Business

Parents Hire Fortnite Coaches To Help Their Kids

5:21pm August 03, 2018

Fortnite, the interactive game where player avatars fight to the death, is the undisputed game of the summer. Wall Street Journal reporter, Sarah Needleman, speaks with NPR's Audie Cornish about her investigation into coaches being hired to help level-up players.

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Engineers track progress of construction at a Toyota plant in Kentucky in 1986. It was one of several factories built in the 1980s by Japanese automakers in the U.S. as a result of voluntary limits on Japanese auto exports.

Can A Reagan-Era Policy Offer An Alternative To Tariffs?

5:21pm August 03, 2018

by Dustin Dwyer

In the 1980s, America's automakers were suffering as new competition came in from Japan. The U.S. response could serve as an example for the Trump administration in its ongoing trade battles.

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Despite U.S. Economy Improvement Wages Remain Low

5:10pm August 03, 2018

by Chris Arnold

The U.S. economy has reached a critical juncture. Growth is outstanding. Unemployment is so low that employers are struggling to find workers. But a major puzzle persists: why is wage growth so slow?

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The government is acting like a spendthrift family, piling up credit card bills even though times are good.

Despite Strong Economy, Federal Deficit Soars

4:05pm August 03, 2018

by Scott Horsley

Even with a healthy job market and rapid economic growth, the federal government is piling up debt. The government's deficit is expected to top $1 trillion next year.

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Colin Kaepernick (left) kneels alongside teammate Eric Reid during the national anthem before a game in 2016. Kaepernick initiated a series of protests against police brutality that continue to roil the NFL.

EA Sports Says It 'Messed Up' By Scrubbing Colin Kaepernick From Game's Soundtrack

3:54pm August 03, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Madden NFL 19 plays a version of the song "Big Bank" that goes quiet for a moment as if censored. But the missing phrase isn't an obscenity: It's the name of the player who began a protest movement.

Raymondville officials are counting on the new detention facility and operator Management and Training Corp. to bring life back to its streets.

As Private ICE Lockups Grow, Towns Could See Economic Boon

2:58pm August 03, 2018

With the promise of good-paying jobs, Raymondville, Texas, has welcomed an immigration detention center that rose from the ashes of a facility once plagued by allegations of abuse.

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NASA has named nine astronauts to crew the first test flights and missions of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. From left to right: Sunita Williams, Josh Cassada, Eric Boe, Nicole Mann, Christopher Ferguson, Douglas Hurley, Robe

Science

NASA Announces Crew For First Commercial Space Flights

1:35pm August 03, 2018

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

NASA has selected the astronauts who will blast off on new commercial space vehicles set for next year. Two of them flew on the final mission of NASA's space shuttle in 2011.

The economy continued to add jobs at a steady pace last month and the unemployment rate remained low.

U.S. Economy Added 157,000 Jobs In July; Unemployment Dips To 3.9 Percent

10:46am August 03, 2018

by Avie Schneider

The economy continued to add jobs at a steady pace last month and the unemployment rate remained low. Analysts have been looking for signs that wage growth might pick up, but it held steady, too.

Politics & Government

Solutions To Facebook's Privacy And Security Concerns Come At A Cost

10:07am August 03, 2018

by Jasmine Garsd

After more than a year of scandals and just months ahead of the midterm elections, there's growing concern over what kind of security can be provided by a social media platform that's free for users.

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Amazon boxes are seen stacked for delivery in New York City.

Amazon Pulls Some Nazi-Themed, Offensive Items After Criticism, But Many Remain

8:51am August 03, 2018

by James Doubek

Amazon says it removed several items featuring racist symbols from its store after a letter from Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison. But it's still easy to find white supremacist materials on the site.