Business

Businesses Complain Generous Jobless Benefits Make It Hard To Find Workers

10:16am May 26, 2020

by Scott Horsley

Millions of laid-off Americans collect more in unemployment benefits than they did working. Congress did that to try to cushion the coronavirus fallout, but those benefits are getting a second look.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says places of worship can resume in-person services pending county approval. Attendance will be limited to fewer than 100 or 25% of the building's capacity, whichever is lower.

California Houses Of Worship, In-Store Retailers Can Reopen

8:42am May 26, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

The new guidelines stipulate religious centers must limit attendance to 100 people or 25% of the building's capacity, whichever is lower. They also recommend against singing and group recitation.

News Brief: Jobless Benefits, Voter Registration, School Budgets

5:43am May 26, 2020

The GOP looks to end extra $600 unemployment benefit. Social distancing puts a crimp on voter registration. And, many public schools could be in terrible financial shape coming out of the pandemic.

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Economy

Small Breweries Struggle To Survive During Coronavirus Lockdowns

5:43am May 26, 2020

by Frank Morris

The boom of U.S. craft breweries, more than doubling in the past five years, could soon be turning to bust. Without throngs of customers jamming their bars, many struggle to pivot to a new model.

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Experts Help Listeners Make Tough Choices During The Pandemic

10:39pm May 25, 2020

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Helen Boucher and professor of economics Emily Oster help listeners make tough decisions related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Experts Help Listeners Make Tough Choices During The Pandemic, Continued

10:39pm May 25, 2020

Infectious disease specialist Dr. Helen Boucher and professor of economics Emily Oster help listeners make tough decisions related to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Crowds Rush To Lake Of The Ozarks During The Memorial Day Weekend

3:58pm May 25, 2020

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Osage Beach, Missouri mayor John Olivarri about crowded openings at bars in his Lake of the Ozarks town.

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An Essential Worker Shares His Experience Of Working At A Clorox Plant

3:58pm May 25, 2020

Essential worker Larry Wheeler shares his experience of how his work at a Clorox plant has suddenly and unexpectedly become vital.

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Texas Officials Consider New Sources Of Revenue As State Faces Budget Shortfalls

3:58pm May 25, 2020

by Wade Goodwyn

Texas's Republican leadership has to face budget options that seemed sacrilegious just a few months ago, as oil prices and the coronavirus pandemic wreak havoc on state finances.

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Books
Arts

André Leon Talley Writes About Wintour, Lagerfeld In 'Chiffon Trenches'

6:56am May 25, 2020

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Longtime Vogue editor André Leon Talley has a new memoir out called: The Chiffon Trenches. In it, he describes rifts with Vogue editor Anna Wintour and the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.

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