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Most people at risk of home foreclosure aren't getting any kind of help, according to a group of state prosecutors and banking regulators. The mortgage industry has pledged to work with homeowners falling behind on their payments, but often borrowers and lenders never connect.

NPR's corporate board has forced out its chief executive, Ken Stern. He joined NPR in 1999, but was only CEO for a little more than a year.

Investment brokerage firm Merrill Lynch is looking for a new CEO after ousting Stan O'Neal. Speculation is focusing on Laurence Fink, the CEO of Blackrock, which provides global investment management services, and Robert McCann, who heads Merrill's brokerage division.

The National Intelligence Estimate released Tuesday says al-Qaida could use contacts in Iraq to launch an attack on the United States.

A restaurant firm is helping museums, schools and corporations reduce their carbon footprints through its lunch menu. With Bing cherries replacing pepperoni, will employees stick to the low-carb diet?

China's Quan Hongchan performed two dives that received perfect 10 scores by all seven judges on her way to winning gold in the women's 10-meter platform final.

The Bonnaroo music festival in Tennessee announced today that it will require either proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test to attend.

States that have detected the variant range from Hawaii to Massachusetts. The reports are part of a new surge in COVID-19 cases.

So far, 13 editions globally have implemented the ban, with 20 more set to do so by January 1. The magazine says the decision reflects changing tastes in fashion.

The lunar event was the longest partial lunar eclipse in 580 years. Almost the entire moon — 99.1% — was cast under the earth's shadow.