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We know very little about what goes into standardized tests, who really designs them and how they're scored. Take a peek into the nation's largest test-scoring facility.

Card sales are stagnant and Hallmark just made major job cuts. While some millennials have found novelty in paper cards, the traditional cards can't quite compete with social media.

Computer-related problems on the New York Stock Exchange halted trading for more than three hours on Wednesday, but it was not a one-off.

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with documentary filmmaker Pamela Yates about Guatemalan ex-dictator Efrain Rios Montt, who was declared mentally unfit for trial Tuesday by Guatemala's forensic authority.

James Comey testified about cases in which unencrypted data made the difference in convicting dangerous criminals. Opponents say any encryption programs that let governments in also let hackers in.

Carrying a child for someone unable to become pregnant can be a legal and ethical minefield. In Oregon, lenient laws and strict contracts have made surrogacy a more appealing option for women.

The global middle class is growing ... but slowly. (A lot of the credit goes to China.) And more than 70 percent of the world's population still falls below what would be considered "middle" income.

Celebrities like Rebel Wilson and Melissa McCarthy are helping bring plus-size clothing into the mainstream. But most retailers lag behind, making it difficult for women to find clothes in stores.

Daniel Majok Gai became a "Lost Boy" at age 6 and eventually made it to Denver, where he managed a hubcap business and earned a college degree. Now he's determined to help heal his troubled homeland.

The lake is home to the underwater wreckage of a B-29 bomber, which crashed on a secret mission during World War II. The drought is making it easier for scuba divers to explore the submerged ruins.