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Not paying someone for a job they did is illegal. It's called wage theft. But in California, the worst offender has paid only a tiny fraction of the millions of dollars in wages he owes workers.

Former Argentine President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner — one of Latin America's most recognizable political figures — is facing 6 years in prison and a lifetime ban from office after a major corruption conviction upheld.

The New Music Friday and Pop Culture Happy Hour host had a hard time narrowing his favorite albums of 2025 down to 10 — the year in music was good enough to fill a list two or three times longer.

Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising: more than $1 billion in a single year. How did the school do it and what does it do with the money?

Federal prosecutors will ask for a 33-year sentence for Enrique Tarrio, the last of the top Proud Boys leaders to be sent to prison for his role in the riot.

Consumer Reports ranked the Toyota Prius the 2010 Green Car of the Year despite a recall from the world's No. 1 automaker. David Champion, senior director for Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center, discusses the process behind the rankings.

NPR's Stephen Thompson reports on two new bands that are topping the Billboard charts despite being fictional K- pop groups from a new Netflix movie.

More than 1,200 people have been charged for crimes related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and investigators are building cases against more suspects.

Dreamgirls is nominated for eight Academy Awards, but not for Best Picture. Babel, which is among five nominees for the top film, earns seven nominations.

Rising prices are a top concern for voters in this year's midterm elections, outpacing abortion, crime and defending democracy. Prices in September were up 8.2% from a year ago.