Business

FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr supports a total ban on TikTok

5:08am December 23, 2022

More than a dozen states have banned Tiktok from government devices over security concerns. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr about the issues with the social media app.

National

One of the country's oldest independent record stores is going out of business

5:08am December 23, 2022

by Kabir Bhatia

After more than 50 years in business, Record Revolution, a beloved record store in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, is closing its doors for good.

Here's how life got pricier — and cheaper! — in 2022

How life got pricier (and, yes, cheaper!) this year — in 7 charts

6:52pm December 22, 2022

Boy, have we talked a lot about inflation. It affected every part of our lives (and the economy) in 2022. Here are some of its highest highs and lowest lows. (It wasn't all bad news!)

Economy

Mass layoffs are being announced by companies. If these continue, will you be ready?

5:00pm December 22, 2022

by Arezou Rezvani

Dozens of companies have announced mass layoffs this year and there might be more still to come in 2023. Are you in a job or industry that's at risk of being cut? NPR wants to hear from you.

Fox News host Sean Hannity, a close ally of former President Trump, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in August 2022.

Politics & Government

Fox News' Sean Hannity says he knew all along Trump lost the election

3:51pm December 22, 2022

by David Folkenflik

"I did not believe it for one second," Hannity said under oath about former President Trump's false claims that Dominion Voting Systems cheated him of votes in 2020. Dominion is suing Fox News.

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen on March 17. Japan on Thursday adopted a new policy promoting greater use of nuclear energy to ensure a stable power supply amid global fuel shortages and reduce carbon emissions — a major reversal of its phaseout plan since the Fukushima crisis.

World News

After the Fukushima disaster, Japan swore to phase out nuclear power. But not anymore

3:29pm December 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

Japan adopted a plan to extend the lifespan of nuclear reactors, replace the old and even build new ones, a major shift in a country scarred by the Fukushima disaster.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell answers questions from reporters at a March 29 press conference following the close of the NFL owner's meeting at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla.

Sports

NFL 'Sunday Ticket' is headed to YouTube beginning next season

1:29pm December 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

The deal with Google lets YouTube distribute out-of-market Sunday afternoon games, which had been on DirecTV since 1994. It's the league's second major commitment to streaming in recent years.

Andrea Hsu and Stacey Vanek Smith purchased a 25-cent postcard with their earnings from investing in a government bond.

Economy

Investors prefer bonds: How sleepy government bonds became the hot investment of 2022

12:18pm December 22, 2022

by Stacey Vanek Smith

Treasury bonds paid out much more than usual this year. That's great for investors, but could spell trouble for the government.

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends a ruling party congress in Pyongyang on Jan. 12, 2021. North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated 1.5 trillion won ($1.2 billion) in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, South Korea's spy agency said Thursday.

World News

North Korea has hacked $1.2 billion in crypto and other assets for its economy

11:25am December 22, 2022

by The Associated Press

North Korean hackers have stolen an estimated $1.2 billion in cryptocurrency and other virtual assets in the past five years, more than half of it this year alone, South Korea's spy agency says.

Bans on the social media app TikTok are beginning to gain momentum in Washington and several states. Experts say there's not much solid evidence that TikTok poses a national security threat.

Why the proposed TikTok ban is more about politics than privacy, according to experts

10:34am December 22, 2022

by Manuela López Restrepo

Digital privacy experts are skeptical of proposed TikTok bans, saying they are more about geopolitical tension than the social media app.