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NPR's Scott Simon talks with Barry Ritholtz, chairman of Ritholtz Wealth Management, about the state of an economy that's adding jobs but also seeing layoffs.

Brazil's former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has been convicted of corruption charges. Lula, as he's popularly known, was sentenced to nine and a half years in prison but remains free pending appeal. Lula denies wrongdoing and claims the charges are politically motivated.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping's rare explicit criticism of the U.S. was followed on Tuesday by a barrage of scorn and criticism aimed squarely at Washington from China's new foreign minister.

Federal Chairman Jerome Powell testifies before a Senate committee Tuesday morning. He'll likely be asked about the Fed's effort to curb inflation and how much higher interest rates are likely to go.

The U.S. Senate voted to block a sweeping criminal justice reform bill passed by local lawmakers in the District of Columbia.

The DOJ says the Louisville Metro Police Department routinely violated civil rights, conducted unlawful searches and discriminated against Black people and people with behavioral health disabilities.

March Madness is fully underway. The opening of college basketball's tournament season brought exciting play and some upsets.

A Senate fight over temporarily replacing Diane Feinstein on the judiciary panel is delaying the confirmation of several federal judicial nominees. Feinstein, who is 89, is recovering from shingles.

FBI agents have arrested a man suspected to be involved in the leak of classified documents related to the war in Ukraine and the case is already raising questions about access to sensitive material.

Many questions are raised by the discovery of missile parts in a North Korean ship coming from Cuba and passing through the Panama Canal. Cuban authorities acknowledge sending the parts, but they do not explain why they are doing business with North Korea. The incident sheds some light on two of the most isolated regimes on the planet and what political and commercial ties may bind them.