Inflation continues to moderate thanks to a big drop in gas prices
Consumer prices rose 3.1% in November from a year ago, marking a more moderate pace of inflation thanks in large part to falling gasoline prices.
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U.S. Department of Labor to report on November's inflation rate
The Labor Department reports on November's inflation rate this morning. It comes just ahead of a Federal Reserve rate-setting meeting.
A jury decided Google's Android app store benefits from anticompetitive barriers
The maker of Fortnite sued three years ago, alleging that Google abused its power to shield its Play Store from competition in order to protect a gold mine that makes billions of dollars annually.
Elon Musk allows controversial conspiracy theorist Alex Jones back on X
Jones has been banned from most major social media platforms for spreading falsehoods, like saying school shootings are faked, and that survivors and parents of slain children are crisis actors.
Brenda Lee is much bigger than her 1958 Christmas song that just hit No.1
65 years after it was released, Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. NPR's Scott Detrow talks about it with singer Brenda Lee.
The economy is a trouble spot for Biden despite strong signs. Here's why
Despite job growth, low unemployment and record spending, Americans are in a sour mood about the economy — and that could spell trouble for President Biden's reelection chances.
Europe reaches a deal on the world's first comprehensive AI rules
The deal paves the way for legal oversight of AI technology that has promised to transform everyday life and has spurred warnings of existential dangers to humanity.
What it means for an oil producing country, the UAE, to host U.N. climate talks
The United Arab Emirates is a major oil producing nation, and that's drawing attention to the role oil and gas has at this year's COP28 climate negotiations.
Kids are losing the Chuck E. Cheese animatronics. They were for the parents, anyway
The kids "eatertainment" chain is saying goodbye to its animatronics band. But not all are ready to let go of the fuzzy robot characters of their youth. One stronghold will keep the nostalgia alive.
Unemployment down as UAW and Hollywood actors return from strikes
U.S. employers added 199,000 jobs in November, as the unemployment rate fell to 3.7%. The resolution of the UAW and Hollywood actors' strikes helped to boost those numbers.