Business

In this aerial view, the destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Ian is shown on Oct. 2, 2022, in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. The state's home insurance market is reeling after disasters like this one.

Feeling the pinch of high home insurance rates? It's not getting better anytime soon

4:53pm October 26, 2023

by Greg Allen

Homeowners in Florida, like other states, are seeing their home insurance rates soar. Multibillion-dollar disasters like hurricanes, tornadoes and wildfires have led insurers to hike premiums.

Achiya Schatz runs an organization in Israel called FakeReporter that authenticates images and videos that appear online in order to combat fake news. The group was founded three years ago. Before the war, it was focused on trying to help people who were targeted with online harassment for speaking out against corruption.

World News

Is it true or not? Israeli group FakeReporter fact checks while seeking shelter

4:48pm October 26, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

A former Israeli combat soldier runs a nonprofit out of his in-laws' front yard that fact-checks posts on social media about the Israel-Hamas war in real time.

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Economy

The U.S. economy is humming. So why are Americans so grumpy about it?

11:21am October 26, 2023

Rising interest rates haven't slowed the economy. GDP numbers out Thursday show the economy grew more than twice as fast in July, August and September as in the previous quarter.

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People shop in a Manhattan store in New York City on July 27, 2023. The economy grew 4.9% in the July-September, a stunning pace of growth that was largely powered by strong spending from consumers.

Economy

The U.S. economy posted stunning growth in the third quarter — but it may not last

9:29am October 26, 2023

by Scott Horsley

Gross domestic product surged from July to September as Americans opened their wallets big time, but there are doubts about how long this blistering pace of growth can last.

The UAW and Ford reach a tentative deal on a new contract to end auto strike

7:59am October 26, 2023

The United Auto Workers and Ford have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract that the union describes as historic. The deal still has to be ratified by the 57,000 UAW members at Ford.

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Sam Bankman-Fried is set to take the stand on his own defense as early as Thursday

5:13am October 26, 2023

Sam Bankman-Fried, who faces a possible life sentence on charges of fraudulent crypto dealing, has decided to testify in his own defense at his high-profile criminal trial.

Roman (left) is a Ukrainian refugee who works at ComDel Innovation in Wahpeton, N.D. CEO Jim Albrecht (right) says the company has been working with a program called Uniting For Ukraine that provides a legal pathway for Ukrainians to come to the U.S. and work for up to two years.

National

Immigrants are coming to North Dakota for jobs. Not everyone is glad to see them

2:48pm October 25, 2023

by Joel Rose

The immigrant population is growing fast in states far from the southern border. Employers in North Dakota say the economy needs more workers, but there's still deep ambivalence about immigration.

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Meta sued by states claiming Instagram and Facebook fueled youth mental health crisis

5:12am October 25, 2023

More than two dozen states have sued Meta over allegations that its social media platforms can be addicting and violate consumer protection and child safety laws.

A manufacturing company in Ohio has found success with a 4-day workweek

5:12am October 25, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

A global trial of a four-day work week has yielded success stories — such as the one from a small manufacturing company in Ohio. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 24, 2023.)

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:12am October 25, 2023

U.S. considers the implications of an Israeli ground invasion into Gaza. Rep. Mike Johnson is the fourth person to be nominated for speaker. States sue Meta over fueling youth mental health crisis.