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In the film Equity, investment banker Naomi Bishop navigates the male-dominated world of Wall Street. Screenwriter Amy Fox discusses the film and her research, which included many interviews with women who worked on Wall Street.

Big Thief has a new album, as does Zach Top, a young country singer with roots in old country. And the Icelandic-Chinese singer Laufey brings a classical-music and jazz influence to her pop songs.

Tune in Thursdays at 3 p.m. ET as Bob Boilen and other Contest judges watch and discuss the best Tiny Desk Contest entries they saw this year.

Millions of Americans are hitting the roads for the holiday. With road trips come pit stops, and fuel price tracker Gas Buddy has compiled a list of the best bathrooms using user reviews.

Five-star basketball recruit Makur Maker chose Howard University. NPR's Tonya Mosley talks about the significance of this choice with Kenny Blakeney, soon to be Maker's new head coach.

Senate Democrats have made a major voting rights bill a top priority, but Tuesday's vote on it is expected to fail. Internal divisions about the bill plus opposition from Republicans have stalled it.

A United Nations-mandated Fact-Finding Mission issued a scathing report documenting Myanmar security forces' violence against the country's ethnic Rohingya Muslim population last year.

As Florida residents continue the post-hurricane clean up, economists are tabulating the overall cost of Frances. Government and insurance industry officials estimate the insured losses from the storm will fall somewhere between $3 billion and $6 billion. NPR's David Schaper reports.

The refugee crisis in Venezuela is growing. A U.N. agency says the number of people fleeing the country is staggering. Most of the people who have left Venezuela remain in Latin America.

Vancouver Police Department's top leader says a recent string of police shootings involving his officers is unusual for a city Vancouver's size – but he isn't proposing any changes at the department.