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A lot of time, effort and money over the past decade have gone into producing a great statistic, but not without unintended consequences.

The country's massively hyperinflated currency will be phased out beginning next week at a rate of $5 U.S. for every 175 quadrillion Zimbabwean dollars.

For the first time ever, a political operative got prison time for illegally coordinating between a superPAC and a campaign. It could have implications for the 2016 presidential race.

The Americans had hoped for more against their trash-talking former coach, who now leads the Swedes, but Friday night's tie in Winnipeg still leaves them atop their group.

A three-judge panel extended an order blocking the release of Albert Woodfox, a former Black Panther leader who is awaiting a retrial in the 1972 stabbing death of a prison guard.

Twitter is going through a lot of changes, including switching CEOs. But, analysts say, stalled user growth and discouraging financial results call for more change than just new leadership.

Will agricultural chemical dealers start selling microbes? Some big pesticide companies are investing in efforts to turn soil bacteria into tools that farmers can use to grow more food.

Chicago is a Democratic stronghold, and the South Side neighborhood is no exception. But Pastor Corey Brooks tells NPR's Scott Simon that the Democrats have failed his friends and neighbors.

NPR's Scott Simon gets reaction to the Strauss-Kahn verdict from Elaine Sciolino, former Paris correspondent for the New York Times.

In the Women's World Cup, the U.S. and Sweden battled to a tie Friday night.