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Robert Mercer, co-CEO of Renaissance Technologies and a major conservative donor, had brought attention to his firm. He is resigning amid reports that other company executives chafed at the scrutiny.

A proposal unveiled Thursday seeks to permanently cut corporate taxes to 20 percent. It would reduce the number of tax brackets and cap deductions on mortgage interest and local taxes.

Pet stores in California will only be able to sell dogs, cats, and rabbits rescued from shelters — but that doesn't mean the so-called "puppy mills" are going away.

In March, WNYC reported on three unusual real estate deals in New York City by Paul Manafort. The indictment addresses two of them.

Michael Rapaport set out to be a pro basketball player. Instead, he became an actor and rabid sports fan. "Sports is one of the only safe places where you can articulate your emotions," he tells NPR.

With 40 percent of its students at risk of failing, one radical new high school in Washington, D.C., wrestles with whether to lower its own high expectations.

The federal government has all but dropped out of marketing the Affordable Care Act, so states, corporations and private groups are stepping up. Some are going cute, while others get serious.

Banks was a founding member of the American Indian Movement and a leader of the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973.

The funk master is back with his first album in six years: World Wide Funk. He talks King Records and his relationship with the late Bernie Worrell in an interview with NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

Candy is supposed to be sweet and delicious. So why are we tempted by candy that pretends to be made of hazardous chemicals, that threatens to nuke our tastebuds, or that dares us to be disgusted?