Business

Education

It's The 9th Day Of West Virginia's Teachers Strike

8:51am March 06, 2018

Gov. Jim Justice reached a deal with teachers, but the state Senate changed the terms, lowering the proposed pay raise. Steve Inskeep talks to Jake Zuckerman from the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

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Politics & Government

Century Aluminum Executive Backs Trump's International Tariff Plan

8:21am March 06, 2018

Steve Inskeep talks to Jesse Gary, executive vice president of Century Aluminum, who agrees with President Trump's decision to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.

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Hidden Brain: Relationship Between Having Babies And The Economy

8:21am March 06, 2018

by Shankar Vedantam

Americans tend to have more children in a strong economy. Research suggests that conceptions might be a leading economic indicator — meaning declines in conceptions can predict the next downturn.

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Politics & Government

Trump Digs In On His Plan To Impose International Tariffs

7:44am March 06, 2018

by Tamara Keith

Despite public and private lobbying from senior Republicans, the president has not budged on his call for steel and aluminum tariffs, which are expected to be implemented by the White House this week.

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Trump Policies Put A Strain On U.S. Relations With Canada

7:44am March 06, 2018

by Jim Zarroli

Trump's plan to slap tariffs on steel and aluminum imports would hurt Canada — the leading supplier of the materials to the U.S. Canada's trade practices have been singled out for criticism by Trump.

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Trump's Name Is Removed From Luxury Hotel In Panama

6:56am March 06, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

In the latest in a dispute, the Trump name has been stripped from a Panama hotel after an official ruled that the majority owner could take over administration and kick the Trump organization out.

Arizona Teenager Accuses Starbucks Of Discrimination

5:59am March 06, 2018

Aspen Cline says the coffee chain refused to serve her a frappaccino when she rode through the drive-thru on a horse. Starbucks tells a Phoenix TV station the order was refused for safety reasons.

Politics & Government

Morning News Brief: Trump Tariffs, Texas Primary

5:02am March 06, 2018

The president has dug in on the issue of raising tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, but GOP lawmakers are lobbying him to back down. Midterm elections kick off Tuesday with the primary in Texas.

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Jessica Morris prepares to inject a blood-clotting protein into son Landon's arm at their home in Yuba City, Calif.

Health & Safety

Miracle Of Hemophilia Drugs Comes At A Steep Price

10:31pm March 05, 2018

by Jenny Gold

The market is flooded with 28 different medications for just 20,000 patients with the hereditary bleeding disorder. Yet intense competition hasn't worked to bring costs down.

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Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Will Hit Canada Hard

9:56pm March 05, 2018

Canada will be hit particularly hard by tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to attorney Mark Warner, who is based in Toronto and has worked on trade negotiations, about the reaction in Canada and potential legal challenges to these new tariffs.