Surprise: Americans Kind Of Like Trade
You'd think from watching the campaign that foreign trade is super unpopular. But polls show that's not quite true.
Business
Ahead Of Arizona Primary, Business Community Fears Trump Will Inspire Backlash
Business leaders remember an economic boycott against the state for its 2010 immigration bill and worry about international consequences of a Trump presidency.
Ta-Nehisi Coates On The Fight Over 'Nina Simone's Face'
Many people have decried the casting of Zoe Saldana in upcoming biopic Nina, but Ta-Nehisi Coates digs deep into why this choice struck a nerve.
D.C. Metro Closure A Symptom Of National Transit Funding Woes
This week's Metrorail closure in the nation's capital is another example that mass transit systems across the country suffer years of neglect, delayed and deferred maintenance, and inadequate funding.
Retired Boeing Employee Stays On In Fighter Jet Command Voice
NPR's Melissa Block talks with recently retired Boeing company employee Leslie Shook whose voice is used as part of the greeting and warning system of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet.
Jury Awards Hulk Hogan $115 Million In Sex Tape Lawsuit Against Gawker
The media company, which published a portion of a tape showing the wrestler having sex with the wife of a former friend, is expected to appeal.
As The Legal Pot Industry Booms, African-Americans Are Left Behind
Amanda Chicago Lewis investigated the effect of the War on Drugs on black entrepreneurship in the legal pot industry for six months. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to her about what is keeping black people from entering the lucrative legal pot industry.
Seniors Face Higher Drug Costs As Coinsurance Becomes More Common
How coinsurance hurts: If a drug costs $200, a patient may owe 20 percent of the cost, or $40, instead of a flat copayment of $20. The higher the cost of the drug, the bigger the coinsurance bite.
Gigi The Cow Broke The Milk Production Record. Is That Bad For Cows?
Cows are being bred to be larger, hungrier, and more productive. But this drive to raise ever-larger, hulking Holsteins has some prominent livestock advocates ringing alarm bells.
California Insurance Marketplace Aims To Kick Out Poor-Performing Hospitals
Doctors, hospitals and insurers are balking at a Covered California proposal to eject providers of care that have inordinately high costs and low quality from its networks.