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May 21, 2019
The incidents are alleged to have occurred at corporate and franchise stores in 20 cities. The company promises more training for employees and managers on its anti-harassment policy.
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May 21, 2019
The two-week pilot program will put five autonomous semi-trucks on the road, making the journey between Phoenix and Dallas.
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May 21, 2019
Top Democrats in the state are framing the change as a way to stand up against President Trump and allow for state prosecutions of those he pardons for federal crimes.
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May 21, 2019
Business leaders worry that tough laws against undocumented workers will discourage legal immigrants from coming to the state to work. Iowa's low jobless rate has left businesses struggling to hire.
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May 21, 2019
Coordinated protests in response to a raft of new state laws restricting abortion took place across the U.S. on Tuesday.
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May 21, 2019
Midwest Farmers are still cleaning up from record floods in March. The work may delay or even prevent planting for some, which will have ripple effects throughout the U.S. agriculture sector.
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May 21, 2019
Immigration officials have been under fire for months as five children have died after being apprehended crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Officials say they need more resources to address the influx.
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May 21, 2019
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with ACLU of Texas staff attorney Rochelle Garza about a complaint the organization filed regarding the treatment of migrants in border detention facilities.
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May 21, 2019
Escalating trade wars and volatile markets cause some investors to make hasty decisions that can lead to financially damaging decisions. But there are ways to ride out stock market storms.
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May 21, 2019
Protesters rallied outside statehouses and the Supreme Court, where some of the laws may eventually be considered. Hundreds of events were part of a national day of action called #StopTheBans.
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May 21, 2019
The company's CFO, Steven Taylor, called it a difficult decision but said the "chain has not been operating at an acceptable level of profitability in today's retail environment."
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May 21, 2019
Glen Casada announced that he will resign his state House speakership after inappropriate and offensive texts leaked weeks ago. He has served in the Legislature for nearly 20 years.
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May 21, 2019
Tenn. Republican Glen Casada announced he will resign as house speaker after inappropriate and offensive texts leaked weeks ago. He has served in the legislature for nearly 20 years.
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May 21, 2019
Critics say a plan to build new prisons won't solve the entrenched, underlying issues in the state prison system that have been found to be unconstitutional.
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May 21, 2019
A new feature in some 2020 models will kick in if "Teen Driver" mode is on. If a driver turns on the car without wearing a seat belt, the car will temporarily refuse to shift out of park .
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May 21, 2019
A new feature in some 2020 models will kick in if "Teen Driver" mode is on. If a driver turns on the car without wearing a seat belt, the car will temporarily refuse to shift out of park .
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May 21, 2019
The nonprofit Muslim Advocates, along with the three Muslims in Congress, held an iftar, the breaking of the daily fast during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan at the U.S. Capitol on Monday night.
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May 21, 2019
The grounding of one of Boeing's most popular planes has Southwest, American and United canceling some summer flights — fares may go up for travelers affected.
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May 21, 2019
For years after the Great Recession, employers were reluctant to boost wages. Now a tight labor market is giving workers the leverage they need to demand a larger slice of the nation's economic pie.
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May 21, 2019
Baltimore is just the latest municipality hit with a ransomware attack. Residents can't use the city servers they need to purchase homes, pay online bills or email city workers.
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May 21, 2019
A 16-year-old migrant boy has become the fifth minor since December to die after being apprehended at the southern border. Officials said he was found unresponsive during a routine welfare check.
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May 21, 2019
Abortion rights advocates have organized nationwide protests for Tuesday to push back against restrictive abortion bans passed in several states — including Alabama — in recent weeks.
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May 21, 2019
Abortion-rights advocates have organized nationwide protests for Tuesday to push back against restrictive abortion bans passed in several states — including Alabama — in recent weeks.
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May 21, 2019
Abortion rights advocates have organized nationwide protests for Tuesday to push back against restrictive abortion bans passed in several states — including Alabama — in recent weeks.
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May 21, 2019
A fifth migrant minor dies in U.S. custody. The White House eases a ban on Chinese company Huawei. And the U.S. tracks deals with Iran after it reimposed secondary sanctions against the country.
