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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Washington Post sportswriter Liz Clarke about the prevalence of "dead money" in college football as universities and boosters buyout coaches.

Microsoft's newest operating system goes on sale Thursday. Windows 7 already has scored points for being a better operating system than its predecessor Vista because it's easier to use and control.

Some legislators say oil speculation is driving up energy prices. But a report released Tuesday concludes that the spike in oil prices may have more to do with supply and demand.

Congress has passed a bill that would enact sweeping new restrictions on the credit card industry. The bill does away with arbitrary rate hikes and bans issuing cards to minors.

The federal government announced new programs Tuesday that would provide up to $800 billion to stimulate mortgage lending, business and auto loans and use of credit cards. The move had a dramatic effect on mortgage rates.

A new initiative in Alabama seeks to address the shortage of child care by supporting the creation of family child care homes. These small businesses aim to better serve the needs of working families.

Author Breena Clarke's latest book, Stand the Storm, uncovers the often forgotten history of African-Americans in Washington, D.C.'s Georgetown neighborhood. Host Jacki Lyden visits Georgetown's historic Mount Zion United Methodist Church for a conversation with Clarke and several Mount Zion members about their roots in the neighborhood.

Gary Clark doesn't call himself a photographer. But he feels compelled to take pictures of homeless people — those "on the edge," as he puts it. His work has brought a rare brand of celebrity to people who usually live anonymously. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

Patrick Xavier Clark, charged with murder in November fatal shooting of Migos rapper Takeoff in Houston, has been released on $1 million bond.

Every defiant growl, jaded vocal fry and distorted guitar lick on Annie Clark's fourth album flirts with the avant garde, yet uses an accessible, if inventive, musical vocabulary to do so.