Business

The Navy's new USS Little Rock arrives at the harbor in Buffalo, N.Y., last December. In imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, President Trump said the U.S. military should be as self-sufficient as possible.

Trump Says Tariffs Are Needed To Protect Vital Industries, But Are They?

8:12pm March 12, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

The steel and aluminum tariffs are based on the idea that these homegrown industries are critical for national security purposes. But global supply chains make it tough for the U.S. to go it alone.

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An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true.

Can You Believe It? On Twitter, False Stories Are Shared More Widely Than True Ones

7:31pm March 12, 2018

by Laura Sydell

An MIT study tracked 126,000 stories and found that false ones were 70 percent more likely to be retweeted than ones that were true. Twitter is asking outside experts to help it deal with the problem.

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Economy

Hurricane Joseph & The Calculator That Time Forgot

4:09pm March 12, 2018

Creative destruction is a fact of economic life that few products can resist. Graphing calculators are a notable exception

A fisherman loads a catch into baskets at sea aboard a Spanish boat. Two vessels flying the Spanish flag were signaled out for "going dark" in a new report issued by the conservation group Oceana.

Fishing Boats 'Going Dark' Raise Suspicion Of Illegal Catches, Report Says

1:26pm March 12, 2018

by Scott Neuman

A new report by the international conservation group Oceana highlights several incidents of fishing vessels switching off their automatic identification system beacons in no-take fishing areas.

French fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy at his design house at the Plaine Monceau in Paris, circa 1955. Givenchy has died at age 91.

Arts

Hubert de Givenchy, Famed Couturier, Dies At 91

11:55am March 12, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

Known for designing the little black numbers worn by Audrey Hepburn, a British fashion declared of his first collection: "These dresses remind you of that first, best, glass of champagne."

Trump's International Tariffs Spark Fears Of A Trade War

8:27am March 12, 2018

The president's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports have strained ties with American trading partners. Rachel Martin talks to Pascal Lamy, former director-general of the World Trade Organization.

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Former schoolteacher Liz Stepansky at her new job as a speech pathologist at a hospital in Washington, D.C.

Economy

How One Teacher Tweaked Her Lesson Plan For A New Career

8:11pm March 11, 2018

Liz Stepansky decided to become teacher to follow in the footsteps of her parents. But the profession was not what she had expected based on their experiences a generation earlier.

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Tillerson Addresses China's Growing Investment In Africa

5:49pm March 11, 2018

During his trip to Africa, Tillerson will address China's influence in the region. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the director of the China Africa Research Initiative, Deborah Brautigam.

After the traditional Sufi gathering ended at the Mauj Darya Shrine, men leaned on the protective barrier surrounding the construction work and finished their joints before leaving.

A New Rail Line In Lahore May Damage Heritage Sites, Activists In Pakistan Warn

2:03pm March 11, 2018

With help from China, Pakistan's government is building a 16-mile-long metro in Lahore to ease traffic. But it comes with a catch. It passes near many of the city's historical buildings.

National

EBay Trains Ohio Retailers

8:16am March 11, 2018

by M.L. Schultze

100 small businesses in Akron are getting intensive training as part of eBay's "Retail Revival" program. It's designed to give brick-and-mortars a global marketplace and compete with Amazon.