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May 21, 2019
Baltimore is just the latest municipality hit with a ransomware attack. Residents can't use the city servers they need to purchase homes, pay online bills or email city workers.
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May 21, 2019
More than 200 migrants die attempting to cross the Southwest border each year. Slowly, scientists at a Texas laboratory are seeking the story of their bones.
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May 20, 2019
Nearly 40% of the 89 CEOs who departed in 2018 left for reasons related to unethical behavior brought on from allegations of sexual misconduct or other types of ethical lapses
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May 20, 2019
The mega-star sold tens of millions of records and had 11 number 1 hits throughout her career. And in less than year, Houston, or at least a light-projected version of her, could be at it again.
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May 20, 2019
Thousands of migrants continue to stream across the U.S.-Mexico border every day. Some try to evade capture. Operation Identification helps to repatriate the remains of those who don't make it.
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May 20, 2019
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with American University professor Ibram X. Kendi about billionaire investor Robert F. Smith's pledge to the Morehouse College class of 2019 to repay their student loans.
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May 20, 2019
After eight years under Rahm Emanuel, Chicago has a political novice as mayor. Former federal prosecutor Lori Lightfoot took the oath and has big plans to shakeup Chicago's way of doing business.
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May 20, 2019
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Karissa Haugeberg, assistant professor of history at Tulane University, about what it was like to get an abortion before Roe v. Wade.
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May 20, 2019
The 16-year-old boy was found unresponsive after a routine welfare check at a facility near the U.S. border with Mexico. He was the fifth migrant child since December to die after being detained.
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May 20, 2019
A teacher battling cancer has to pay for her own substitute. Now some lawmakers are calling for a change in the state education code to eliminate this hardship.
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May 20, 2019
"This is a unique opportunity to speed up the deployment of 5G throughout the United States and bring much faster mobile broadband to rural Americans," said chairman Ajit Pai.
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May 20, 2019
The low-pressure system is currently a few hundred miles southwest of Bermuda. It's expected to become a tropical storm well before the official hurricane season starts on June 1.
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May 20, 2019
The low-pressure system is currently a few hundred miles southwest of Bermuda. It's expected to become a tropical storm well before the official hurricane season starts on June 1.
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May 20, 2019
Over the past three years, women returned to the workforce at more than double the rate of men. Growth in industries that rely on women and heavy recruitment of women might help explain why.
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May 20, 2019
Lightfoot is the city's first black female and first openly gay mayor. She has promised to put an end to Chicago's political machine "once and for all" and shine a bright light on corruption.
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May 20, 2019
Lightfoot is the city's first black female and first openly gay mayor. After her swearing in, she laid out a plan to make Chicago "a city that families want to move to, not run away from."
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May 20, 2019
Lightfoot will be the city's first black female and first openly gay mayor. She has promised to put an end to Chicago's political machine "once and for all" and shine a bright light on corruption.
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May 20, 2019
Americans like trade, in bigger numbers than ever. But they also believe China doesn't play fair in trade.
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May 20, 2019
Alabama must address dangerous prison conditions this week or face a Justice Department lawsuit. Critics say plans to build new prisons won't solve issues that have been found to be unconstitutional.
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May 20, 2019
San Francisco wants a divorce from its bankrupt utility PG&E. The city wants to set up its own municipal utility and is looking at cities that have tried it in the past — such as Boulder, Colo.
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May 19, 2019
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Montana Gov. Steve Bullock about his run for the 2020 Democratic nomination — and why he thinks he's best positioned to beat President Donald Trump.
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May 19, 2019
The billionaire surprised the Morehouse College Class of 2019 at their graduation by pledging to pay off their student loans. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with recent Morehouse graduate Kamal Medlock.
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May 19, 2019
In 2017, a gunman entered First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, killing 26 and injuring 20. The church reopened Sunday, as the small town still struggles with what happened and why.
