Why some EV buyers are getting their tax returns rejected this year
The federal EV tax credit, worth up to $7,500, saw big changes in 2024. For buyers, the credit typically became easier to get. But if their dealers skipped a step, it was a different story.
Head Of Chicago PD Dismissed Amid Tension Over Black Teenager's Death
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired the police superintendent, and he is ordering a top-to-bottom review of the department's system of oversight, accountability, training and transparency.
Remembering The Forgotten Of The Sports World
Sports gets bigger all the time. But even in the biggest bull markets, there are always a few stocks that fail. The same is true in sports history. Whatever happened to the Little Brown Jug? Bowling?
Saudi Elections To Offer A Small Step Toward Democracy
Saudi Arabia will soon hold the first municipal elections in which women can both vote and run for office. More than 900 women are vying for seats across the country. Voter registration is very low.
IMF To Add China's Yuan To Its Official Basket Of World Currencies
The group consists of the U.S. dollar, euro, British pound and Japanese yen. Steve Inskeep talks to David Wessel, director of the Hutchins Center at the Brookings Institution about China's milestone.
S.C. Farmers Burdened By Catastrophic Rainfall, Crop Losses
Extensive flooding that drowned fields came on top of a summer of drought. Farming accounts for one out of every 10 jobs in the state. Many farmers will have the worst crop losses they've ever seen.
Syrian Broadcaster Dodges Syria's Regime, ISIS And Other Groups
Raed Fares runs Radio Fresh, a pro-democracy media outlet in a small town in northwest Syria. Fares tells Steve Inskeep he came to Washington, D.C., to talk to politicians and government officials.
International Summit To Debate Editing Human DNA
Hundreds of scientists from around the world are participating in a three-day summit in Washington, D.C., to discuss the promises and dangers of powerful new gene editing techniques.
After Paris Attacks, U.S. Tightens Visa Waiver Program
The Obama administration is changing the system that allows travelers from Europe and elsewhere to reach the U.S. without a visa. Steve Inskeep talks to Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson.
'Hollywood Reporter' To End Annual Index Of Powerful Women In Entertainment
Janice Min, president of The Hollywood Reporter, tells Steve Inskeep why the magazine will stop publishing its "Women in Entertainment Power 100" list as a ranking.
'Marvel's Jessica Jones' Is About An Ex-Superhero Turned Private Investigator
The plot of the new Netflix show is something rare in superhero TV or film stories: It's a tale of women banding together to stop the man who abused them. Jessica Jones is played by Krysten Ritter.