Business

Yami Chavarria with her infant daughter, Ayla Kimberley.

Economy

We're Having a Baby!? How To Feel The Joy, Without The Financial Fears

7:01am April 21, 2016

by Andrea Seabrook

With each baby comes a set of scary questions: how to pay for strollers, day care, even (gasp!) college? We joined a talk between a young couple and a financial adviser. Here's what we learned.

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For Voters In Appalachian Region, Medical Care Is A Big Issue

6:40am April 21, 2016

Tennessee's alternative to Obamacare is faltering. Steve Inskeep talks to Knoxville's mayor about health and political issues. Chris Green of Berea College weighs in on the area's political leanings.

On Wednesday, ESPN fired former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling from his job as a baseball analyst.

ESPN Fires Curt Schilling For 'Unacceptable' Conduct

9:26pm April 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The pitcher-turned-analyst shared a post on Facebook that appeared to comment on North Carolina's law that bars transgender people from using the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity.

Patrons at The Bunyadi will dine by candlelight at natural wooden tables. Oh, and they'll be naked.

World News

A New Naked Restaurant Says It Has An 8,000-Person Waiting List To Dine

8:55pm April 20, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The pop-up restaurant, to be called The Bunyadi, promises naturally prepared food and natural decor — as well as all-natural patrons. The restaurant opens in June in London.

Mitsubishi Motors says its employees manipulated fuel consumption data on its eK Space and other vehicles — and that it won't sell them until the problems are fixed. Here, a custom version of the eK Space is seen at a 2014 auto show.

World News

Mitsubishi Says It Tricked Fuel Mileage Tests On Some Cars

7:52pm April 20, 2016

by Bill Chappell

While the scandal seems to be limited to the Japanese domestic market, Mitsubishi Motors says it is now investigating vehicles it made for overseas markets as well.

A worker stokes a burning cauldron at a steel mill in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province in 2011. Chinese steelmakers are overproducing, hurting prices and jobs, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker says.

World's Steelmakers To China: Time To Cut The Glut

7:30pm April 20, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker says the United States will join other nations in trying to curb China's steel output. Chinese steelmakers are overproducing, hurting prices and jobs, she says.

'Flying While Muslim': Profiling Fears After Arabic Speaker Removed From Plane

6:56pm April 20, 2016

by NPR Staff

Khairuldeen Makhzoomi was removed from a Southwest Airlines flight after another passenger overheard him speaking on his cellphone in Arabic. An advocate calls the incident "absurd and bewildering."

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Republican state Sen. Todd Weiler, appearing on the Utah Senate floor in Salt Lake City in February, introduced a resolution to declare pornography a public health crisis, echoing an argument being made around the U.S. by conservative religious groups as

Health & Safety

Utah Declares Porn A Public Health Hazard

6:45pm April 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The state's governor signed a resolution saying pornography harms individuals and society and calling for research and policy change to "address the pornography epidemic."

Employees at all Lowe's home improvement stores, including this one in South San Francisco, Calif., are eligible to have certain surgeries paid for by the company at selected hospitals.

Some Firms Save Money By Offering Employees Free Surgery

5:39pm April 20, 2016

by Michael Tomsic

The idea is this: Negotiate a flat price with a few hospitals to cover surgery, physical therapy and certain other treatments. Companies save money and hospitals gain patients.

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Workers install solar panels on the roof of a home in Camarillo, Calif., in 2013. San Francisco has recently decided to start requiring rooftop solar systems — electrical or heating — on new construction up to 10 stories tall.

San Francisco Requires New Buildings To Install Solar Panels

4:01pm April 20, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

San Francisco already required buildings to be "solar ready," and starting in 2017, actual panels will be mandated. It's the first major U.S. city to take such a step, according to the bill's sponsor.