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A recurring debate in the presidential contest is who's responsible when a business succeeds. The candidates' arguments have stirred a debate within the business community itself.

Sears will close its last remaining mall location in a Chicago suburb on Nov. 14. What does it mean to loyal customers to see such a once iconic and proud brand close up shop?

Chicago's female lifeguards had hoped their #MeToo moment had come, after decades of alleged sexual misconduct by supervisors at the city's beaches and pools. But an internal investigation stalled.

As Lebanon marks a year since a huge blast at the Beirut port, the sister of one of the victims is still working to pick up the pieces of her life and continue her search for justice.

The story of Chris Smalls is one of the biggest underdog victories in modern corporate history. Fired two years ago, he has now organized Amazon's very first unionized warehouse in America.

The McDonald's Arch Deluxe is one of the most infamous product failures in history. In his new book, The Voltage Effect, economist John List says it's an example of a good idea failing to scale up.

Fifty years ago, poet Allen Ginsberg gave the first public reading of "Howl" at a gathering in San Francisco. It was a literary milestone: Many consider that night the birth of the Beat Generation. Ginsberg's friend and fellow poet, Gary Snyder also read that night and recalls the event.

Ed Martin, former Missouri GOP chairman, tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro how grassroots conservatives may lean on lawmakers as they consider immigration proposals in the House.

Rain after big fires last year had whole neighborhoods in Flagstaff, Ariz., sandbagging to protect homes. Near-record snowpack in the mountains are threatening to test larger scale flood controls.

The new world record-holder stands shorter than a Popsicle stick at 3.59 inches and follows a long line of low dogs. The chihuahua's owner describes her as "small like a ball" and "a bit of a diva."