Business

Nancy Barnes, executive editor at the Houston Chronicle, was named as NPR's senior vice president for news and editorial director.

Veteran Newspaper Editor Nancy Barnes Named NPR's Top News Executive

4:30pm October 16, 2018

by David Folkenflik

Barnes, executive editor at the Houston Chronicle, was named as NPR's chief news executive. She fills the spot formerly held by Michael Oreskes, who was forced out over sexual harassment allegations.

World News

Major Corporations Distance Themselves From Saudi Arabia After Journalist's Disappearance

4:30pm October 16, 2018

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin about his coverage of the Saudi conference losing big name attendees as news of a missing journalist makes headlines.

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Economy

A Snapshot Of Poverty In America

4:09pm October 16, 2018

The Supplemental Poverty Report provides a more accurate and nuanced picture of poverty in America

The cost of a pint of beer could rise sharply in the U.S. and other countries because of increased risks from heat and drought, according to a new study that looks at climate change's possible effects on barley crops.

Beer Prices Could Double Because Of Climate Change, Study Says

3:12pm October 16, 2018

by Bill Chappell

The price of a six-pack in the U.S. could rise by $1 to $8 because of drought and heat. As one of the researchers says, it's "another way climate change will suck."

National

Remembering Paul Allen of Microsoft

10:23am October 16, 2018

by Simone Alicea

Paul Allen, co-founder of computer giant Microsoft, has died of complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Allen used his fortune to fund his many business and philanthropic interests. He was 65.

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After Journalist Disappears, Companies Reconsider Saudi Investment

6:13am October 16, 2018

by John Ydstie

U.S. executives are pulling out of an investment conference scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, next week — as controversy swirls around the disappearance of a missing Saudi journalist.

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News Brief: Trump Sends Pompeo To Riyadh, New NPR Poll

5:05am October 16, 2018

Weeks after a Saudi journalist went into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and never came out, Secretary of State Pompeo wants answers. A NPR poll finds rural Americans worry about addiction and jobs.

Microsoft Co-Founder Paul Allen Dies At 65

8:42pm October 15, 2018

Paul Allen, who co-founded tech giant Microsoft with Bill Gates, has died from complications of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Seattle Times reporter Matt Day.

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According to the law in most states, health care providers own patients' medical records. But federal privacy law governs how that information can be used. And whether or not you can profit from your own medical data is murky.

If Your Medical Information Becomes A Moneymaker, Could You Get A Cut?

6:49pm October 15, 2018

by Richard Harris

Sometimes discoveries derived from patients' medical data become the foundation of new profit-making companies. A fledgling industry wants to help patients get a cut of the cash.

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Retail Giant Sears Files For Bankruptcy

5:24pm October 15, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Sears has filed for bankruptcy protection, formally acknowledging the lowest moment in the 130-year history of the conglomerate that shaped how Americans shop.