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President Trump has made American manufacturing a central concern. Can a complicated approach called a border adjustment tax make it happen? Planet Money looks at how it's supposed to work.

This year the U.S. military spent $1.4 billion to run nearly 240 stores that provide discount groceries to troops. Next year, the Department of Defense wants to cut $200 million from the subsidy.

Technical issues over the weekend left shoppers at Target unable to make purchases. On Saturday, the nationwide checkout system was down, and on Sunday, there was an issue processing credit cards.

Women across Mexico skipped school, work and social activities Monday to demonstrate against the staggering levels of violence women face in the country. About 10 women are killed in Mexico each day.

President Trump visits El Paso, Texas Wednesday after making a stop in Dayton, Ohio. Both cities are working to recover after mass shootings this past weekend.

Steve Inskeep talks to Bloomberg reporter Golnar Motevalli, who explains why Iran — a country better known for its censorship — has built what it claims is the world's largest bookstore in Tehran.

In central Illinois, the temperature is below zero and that's before the wind chill. Some who work outdoors look for creative ways to minimize the suffering.

Americans' buying habits are changing as we move into a new phase of the pandemic. Some big retailers are having trouble keeping up, with their stocks taking a beating this week.

In Punta Gorda, Fla., and elsewhere along the state's southwest coast, residents prepare in earnest for the arrival of Hurricane Wilma. The area is still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Charlie a year ago.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks UC-Davis Health professor Gary Novack about the latest FDA product warning concerning eyedrops.