Business

Law Professor Explains Why Trump Can't Hold Lease On New D.C. Hotel

4:31pm November 29, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steven Schooner, professor of government procurement law at George Washington University, about his op-ed in Government Executive magazine calling on the General Services Administration to end the Trump Organization's lease of the Old Post Office Pavilion, the site of the new Trump hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C.

Police surround McDonald's restaurant employees who were sitting in an intersection in Los Angeles after walking off the job to demand a $15 minimum wage and union rights during nationwide "Fight for $15" protests on Tuesday.

Uber Drivers, Other Workers Protest For $15 Minimum Wage

4:20pm November 29, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Employees at two airports and at McDonald's restaurants across the country were striking or protesting, while other workers — including home care and health workers — were joining demonstrations.

Donald Trump speaks to supporters at a rally Oct. 10 in Ambridge, Pa. Stephen Moore, a senior economic adviser to the president-elect, recently said Trump's party is no longer the party of Ronald Reagan and free trade.

Trump's Populism Is Transforming GOP's Economics, Adviser Says

11:19am November 29, 2016

by NPR Staff

Stephen Moore recently said Trump's party is no longer the party of Ronald Reagan and free trade. "Look, this is 2016. It's not 1986. We have different problems in this country," the adviser says.

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Online Purchases Give Consumers The Upper Hand In Holiday Shopping

8:02am November 29, 2016

by Sonari Glinton

The National Retail Federation says more consumers shopped online during the Thanksgiving weekend than in stores. A consultant says consumers have gotten far more comfortable shopping on their phones.

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How To Find The Best Deals On Cyber Monday

6:28pm November 28, 2016

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Joanna Stern, personal technology columnist at the Wall Street Journal, about this year's so-called "Cyber Monday." They discuss the best online tech deals, which tech gadgets make the perfect gift, and if consumers should be concerned about exploding batteries in this year's hottest gizmos.

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Texas, Oklahoma Divided Over How To Handle Earthquakes Linked To Oil Drilling

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by John Burnett

Oklahoma and Texas have been experiencing a rash of human-caused earthquakes. It happens when oil and gas wastewater gets pumped underground in the wrong places and disrupts faults. Oklahoma officials have cracked down on wastewater injection; Texas is apparently uninterested in doing much. That could mean a lot more quakes given that the country's biggest oil reservoir has just been discovered in west Texas.

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People wait to see President Obama on his way to make a televised address to the Cuban people in Havana on March 22. President Obama's opening to Cuba was carried out largely by executive orders that could be reversed when Donald Trump enters the White Ho

How Trump Could Easily Reverse Obama's Opening To Cuba

6:28pm November 28, 2016

by Michele Kelemen

President Obama reached out to Cuba mostly through executive orders. But those can easily be undone by Donald Trump, who is much more critical of the Cuban leadership.

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Demonstrators hold Indian currency notes during a protest Monday in Bangalore against the government's decision to void 500- and 1,000-rupee notes.

World News

Protesters Across India Rail Against Countrywide Cash Crunch

5:19pm November 28, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

They're opposed to a government decision to void the country's largest-denomination bank notes. The government says the move is designed to combat corruption and target the black market.

The California State Bar is considering a rule change that would ban lawyers from having sex with their clients.

National

California State Bar Considers Banning Lawyers From Having Sex With Clients

2:59pm November 28, 2016

by Rebecca Hersher

Current state rules don't prohibit California lawyers from engaging in sexual relationships with their clients. Some lawyers oppose the proposed rule change, saying it would violate their privacy.

After the election, professional peacemakers may feel they have to work harder to tamp down heightened feelings of "us versus them" in the workplace.

After Election, Diversity Trainers Face A New Version Of 'Us Versus Them'

1:09pm November 28, 2016

by Kat Chow

Through the eyes of those who work to make companies "inclusive," the 2016 election suggests two things: Business will pick up, but it won't be business as usual.