Business

Rural residents can't get their medicines or COVID-19 help with pharmacies shuttering

10:07am January 22, 2022

by April Ehrlich

Rural residents are waiting in line for hours to get prescriptions filled because pharmacies are closing down or limiting hours. Pharmacy companies blame high insurance fees and employee burnout.

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Biden champions Intel's plan for new semiconductor plants to help supply chain issues

9:33am January 22, 2022

by Franco Ordoñez

With his other legislative priorities stalled, President Biden is turning to a bill that would provide incentives for semiconductor plants, like the one Intel announced for Ohio on Friday.

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Economy

Inflation pain is felt exponentially in large families

8:02am January 22, 2022

by Scott Simon

Scott Simon talks with Tamika Calhoun of Jackson, Miss., about how inflation has affected the budget for her family of seven.

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People receive boxes of KN95 face masks during a back to school event offering school supplies, COVID-19 vaccinations, face masks, and other resources for children and their families at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA in August.

How are COVID-related expenses impacting your household budget?

6:43pm January 21, 2022

PPE and COVID-19 tests are increasingly becoming necessities for U.S. households. But the costs add up — both in time and money. Tell us how the need for these items is affecting you.

What the recently approved bankruptcy deal means for Puerto Rico

5:26pm January 21, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Natalie Jaresko, executive director of the Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, about the territory's recently approved bankruptcy deal.

What a ban from the global messaging system for banks would mean for Russia

5:11pm January 21, 2022

As Russia places troops on the Ukrainian border, there's a financial nuclear weapon that Europe and the U.S. can use: ban Russia from the system most banks use to transfer money internationally.

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National

Tax season is nearing, but the IRS has millions of last year's returns to get through

5:11pm January 21, 2022

by Brian Naylor

The Internal Revenue Service is still working through millions of returns filed in 2021. An IRS watchdog says the agency is understaffed, underfunded and overburdened.

European carriers are urging the European Union to alter so-called "use it or lose it" regulations forcing airlines to continue flying empty or near-empty flights.

A teen's solo transatlantic flight calls attention to wasteful 'ghost flights'

5:01pm January 21, 2022

by Vanessa Romo

Kai Forsyth relished being the only passenger on a flight from London to Orlando. But his solo trip highlights the wastefulness of near-empty flights that environmentalists are trying to ban.

The 'Great Resignation' is giving workers more power, Labor Secretary Walsh says

4:27pm January 21, 2022

NPR'S Ailsa Chang talks with Labor Secretary Marty Walsh about the underlying causes of the "Great Resignation" and what he learned this past year from conversations with Americans across the country.

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Student loan payments resume in May. Here are 7 ways to prepare

4:15pm January 21, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

First things first: Get acquainted (or reacquainted) with your loans. And don't count on blanket loan forgiveness.

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