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Comedian Taylor Tomlinson plays a game of Wild Card with NPR's Rachel Martin.

Despite low unemployment and falling inflation, there are signs that many Americans are still struggling financially. We examine some of those signs.

A council of educators and lawmakers will meet next week to again discuss how to deal with a policy change that could limit who can teach dual-credit…

Our post-Christmas post about the estimated $41 billion worth of gift cards that haven't been redeemed since 2005 seemed to strike a chord. Here's another idea about what to do if you've got cards just sitting around.

Credit cards with chips in them have been around for four decades. So why is America only getting them now? And now that they are here, why are so few places using them?

Also: President Obama arrives in Burma for talks; a doctor in India is arrested after several women died following sterilization surgery; and a report says U.S. weather satellites were hacked.

Also: Despite an international agreement in Geneva, Ukrainian separatists won't give up; an arrest in the Missouri freeway shootings; and Nik Wallenda aims to walk between Chicago skyscrapers.

Actor and filmmaker Mark Duplass plays a game of Wild Card with NPR's Rachel Martin

The 'fiscal cliff' deal passed by both houses of Congress provides a five-year extension of the earned income tax credit — an important one for lower income families. It also extended the child tax credit.

A $7,500 tax credit is available for the lease or purchase of many electric vehicles — but only if contracts are inked by midnight on Sept. 30. The result: The market for EVs is a little distorted.