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The idea of eliminating big bank notes is gaining traction in advanced economies, as governments look for ways to disrupt $2 trillion in illegal money flowing through the global economy every year.

For New York Fashion Week, NPR's David Greene speaks with designer Jeremy Scott about how his clothing line has been influenced by the presidential election.

Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal talks with Steve Inskeep about his meeting with Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch. Blumenthal said Gorsuch called Trump's attacks on judges "disheartening."

"This is a group — a population — that supports and consumes the most entertainment. But yet they have no representation, almost. I mean, we have Jane the Virgin, but where are the movies?"

Alexander Batyokhtin of Siberia spent two months building a church entirely out of snow. It's big enough for at least a couple people to duck in for a few quiet moments of reflection.

The electric utility that operates the plant says there was "no victim and no consequences for safety and the environment."

The immigration order has created many legal challenges for those dealing with refugee cases. National security law professor and former acting solicitor general Neal Katyal discusses with Rachel Martin.

The past week brought a slew of high-level financial filings from tech and music companies — from which we read the tea leaves.

Carmen Bachmann, a professor in Leipzig, is building an online network to help political refugees who are scientists or social scientists connect with professional peers in Germany — their new home.

The acclaimed short-story writer sets his first novel in the cemetery where 11-year-old Willie Lincoln was buried. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Lincoln in the Bardo "searing, inventive and bizarre."