are rippling through the financial services market as trade fees drop to zero. The merger will likely attract antitrust scrutiny, as the combined firms will hold $5 trillion in client assets.

The Miami-Dade based Florida Task Force-1 is just one of several specialized groups on the ground in Surfside. They deploy to disasters across the globe, but now, they're needed at home.

"I simply want a large number to slap in the government's face," said Margaret Anne Georgiadou, the petition's organizer. And then came the deluge.

The charges come at a politically sensitive time for the island's government, which is projecting a polished image to Congress as island leadership expect billions of dollars in recovery aid.

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to accusations of war crimes on both sides, as combatants are bound by international humanitarian law to minimize the impact on civilians.

To acquire the venerable Caesars name and properties, Eldorado will part with $7.2 billion in cash and around 77 million stock shares.

The world is spending more on the military since global figures became available in 1988. Together, the U.S. and China make up half of the world's military spending.