Bank Of America Raising Its Minimum Wage To $20 An Hour
The wage increase, which will be phased in by 2021, comes as the strong economy means employers are competing to fill open positions.
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Such Great Heights: 84-Year-Old Pole Vaulter Keeps Raising The Bar
Flo Filion Meiler was inspired to take up the event at 65 when she scoped out the competition. "I said to myself, you know, I think that I could do better than that."
Reporter's Notebook: Rwandan's Trial Triggers Memories Of Genocide
NPR's Jackie Northam describes what it was like recently sitting across a courtroom from a man accused of atrocities in Rwanda, 25 years after she covered the genocide.
Jazz Heavyweights Herbie Hancock And Kamasi Washington Announce Joint Tour
The tour, which brings together two of the brightest lights in jazz, will be playing across the U.S. in July and August.
Are Plastic Bag Bans Garbage?
A national movement to ban plastic bags is gaining steam, but these restrictions may actually hurt the environment more than help it. Human nature, hard truths, and what kind of bag to use anyway?
Enter The Spooky, Psychedelic World Of Crumb
The Brooklyn psych-pop band announces its debut album Jinx and shares "Nina," a chills inducing track and video staring David Patrick Kelly.
Barr: Mueller Report Out Within 1 Week; IG Report On Russia Inquiry This Summer
The attorney general says work is going well in redacting the special counsel's report about the Russian interference in the 2016 election — and DOJ has at least one other report coming too.
U.S. Warns Of New Tariffs On Europe Over Airbus Subsidies
The Trump administration is preparing tariffs on billions of dollars in imports from Europe in retaliation for subsidies of Airbus jets. The levies would hit products ranging from aircraft to wine.
Porcupine Barbs For Better Wound Healing
Surgeons would love to find a replacement for surgical staples — one that doesn't aggravate wounds on the way in and out. Bioengineers think they've found the right model — a porcupine's quill.
Tariffs' Complex Ripple Effects Hit Appliance Shoppers And Makers
Prices on appliances are slowly ticking down after posting their biggest increase in about five years. One tariff was a boon to U.S. manufacturers. But other tariffs hiked costs for the industry.