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It sounds like a dance move — the reverse spin. But it's actually a financial engineering maneuver Yahoo is using to make the company more attractive to investors.

Osage oranges, also known as hedge balls or monkey brains, fall from hedge shrubs that line many Iowa farms. They've been a problem because cattle can easily choke on them. But they've become valuable since Todd Johnson, a southern Iowa chemist, started paying $180 per ton — more than what many farmers are getting for their corn this fall. He promises it's not a prank.

At least 46 people are dead after the Taliban attacked an airport in southern Afghanistan, which coincided with a big regional conference in Pakistan.

A growing number of marketplace plans leave consumers responsible for potentially unlimited out-of-network health care bills, despite expectations that there are caps in place.

Linda Wertheimer talks to David Sterman, an expert on home-grown terrorism. He's with the New America Foundation.

Oakland, Calif., is known for being diverse. The tech industry? Not so much. But there's hope the situation will improve as more tech companies move to Oakland.

Linda Wertheimer talks to Paul Barrett, author of Glock: The Rise of America's Gun. He's also an editor of Bloomberg BusinessWeek.

At least 14 are dead and 17 wounded after a shooting at a California social services facility on Wednesday.

It's been 500 days since Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian has been imprisoned in Iran. Steve Inskeep talks to Ali Rezaian, about the efforts to free his brother.

The $305 billion highway bill funds transportation infrastructure projects. But it also offers wins and losses for unrelated businesses. The Export-Import Bank gets saved, but big banks lose out.