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May 19, 2019
In 2017, a gunman entered First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas, killing 26 and injuring 20. A new church building opened, as the small town still struggles with what happened and why.
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May 19, 2019
The billionaire founder of investment firm Vista Equity Partners made the surprise announcement in front of roughly 400 students while delivering the college's commencement address on Sunday.
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May 19, 2019
The central U.S. has been hammered this weekend by severe weather including tornadoes, hail and heavy rain. Many affected areas were already coping with recent flooding.
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May 19, 2019
Some states are passing laws to get ready for a possible future in which abortion is no longer protected on the federal level.
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May 19, 2019
Twitter users revealed their abortion experiences under the tag #YouKnowMe after actress and late-night host Busy Philipps shared hers.
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May 19, 2019
A first-ever academic conference on the meaning and impact of the jam band Phish is happening this weekend in Oregon.
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May 19, 2019
After losing protections under the DACA program, Gilberto Olivas-Bejarano was deported to his birth country. In the Mexican city of León, far from his former life, he says he has much to offer.
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May 19, 2019
Lyft and Univision are among the critics of the citizenship question the Trump administration wants on the 2020 census. The businesses say it could harm the national head count and their bottom line.
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May 18, 2019
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lee Zeldin, a Republican congressman from New York, about what the week's events tells us about the president's approach to foreign policy.
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May 18, 2019
An anonymous group has emerged in Oakland called the "Pothole Vigilantes". They go out in the dead of night to fill in potholes around the Bay Area.
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May 18, 2019
Two women share why they changed their opinion on abortion rights.
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May 18, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden held a major campaign rally in Philadelphia on Saturday, with the Democratic field largely set and President Trump coming to Pennsylvania on Monday.
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May 18, 2019
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Donald Trump biographer Timothy O'Brien about what the president's approach to business and trade tells us about how he handles international affairs.
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May 18, 2019
Detroit Bikes, a rare domestic maker of bicycles, could see business increase as a result of increased U.S. tariffs on Chinese bikes. But imported parts it relies on are also subject to higher taxes.
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May 18, 2019
President Trump unveiled a plan to overhaul immigration. This has been a key issue for the president. A look back at the administration's track record on immigration reform.
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May 18, 2019
More police officers now die by suicide than in the line of duty. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the widows of four officers who took their own lives about losing their husbands to suicide.
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May 18, 2019
Women make up roughly 15% of Alaska's commercial fishing industry, and sexual harassment is part of the job. Being on a boat for weeks at a time makes harassment hard to escape.
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May 18, 2019
A plan to move USDA research groups out of Washington D.C. has towns clamoring for high-paying jobs. But critics say it's part of an effort to gut objective research and cut jobs at the two agencies.
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May 17, 2019
On Friday night, CBP said there are no plans at this time to follow through on the plan announced earlier this week to send migrants to the state as they await their day in immigration court.
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May 17, 2019
The independent investigation concluded that university personnel were aware of the abuse as early as 1979, but that Richard Strauss kept abusing students until he retired nearly two decades later.
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May 17, 2019
A plan to move USDA research groups out of D.C. has towns clamoring for "700 high-paying jobs." But critics say it's part of an effort to gut objective research and cut many jobs at the two agencies.
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May 17, 2019
The kink community spends a lot of time talking about sex. So what can the rest of the world learn from those conversations?
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May 17, 2019
San Francisco's move to ban facial recognition software has worried the industry, which would prefer regulation. But what should regulation look like? We talk to the experts on both sides.
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May 17, 2019
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Broward County Mayor Mark Bogen about the notification from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection that the agency will be flying in more than 1,000 migrants to the area.
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May 17, 2019
The Trump administration's blacklisting of Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei could disrupt the company's supply, and slow down the rollout of global 5G networks.
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May 17, 2019
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne and New York Times columnist David Brooks about saber rattling with Iran, immigration and the generational split with Democratic voters.
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May 17, 2019
The tariffs had been a source of great tension between the U.S. and its two neighbors, who imposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exporters.
