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As head of NPR's business desk, Pallavi Gogoi leads the network's coverage of the most essential financial, economic, technology and media stories of the day.

Carrie Johnson is a Supreme Court and Justice Correspondent for NPR. She covers a variety of stories about justice issues, law enforcement, and legal affairs for NPR’s flagship programs and podcasts.

Pritzker sworn in as major proposals advance in lame duck session

A state government home buyout program has helped hundreds of people move out of harm’s way. But for many, it takes too long.

The agency says the proposal has the potential to significantly decrease disease and death from tobacco by "reducing youth experimentation and addiction."

The administrator of the worst-affected area, the Kalehe territory of South Kivu province, said more bodies were recovered Sunday, including many found floating in Lake Kivu.

Kids used their voices to record public announcements for the trains of five transit agencies across the U.S. as part of Autism Awareness Month.

When NPR correspondents report about that group, they try to make it clear that it is not a "state" in the standard sense of that word. This month's "Word Matters" conversation explains why.

While the community believes it's important to have a national leader, their responses reveal a void. When asked to name "the most important Hispanic leader in the country today," 71 percent said no one or that they didn't know. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was mentioned by 5 percent of respondents.

The former president didn't directly address the turmoil surrounding his successor, but he did bemoan the political divisions that continue to plague the country.