Business

Trump Administration Orders Boeing To Cancel Deal With Iran

7:52pm May 09, 2018

by Jackie Northam

Aircraft giant Boeing looked at deals worth billions of dollars with Iran. Now the Trump administration is preventing them as it pulls out of the nuclear agreement. But the company wasn't counting on the deals anyway.

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Kyle Johnson, 22, after an overnight shift at a coal mine in Buchanan County, Va.

In The Coal Counties Of Central Appalachia, Will Trump's Promises Come True?

4:49pm May 09, 2018

Donald Trump promised coal miners: "You're going to be working your asses off!" NPR spent more than a year in the coal counties of central Appalachia and found hope, cynicism and some surprises.

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National

NBC Investigation Finds Employees Did Not Feel Comfortable Registering Complaints

4:44pm May 09, 2018

by David Folkenflik

NBC Universal released report critical of climate at NBC News in wake of the Matt Lauer scandal, saying employees did not feel comfortable registering formal complaints. It also said current news leadership did not have knowledge of allegations.

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai demonstrated new AI technology that can use human-like speech to carry on phone conversations at the Google I/O 2018 Conference on Tuesday in Mountain View, Calif.

Google's New Voice Bot Sounds, Um, Maybe Too Real

4:34pm May 09, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

The company touts AI that peppers its conversation with "uh" and "hmm" to imitate the tics of human speech. Many observers took issue with how the bot apparently tricked a human on the phone.

Economy

Indicator and Beyond

4:10pm May 09, 2018

It's the 100th Indicator! To celebrate, we look to the future... and to alternate futures. The Indicator takes a break from economics to tackle infinity.

The report on misconduct allegations against former Today host Matt Lauer recommended a number of changes to improve NBC's culture and to build confidence in the reporting process.

NBC Investigation Finds Matt Lauer's Accusers Credible, Executives Unaware

2:52pm May 09, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

Lawyers for NBC Universal found that allegations of inappropriate behavior by the former Today host were never reported to managers or human resources.

Gas stations display the price of gasoline in Englewood, N.J., on April 30.

Oil Prices Rise After Trump's Iran Speech, But Supply And Demand Also Fuel Increase

2:25pm May 09, 2018

by Jeff Brady

President Trump's announcement that he would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal is just one reason drivers will pay more for gasoline this summer.

Seema Verma told hospital executives that she wants states to have flexibility in how they administer Medicaid, but there are limits.

Health & Safety

Administration Rejects Proposal For Lifetime Medicaid Cap

6:37am May 09, 2018

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Trump administration laid out limits on how much flexibility it would allow states in running Medicaid. Work requirements are in and lifetime caps are out.

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House Rolls Back Guidance On Auto Lending

5:19am May 09, 2018

NPR's David Greene speaks to Rep. Jeb Hensarling and the Center for Responsible Lending's Debbie Goldstein about the vote to repeal CFPB guidance meant to protect car buyers from discriminatory loans.

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The Weinstein Co. Gets Court OK To Sell Itself To Lantern Capital Partners

9:11pm May 08, 2018

by Andrew Limbong

The bankruptcy judge approved a $310 million deal that doesn't promise a fund to compensate alleged sexual abuse victims of company co-founder Harvey Weinstein.

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