Feds Find Kentucky Fails To Meet Standards For Worker Safety
Kentucky's worker safety agency suffers from major shortcomings. That's according to a recent audit by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
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News Brief: Paul Manafort, GM Restructuring, French Fuel Prices
The special counsel's office says ex-Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort breached a plea deal and should be sentenced. GM announces a major overhaul. French protests continue over high gas prices.
GM Will End Production Of Its 'Car Of The Future': Chevy Volt
General Motors is phasing out several models and ending production at five plants in North America. One of the models on the chopping block is the plug-in hybrid Chevy Volt.
Texas ATM Gives Out $100 Bills Instead Of $10 Bills
Bank of American says customers who got the extra cash over the weekend at a Houston ATM may keep the money. Until police showed up, that ATM was pretty popular.
GM Announces Cuts At Car Assembly Plants In Michigan, Ohio, Canada
As part of a major restructuring that will prioritize GM's electric and autonomous vehicle programs, the automaker plans to cut 15 percent of its workforce to save some $6 billion by the end of 2020.
GM To Cut North American Workforce
The automaker General Motors says it is cutting 15 percent of its white-collar workforce. GM may also close as many as five plants in North America.
Ohio Mayor Reacts To GM Plans To Cut Jobs At Local Plant
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Arno Hill, mayor of Lordstown, Ohio, home to one of five plants where General Motors plans to cut jobs. The town will lose more than 1,000 jobs as a result.
Digging Deep Into Local News, A Small Newspaper In Rural Oregon Is Thriving
In far eastern Oregon, a small weekly newspaper is bucking an industry trend. The Malheur Enterprise was languishing, but it has recently won several national awards and circulation is surging.
Bonds, Rating Agencies And Chocolate
Marilyn Cohen talks bonds, rating agencies and the yield curve, in overrated, underrated.
Super-Fast Shipping Comes With High Environmental Costs
Getting your online purchase delivered at home in just two days puts more polluting vehicles on the road. M. Sanjayan, the CEO of Conservation International, explains what that means for the planet.