Stories: 1) How Rock 'N' Roll Can Explain The U.S. Economy 2) Housing Market Watchers Edgy As Mortgage Rates Keep Climbing 3) When People Make Their Own Banks 4) Visa Exchange Program Draws Scrutiny Under Immigration Bill […]

Mike Smith lives by himself in a small house in a small town in Kentucky, near the Ohio River. He makes about $1,000 a month, owns his house outright, and doesn't carry any debt. He suspects that his brother and at least one but maybe all of his three grown children have stolen money from him.Over a period of about a year he made exactly six transaction […]

Tech communities are booming all over Africa, says Nairobi-based Juliana Rotich, cofounder of the open-source software Ushahidi. But it remains challenging to get and stay connected in a region with frequent blackouts and spotty Internet hookups. So Rotich and friends developed BRCK, offering resilient connectivity for the developing world. […]

6/18/2013 -- Putin and Obama clash over Assad's fate, farm bill foes tangle GOP leadership, and passenger satisfaction with airlines is up. […]

Colum McCann won the National Book Award for his 2009 novel, Let the Great World Spin, about a high-wire artist. Critic Maureen Corrigan says McCann's new novel, TransAtlantic, also has its head in the clouds. […]