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Ellen Pao was vying to be one of the few women at the top of the venture capital world. Then she was fired. Now she's suing, in an industry where women often say they are sidelined and passed over.

Two years ago, President Dilma Rousseff canceled a planned state visit after discovering the U.S. was spying on Brazil. Since that time, her popularity has nosedived, and so too has Brazil's economy.

In earlier America, before the automobile reigned supreme, the family wagon was often the target for seasonal mischief and mayhem.

A Republican governor was elected in Kentucky. Democrat Dan Mosley, the top administrator in Harlan County, tells Renee Montagne that voters took out their dislike for Obama on Democratic candidates.

Michael Horowitz protests the Justice Department legal opinion that says DOJ officials decide what material he should get, and when.

Could an actress and political activist with no electoral experience give the Senate's top Republican a race in very red Kentucky? It would be a long shot, say political experts, even though Judd has deep roots in the state, calling herself an "at least 8th generation Eastern Kentuckian."

After President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner's face-to-face meeting, there's talk about an agreement soon being struck. But every such analysis also comes with many caveats.

Coal is poised to replace oil as the world's top energy source — possibly in the next five years, according to the International Energy Agency. The rise will be driven largely by growth in China and India, the IEA says, while the only large decline is seen coming in the United States.

He was a top donor to the Republican Party, but his philanthropy crossed political lines. The Dallas Morning News reports that Simmons died Saturday in Dallas. He was 82.

The U.S. is the only country in the top 20 economic countries that does not guarantee paid sick leave. As Newark plans to take up a sick leave measure, we speak with two business owners.