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NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with David Rothkopf about what President Trump's meetings this week with world leaders say about his foreign policy.

President Trump is imposing new restrictions on travel and trade with Cuba. Individual travelers may have to join tour groups. And business ties with the Cuban military will be sharply curtailed.

Massena, N.Y., has hemorrhaged factory jobs over the past decade. Now, digital currency mining firms have come to town, promising jobs and investment.

Special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, are exploding in popularity. They allow companies to go public without all the hoops of an initial public offering.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Susan Bartels about the report she co-authored on U.N. peacekeepers conceiving children in Haiti during their 2004-17 stabilization mission there.

Donald Trump reimbursed his lawyer Michael Cohen for the hush money paid to adult movie actress Stormy Daniels. Trump legal adviser Rudolph Giuliani made the comment on Fox News Wednesday night.

The fees merchants pay for accepting credit cards are much higher in the U.S. than in Europe. Ice cream shop owner Victor Garcia, for example, paid more than $25,000 in swipe fees last year.

U.S. bankruptcy Trustee Christopher Murray has filed three suits accusing Infowars host Alex Jones of hiding millions of dollars in cash and property.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers that progress toward bringing down the nation's high unemployment rate will be "frustratingly slow." He reiterated previous statements that the Fed stands ready to do more, but declined to be specific about what it would do. Bernanke also defended the Fed's role in addressing the manipulation of a benchmark interest rate by at least one big bank.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with strategic diplomacy expert Mickey Bergman about the different approaches Israel and Hamas take toward negotiating a hostage swap and cease-fire.