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Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple are expanding rapidly into finance, advertising, media and retail. Tech writer Farhad Manjoo outlines how the four companies are heading in new directions — and encroaching on each other's territory — as they try to expand their customer base.

Replacements for animal and vegetable fats that simulate their texture have become a $5.8 billion industry. Here, we give you a breakdown of some of the most important fat replacements in your food.

The European Space Agency said the $15 million project proves humans can survive a solitary journey to the red planet. The six volunteers will return to regular life when the hatch of the fake spaceship opens tomorrow.

One year before the next election, we revisit five freshman lawmakers who helped the GOP win control of the House in 2010. Their future may not be so bright: Their hurdles to re-election include redistricting battles and well-funded Democratic challengers.

When Marine Cpl. Derek Wyatt left for Afghanistan, his wife, Kait, was pregnant with their first child. Three months later, Derek was dead. A day after his death, Kait was induced, so she could give birth and attend his funeral.

A solid majority — 59 percent — say that smokers should pay more for health insurance than nonsmokers in the latest NPR-Thomson Reuters Health Poll.

At 18 pounds, The Art Museum spans thousands of years and shows more than 2,700 works from more than 650 galleries. The ambitious project bringing together the best of museums worldwide is 10 years in the making. If this one museum were real, there would hardly be any need for another.

Groupon, the daily deals website, is getting ready for its initial public offering Friday. But is stock in the company itself a good deal? Guy Raz talks with Wailin Wong, a business reporter from the Chicago Tribune, about the Groupon IPO.

Nearly a quarter of U.S. homes with mortgages are underwater. But federal budget cuts have sharply reduced the supply of housing counselors who can help distressed homeowners in the nation's hardest hit communities. One Virginia city is demanding — with some success — that banks pick up the tab.

People who had direct knowledge of the complaints against Cain at the time have told NPR that they detail persistent harassment.