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Colorado is the latest state to issue playing cards bearing photos of victims from unsolved crimes in the hopes that prisoners might generate fresh leads.

Nominees for the 2018 World Press Photo contest are both newsy and unexpected: child jockeys, a blindfolded rhino, cave-dwellers in China.

In what is likely to be the largest computer-information breach yet reported, MasterCard says a computer hacker gained access to 40 million credit-card accounts. Many other credit card companies were affected. What should customers do?

Congress is expected to make it more difficult for consumers to declare bankruptcy. One of the bill's provisions requires debtors to undergo credit counseling before filing for bankruptcy. Deanne Loonin of the National Consumer Law Center tells Steve Inskeep she's concerned that disreputable credit counselors will do more harm than good.

This week, Boston public schools issued report cards to kindergarteners. For the first time, 5-year-olds are being evaluated based on literacy, math and various academic skills. Debated for years, the new policy is getting poor marks from some teachers and parents. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.

Credit Suisse will plead guilty to criminal charges and pay over $2 billion in fines in connection to allegations of tax evasion. But the CEO and chairman are reportedly expected to keep their jobs.

A card game so simple it has no rules at all is designed for people with dementia and their loved ones.

As we say goodbye to 2024, let's also bid farewell to some less-than-ideal money habits: impulse purchases, out-of-control credit card debt and the trap of lifestyle creep.

he benefit will end in a few weeks if Congress doesn’t vote to make it permanent.