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Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said his resignation could help the prime minister negotiate a better deal with the EU. However, he said, he will wear the "loathing" of Greek creditors "with pride."

After 167 years, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange is expected to close the Futures Pits at the Chicago Board of Trade on Monday. In this StoryCorps, we hear from two longtime traders.

Forget about all the nebulous terms like "austerity," "bailout" and "capital controls." Here are the key numbers you need to know in the Greek financial crisis.

As it turns out, the songs that run politicians right into copyright issues make for a pretty rockin' playlist.

As two of Showtime's hit shows return, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans explains how the network might set itself apart from HBO.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Shannon Ryan, a Chicago Tribune sports reporter, about the allegations that the women's basketball coach and assistant created a racially hostile environment.

This week, New York became the second state to enact an affirmative consent law, meant to combat campus sexual assault. The law requires all colleges and universities to have a policy that "only 'yes' means 'yes' " - stricter than the old-time "'no' means 'no.' "

Microsoft is cutting up to 7,800 jobs, which represents nearly 7 percent of the company's total workforce. The cuts are coming primarily from its smartphone business. It's evidence that Microsoft's attempt to mount a serious challenge to the leading mobile platforms, Apple's iOS and Google's Android, are not paying off.

An Amnesty International researcher provides a rare glimpse of life in Yemen, which the U.N. says is in the grip of a "massive humanitarian crisis." Will a new ceasefire help bring relief?

In the building where slain Rev. Clementa Pinckney once worked in the state Senate, Gov. Nikki Haley signed the bill that will remove the flag from its spot in front of the Capitol building.