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Black-owned financial institutions are a shrinking part of the U.S. financial system. NPR's podcast The Indicator from Planet Money looks at what that means for America's racial disparities.

The United States is experiencing a shortage of coins. And people who have been trying to get the U.S. Mint to ditch the penny for years say it is the perfect time to try again.

The costs in dollars of trying to rebuild Afghanistan have been known, but until now much less has been known about the price paid in lives in the U.S.-led effort.

Thailand was the first country outside of China to record a coronavirus case. Now, it is set to reopen after having slightly over 3,100 cases and recording no new infections in nearly a month.

Water utilities were already struggling before the pandemic shutdown, and now some smaller ones worry they may not survive. But that might actually be good for customers.

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office says it is initiating a prosecution of Amy Cooper over false reporting of an incident. In a cellphone video, she claimed a Black man was threatening her.

Three senior ministers in France are under investigation after doctors, patients and victims' families have filed almost 100 complaints, accusing them of failing to act quickly to stem the pandemic.

Daryl Turner, president of Portland, Ore.'s police union, says federal agents in Portland need to communicate with local law enforcement. The city has seen weeks of protests.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to Travis View, co-host of the QAnon Anonymous podcast, about the rise of QAnon-affiliated congressional candidates and the conspiracy's movement into mainstream politics.

Two problems arise with the new technology: The witness's testimony in this case was interrupted by pranksters; and appearing via Skype may violate the constitutional right to face your accuser. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with attorney John Hutchins about using Skype in criminal cases.