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The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

The U.S. economy is in a recession. The National Bureau of Economic Research, which tracks economic cycles, says the downturn began last December. Many economists believe it'll be the most severe since the 1981-82 recession. David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal talks with Steve Inskeep about the economy.

Co-host Steve Inskeep talks to NPR's Frank Langfitt about Monday's earthquake in China. Langfitt has covered China and spent more than five years in the country as a correspondent for the Baltimore Sun.

With a looming recession, the Federal Reserve has taken an unusually active roll in trying to prevent a total collapse. Ken Kuttner, a former Fed staff economist, discusses the role the Fed is playing in the current economic turmoil.

Voters go to the polls for Democratic primaries Tuesday in two different parts of the country — Oregon and Kentucky. The fight between Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama continues, although Obama is working to sound ready for a fall campaign.

The Federal Reserve has tried another step to calm financial markets. It cut a key lending rate in a coordinated move with other central banks. Is the action enough to move markets higher, and stop the global financial crisis?

The war in Ukraine and Egypt's own economic crisis have made it hard for people in Cairo to afford food. Charities are straining to meet the need.

The results of the government's stress tests on the nation's 19 biggest banks will be made public Thursday. The tests are aimed at determining whether the banks are healthy enough to weather a recession.

The median home price has risen to $413,800 – the second-highest price ever — thanks to a shortage of homes on the market and high mortgage rates. Experts say renting may be a better option.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sen. Chris Coons, Democrat of Delaware, about President Biden and the debt ceiling deal.