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Two years ago today, carrying a glut of sub-prime mortgages, Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy.

Trader Joe's is one of the most popular grocery chains in the U.S., yet it is incredibly secretive about its products and business model. A 'Fortune' magazine writer profiled the company.

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel will announce his resignation from the Obama administration tomorrow, to run for mayor of the city of Chicago, NPR has confirmed.

An artist from Allentown, Pennsylvania, made a life-sized bust of actor Kevin Bacon out of bacon bits. It is for sale now, on eBay. All proceeds will go to charity.

The change will take effect on October 1.

An oil rig, 90 miles off the Gulf of Mexico, is on fire, the U.S. Coast Guard reports. Thirteen people on board the rig are accounted for. An explosion was reported shortly after 10:30 a.m. ET.

After 106 years with a name many found offensive, Cleveland's baseball team will have a new moniker after this season. They will become the Guardians, a nod to a local bridge.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Radiolab producer Rachael Cusick about her search for Elizabeth Kübler-Ross, the psychiatrist behind the five stages of grief.

Officials had vowed to continue the search for people among roughly 11 tons of rubble that remained until all missing persons had been recovered. Now firefighters have finished their search.

The new chief, Tom Manger, said the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection should not define the department and that necessary changes to its procedures have been made in the months since.

The Minneapolis Police Department is short-staffed, even as violent crime has surged. The city and its residents are improvising as they argue over what the future of policing should look like.

Team USA scored big, rebounding after a disappointing loss to Sweden. The 6-1 win keeps alive the Americans' goal of becoming the first women's team to take Olympic gold after winning the World Cup.