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Federal prosecutors in the U.S. have charged two former traders in JPMorgan Chase's London office with securities fraud. The two men were part of the so-called "London Whale" case, which ended up costing the company more than $6 billion. U.S. officials say the men lied about the value of some derivatives trades to cover up mounting losses.

The U.S. provides around $1.3 billion in annual aid to the Egyptian military. A good deal of that money actually goes to U.S. defense contractors that provide hardware and services for Egypt's army. Here's a list of the companies receiving the biggest contracts.

Search crews continue to look for a missing hiker in Zion National Park and a 6-year-old boy in Hildale, a town near the Arizona border. Two bodies were recovered Wednesday.

Jack Reynolds turns 104 on April 6th. To mark the occasion, and to raise money for charity, he's getting his very first tattoo. NPR's Scott Simon asks him about his late-in-life first.

Wisconsin has the highest number of binge drinkers in the nation, and they cost the state $6.8 billion in 2012.

Neil Heslin, whose 6-year-old son was killed in Sandy Hook, cried while telling a Senate Committee that guns have not been adequately regulated. He said the day he lost his son was the saddest and worst day of his life.

Matthew Bissonnette, who wrote a best-seller about the Osama bin Laden raid, has agreed to pay more than $6 million to resolve civil breach of contract claims with the government.

The president's business canceled memberships in the National Jupiter Golf Club, but kept the fees. A federal court has ruled the company must refund nearly $6 million.

Politics dominated the news this week. But the business world also had some interesting stories. Here are just three, involving Black Friday shopping, sham bank accounts and dining out.

Hate crimes in 2015 increased by more than 6 percent, according to the FBI's crime statistics. Religiously motivated incidents rose by nearly 23 percent, with anti-Muslim attacks up 67 percent.