Business

Defaulted student loan borrowers get a fresh start

4:28pm November 16, 2023

by Cory Turner

Nearly 7 million federal student loan borrowers are in default, and now the U.S. Department of Education is rolling out a new program, called Fresh Start, to make getting out of default easier.

Books

Some authors are suing OpenAI. Will it backfire?

4:28pm November 16, 2023

by Keith Romer

Fiction writers like George R.R. Martin and Jonathan Franzen are suing OpenAI for using their books to train ChatGPT. That lawsuit could paradoxically benefit the company being sued.

People hold signs supporting Starbucks workers outside a Starbucks on New York's Upper West Side on Thursday.

National

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of chain's busiest days

1:21pm November 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

Workers at more than 200 U.S. Starbucks locations walked off the job Thursday in what organizers said was the largest strike yet in the two-year-old effort to unionize the company's stores.

Music & Culture

The Chili's baby back ribs jingle got a makeover with the help of Boyz II Men

7:41am November 16, 2023

The 90s R&B group said that the collaboration was a perfect fit because when the earworm first came out 25 years ago, people often thought they sang jingle anyway.

Queue Listen Now

Worker injuries at SpaceX soar in Elon Musk's rush to Mars, Reuters reports

5:10am November 16, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Reuters reporter Marisa Taylor about her investigation into worker safety at spacecraft manufacturer SpaceX.

Queue Listen Now

President Biden held a news conference after his meeting with China's Xi Jinping

10:06pm November 15, 2023

by Mara Liasson

The two met Wednesday in California to discuss economic concerns for their respective nations.

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President Biden held a news conference after his meeting with Xi Jinping

7:56pm November 15, 2023

by Mara Liasson

The two met on Wednesday to discuss economic concerns about their respective nations.

Army veteran Raymond Queen stands with his wife Rebecca Queen outside their home in Bartlesville, Okla.

Economy

President Biden and China's leader Xi Jinping met today outside San Francisco. We talk about the political stakes for Biden.

Business

Defaulted student loan borrowers get a fresh start

Some authors are suing OpenAI. Will it backfire?

Thousands of Starbucks workers go on a one-day strike on one of chain's busiest days

The Chili's baby back ribs jingle got a makeover with the help of Boyz II Men

Worker injuries at SpaceX soar in Elon Musk's rush to Mars, Reuters reports

President Biden held a news conference after his meeting with China's Xi Jinping

President Biden held a news conference after his meeting with Xi Jinping

Senators to VA: Stop needless foreclosures on thousands of veterans

How China's weakened economy plays into talks between Biden and Xi

All that's at risk for President Biden among talks with China's Xi Jinping