Did Trump TV Launch Last Night?
Donald Trump's campaign ran its own broadcast of the presidential debate Wednesday night. Many saw it as the first incarnation of a rumored Trump cable news channel.
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Journalists' Campaign Donations Create Conflict, Ex-Newspaper Man Says
A report shows some journalists and ex-journalists contributed to presidential campaigns. Steve Inskeep talks to Len Downie, former executive editor of The Washington Post and professor of journalism.
Episode 730: Self Checkout
A doctor treating psychiatric patients in an emergency room created the first self-checkout machine in his spare time. Now he can't stand self checkout. So we take him shopping.
Soda Industry Tries To Woo Public Health Groups With Sponsorship Deals
As the soda industry gears up to spend $9.5 million to oppose the soda tax proposals in San Francisco, Oakland, Calif, and Albany, Calif., critics point out the industry has also been wooing public health groups with sponsorship deals.
California Is Investigating Whether Wells Fargo Committed Criminal Identity Theft
The bank has come under fire since acknowledging that employees, trying to meet sales targets, opened millions of accounts without customer authorization.
Small Savings For Drugs Made To Mimic Biotech Blockbusters
Pfizer is poised to start selling Inflectra, its version of the blockbuster rheumatoid arthritis drug Remicade. But the price of Inflectra is only 15 percent less.
New Rules Would Require Airlines To Refund Baggage Fees For Delayed Luggage
The White House is announcing proposed rules intended to address common passenger complaints about airline customer service.
With Oil Prices Down, Saudi Arabia Turns To The Bond Market For The First Time
Long synonymous with wealth and luxury, the desert kingdom is looking for ways to plug a growing budget deficit.
California Restaurants Launch Nation's First Transgender Jobs Program
The unemployment rate for transgender people is double that of the general population. A new program aims to change that. It's all because of a trans woman who's employed trans people for years.
How A Revolutionary Ad Campaign Helped To Turn Around Subaru
In two decades, Subaru has gone from struggling carmaker to steady success. What changed the company's fate? An ad campaign aimed at a group of consumers other automakers were ignoring.