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NPR's Lakshmi Singh speaks with Des Moines Register food critic Brian Taylor Carlson about the good, the bad and the ugly new food offerings at this year's Iowa State Fair. Pickle beer, anyone?

U.S. News & World Report'sannual diet rankings give top marks to a meal-replacement plan to shed pounds fast. There's also a low-carb diet to stave off cravings; its virtues are sung in a new book.

The folks at Guinness have a polite request: Don't slurp the foamy head off their beer. It's essentially a nitrogen cap, they say, that's protecting the flavors underneath from being oxidized.

Most jobs added since the recession are going to workers either in the top third or the bottom third of income. Those in the middle are getting squeezed out — especially men.

Some top members of the House Freedom Caucus, like Rep. Dave Brat of Virginia, are looking past Tuesday's election and thinking about what they want the next Congress to focus on.

For the first time, the government is using a star system to rate agencies that care for seniors in their homes. Medicare was stingy with top ratings and also the poorest scores.

The Florida House on Thursday began trying to sweep away controversial health-care regulations, approving a bill that is a top priority of House Speaker...

China is one of the top export destinations for U.S. wine, but last month, in retaliation for U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, China imposed a tariff on U.S. wine and other food.

Top lawmakers got a briefing on classified information related to the Russia investigation. David Greene talks to Democratic Rep. Joaquin Castro of Texas, a member of the House Intelligence Committee.

The European Union will take its case to the World Trade Organization. The U.S. tariffs are "pure protectionism," Europe's top trade commissioner said as the measures took effect on Friday.

We look at what primary election results from several states mean for races in November.

President Trump has pledged to help rescue one of China's top telecommunication firms, which the U.S. Commerce Department has penalized for violating U.S. sanctions on North Korea and Iran. The penalties have convinced many Chinese that they can no longer rely on the U.S., and must manufacture their own hi-tech products.

At least half of the U.S. men's ski jump team in the 2018 Winter Olympics may come from a flat, unlikely place: suburban Chicago.

A new study finds that the gap is actually largest in America's wealthiest neighborhoods, challenging widely-held beliefs about the relative impacts of class and race on life outcomes.

The House Intelligence Committee is looking at a wide range of issues, but questions about President Trump's claim that the Obama administration wiretapped Trump Tower will likely dominate the day.

The Washington Post reported the president asked the Director of National Intelligence and the head of the NSA to push back against the investigation into his campaign's possible ties to Russia.

Recent appearances by the attorney general and a U.S. attorney at the White House podium have some current and former Justice Department officials worrying about law enforcement independence.

The BBC released on-air salaries for the first time, at the British government's behest. The top seven salaries all go to men. The highest pay: more than $2.8 million for a radio host.

Antonio Maldonado wants Apple to increase diversity among its senior executives, and he's taking his fight to the shareholders meeting on Feb. 26.

The house-cleaning of top administrators and guards at the prison where two inmates escaped comes as the FBI begins its own investigation into possible corruption and drug dealing at the facility.