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People shop at Walmart on Black Friday 2022 in Dunwoody, Ga.

What tracking one Walmart store's prices for years taught us about the economy

Inside our shopping cart is a story of global trade, extreme weather, shrinking packages and rising prices.

After Columbus wrote the letter in 1493, it was reprinted in Latin and circulated across Europe. Several copies have resurfaced in the U.S., including this one stolen from Venice in the 1980s.

A stolen Christopher Columbus letter found in Delaware returns to Italy decades later

A rare copy of a letter from Columbus to Spain's royals detailing his voyage vanished from a Venice museum in the 1980s. U.S. authorities have repatriated it to Rome after a yearslong investigation.

Manischewitz is closely associated with Jewish tradition, but it was once a huge crossover success. Sammy Davis Jr. was its spokesman in TV advertising. At one point, the typical drinker was described as an urban African-American man.

'Man, Oh Manischewitz': When The Jewish Wine Was Big With Gentiles, Too

The wine associated with Jewish tradition was once a huge crossover success. At one point, the typical drinker was described as an urban African-American man.

Henry Louis Gates Jr., is the director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research and the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor at Harvard University.

What It Means To Be 'Black In Latin America'

Historian Henry Louis Gates Jr. looks at the cultural legacy of African slaves brought to Latin America.

<p>After adopting the euro, Greece borrowed huge sums of money. The country is now on the brink of a major default. "They're going to default ... it's now a question of how messy it will be," says writer Michael Lewis. His new book <em>Boomerang </em>looks at Greece and four other places affected by the financial crisis.</p>

How The Financial Crisis Created A 'New Third World'

In Boomerang, writer Michael Lewis tells the stories of the countries hit hardest by the 2008 financial crisis. He also profiles some people who bet against European governments and are likely to make millions if and when they default.

On A 'Rigged' Wall Street, Milliseconds Make All The Difference

"The stock market is rigged," Michael Lewis says. In his new book Flash Boys, he describes how computerized transactions known as high-frequency trading are creating an uneven playing field.

Rusty Sabich is back (and retired) in Scott Turow's new novel 'Presumed Guilty'

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to novelist Scott Turow about his latest legal thriller, "Presumed Guilty."

Park City is hosting its final Sundance. Here are the movies generating buzz

The Sundance Film Festival is underway in Park City, Utah and there's buzz on a number of films.

Picture Perfect: June 30 - Independent Films

Fortify yourself with an hour of cinematic fifes and drums, as Ross Amico looks ahead to Independence Day with music from “The Patriot” (John Williams),…

Picture Perfect: City Slickers

City mice go the country this week. Displaced cops, dilapidated farmhouses, and cowboy fantasy camps form the bases for “Witness” (Maurice Jarre), “On…

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