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May 17, 2019
NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Debbie Walsh, director of the Center for American Women in Politics, about the social gaps between the authors of new anti-abortion laws — and those most affected.
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May 17, 2019
The Trump administration is sounding warnings about Iran and building up force in the Persian Gulf, but the president's aversion to foreign intervention also weigh on his foreign policy.
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May 17, 2019
In less than two years, the Chinese brand has opened 2,300 stores — second in China only to Starbucks. The company goes public on Nasdaq on Friday. And ... it's losing millions.
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May 17, 2019
The cat inspired books and won fans around the world, as fans identified with her permanently unsmiling — and yet adorable — features.
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May 17, 2019
NPR's Rachel Martin talks to White House adviser Brooke Rollins, about the new merit-based immigration plan that would dramatically reshape the legal immigration system. NPR's Joel Rose weighs in.
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May 17, 2019
The six-person shuttle is called "Little Roady," and it was its first day taking people on a free, five-mile loop through Providence. An attendant minds the vehicle and can take the wheel as needed.
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May 17, 2019
David Wilson and his husband Rob Compton were plaintiffs in a lawsuit that led to marriage equality in Massachusetts in 2004. At StoryCorps, they remember their wedding day.
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May 17, 2019
One of the Trump administration's top priorities is reshaping and restricting immigration. But many of the White House efforts have faced opposition from Congress, courts and local critics.
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May 17, 2019
Fifteen years ago, Tanya McCloskey and Marcia Kadish were the first same-sex couple to be legally married in the U.S. Kadish reflects on their marriage and on her late wife.
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May 17, 2019
Two Florida counties have been told that Customs and Border Protection will begin sending them more than 1,000 migrants a month, who will be processed and released into the community pending hearings.
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May 17, 2019
Two Florida counties have been told that Customs and Border Protection will begin sending them more than 1,000 migrants a month, who will be processed and released into the community pending hearings.
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May 17, 2019
Florida officials say they were informed of the migrant release plan by the federal government. They are scrambling to prepare for an influx of asylum-seekers.
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May 17, 2019
Florida officials say they were informed of the migrant release plan by the federal government. They are scrambling to prepare for an influx of asylum-seekers.
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May 17, 2019
"Facing jail again, potentially today, doesn't change my stance," the former Army private said prior the hearing. The judge also ordered her to be fined every day she is in custody after 30 days.
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May 16, 2019
The Taylor Energy oil spill began after Hurricane Ivan triggered an underwater mudslide and caused the company's oil platform to topple and sink.
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May 16, 2019
The members allegedly used malware in an attempt to steal $100 million from thousands of victims across the globe. Criminal prosecutions have begun in the United States, Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova.
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May 16, 2019
A group of property owners are suing the Army Corps of Engineers in Texas for flood damage during Hurricane Harvey. They were unaware that their property lies inside reservoir boundaries.
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May 16, 2019
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Michael Anton, former National Security spokesman for the Trump Administration, about Iran and the potential for war.
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May 16, 2019
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with White House spokesman Adam Kennedy about the immigration plan announced by President Trump Thursday afternoon.
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May 16, 2019
Actress Busy Philipps is protesting anti-abortion bills by urging women to tell their stories on social media with #YouKnowMe. She discussed her own abortion on her late night show Busy Tonight.
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May 16, 2019
In a statement released Thursday, the Federal Railroad Administration says California has "repeatedly failed to comply" with the agreement and "failed to make reasonable progress on the project."
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May 16, 2019
Leaked documents about National Rifle Association's CEO Wayne LaPierre's excessive spending on travel and clothing has outraged former staff of the gun rights organization.
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May 16, 2019
President Trump announced an immigration proposal Thursday focused on reducing family-based immigration to the U.S. in favor of employment skill-based immigration.
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May 16, 2019
Video posted by the Oklahoma City Fire Department shows an out-of-control basket at the top of the skyscraper wildly twisting in the wind with two workers on board.
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May 16, 2019
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has signed a legislation that bans abortion in almost all cases. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Eric Johnson, Alabama Pro-Life Coalition president, who wrote the bill.
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