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Stanley Fischer says that despite record highs in the stock market — boosted by the Fed's low interest rates — he doesn't see a bubble. But he says the U.S. debt could be a problem if rates go up.

The credit reporting agency said Chairman and CEO Richard Smith is retiring — just weeks after Equifax acknowledged that hackers had accessed the personal information of up to 143 million consumers.

Voter turnout was up among college students by more than the nation as a whole in the last election, a Tufts University report says. But that turnout varied greatly across different types of colleges.

Hundreds of residents in the coastal city of Townsville are heading home after days of devastating flooding submerged entire neighborhoods. Police have reported two fatalities.

The automaker General Motors says it is cutting 15 percent of its white-collar workforce. GM may also close as many as five plants in North America.

The Sears bankruptcy highlights the struggle that many suburban malls face, especially when an big anchor retailer shuts down. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Sears Canada CEO Mark Cohen about malls in the post-Sears era.

Meteorologist Bob Henson outlines the confluence of ominous factors that make Hurricane Florence a very worrisome storm.

The United Nations says 22 children were killed in an airstrike and puts the blame on the Saudi-led forces intervening in the civil war.

A modified version of the sport, billed as a bridge between tackle and flag football, will be piloted with select youth football programs this fall. It features fewer players and a shorter field.

The U.S. squad, 242 strong, has more women than ever. It also includes 10 African-Americans, 11 Asian-Americans and the first two openly gay athletes to compete for the U.S. at a Winter Olympics.