Starbucks Closes More Than 8,000 Stores Today For Racial Bias Training
The plan covers Starbucks-operated stores; nearly all of the 7,000 Starbucks-licensed coffee shops are likely to remain open.
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Brazil's Crippling Trucker Protests Enter Day 9, Despite Suggestions Of A Deal
President Michel Temer apparently conceded to truck drivers' demands. But many truckers remain on strike — and so many Brazilians across the country also remain short of fuel and perishable food.
'It's Going To Be Tough': Santa Fe Students Return To School After Shooting
The shooting happened less than two weeks before the end of the school year. "I don't want that last day to be my last memory of my senior year," one student said.
In France, The Protests Of May 1968 Reverberate Today — And Still Divide The French
Students are again occupying universities and workers are protesting an overhaul of the state railway. "The struggle is still the same," says a labor leader. But the protests are on a smaller scale.
To Lower Your Medicare Drug Costs, Ask Your Pharmacist For The Cash Price
Sometimes a drug plan's copay is higher than the cash price, but insurance rules keep pharmacists from telling Medicare beneficiaries unless they ask.
High-Ranking North Korean Official Is Traveling To New York
According to President Trump, former military intelligence chief Kim Yong Chol will be holding meetings on a possible U.S.-North Korea summit.
On Memorial Day, Trump Honors Fallen Soldiers; Draws Criticism Over Tweet
"They fought and bled and died so that America would forever remain safe and strong and free," Trump said at Arlington cemetery. Earlier, he drew criticism online for praise some found self-serving.
Colombia's Presidential Election Heads To Runoff
Colombia held its first presidential elections this past weekend since the end of the country's half-century old guerilla war. Two candidates will now face-off in a run-off election next month.
Washington Capitals Make It To Stanley Cup Final For First Time In 20 Years
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with radio play-by-play announcer John Walton as the Washington Capitals prepare for the start of the Stanley Cup.
How The Trump Administration's Family Separation Policy Is Playing Out
In recent days, there's been an uproar over children being separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jennifer Nagda, policy director at the Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights.