Business

Thromentta Anderson, the owner of Pass Da Peas in northwest Milwaukee likes to greet customers by name and give them tokens toward free drinks. But he was glad to see new faces during Black Restaurant Week.

Black Restaurant Week: Across U.S., Events Remind Diners, 'We're Here. Support Us'

9:26pm February 14, 2018

by Alan Greenblatt

Blacks often struggle to raise capital to open and run restaurants, a legacy of discrimination. Over the past few years, promotions to help diners know which restaurants are black-owned have spread.

Economy

Stimulus Response

4:02pm February 14, 2018

An economist from the Obama administration thinks the economy still needs stimulus. Will the Republican tax and spending bills provide it?

An upcoming iOS update will allow Apple users to see their health records on their cellphones.

Health & Safety

Medical Records May Finally Be Coming To Your Apple Smartphone

3:25pm February 14, 2018

by Alan Yu

In a planned upgrade of Apple's operating system for iPhones, the Health app will include health records, so people can take detailed, personal health information anywhere.

Ray Vester served on the Arkansas State Plant Board for 18 years. "It's self-governing, by the people, for the people," he says.

These Citizen-Regulators In Arkansas Defied Monsanto. Now They're Under Attack

3:10pm February 14, 2018

by Dan Charles

In Arkansas, a regulatory committee of farmers and small-business owners banned the latest weed-killing technology from the giant agrichemical company. Monsanto is taking them to court.

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Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, shown here in Strasbourg last month, recently published an investigation about metals magnate Oleg Deripaska.

World News

Tech Giants Under Pressure Over Russian Opposition Leader's Posts

10:29am February 14, 2018

by Merrit Kennedy

YouTube and Instagram are reportedly facing the prospect of sanction in Russia if they do not remove posts implicating a Russian billionaire and a senior Russian government official.

Javier Palomarez, shown here at an event in 2014, resigned amid allegations of sexual and financial misconduct.

National

Latino Business Group Leader Steps Down Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations

6:40pm February 13, 2018

Javier Palomarez, president and CEO of the United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, has also been accused of financial impropriety.

Before Joining Trump Administration, Mick Mulvaney Acted As Anti-Deficit Crusader

5:05pm February 13, 2018

by Tamara Keith

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney was first elected to Congress in the Tea Party wave of 2010 and acted as an anti-deficit crusader. That is, until he became President Trump's budget director.

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Trump's Proposed Budget Gives Up Fight Against Deficit Spending

5:05pm February 13, 2018

by Marilyn Geewax

President Trump is proposing a budget plan that gives up the fight against deficit spending, which has long been a Republican goal. But Trump's budget concedes that goal; tax revenues will not catch up to spending as far as the eye can see.

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Bottles of Purdue Pharma L.P. OxyContin medication sit on a pharmacy shelf in Provo, Utah, in 2016.

Doctors In Maine Say Halt In OxyContin Marketing Comes '20 Years Late'

4:39pm February 13, 2018

by Patty Wight

Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin, won't promote opioids to doctors anymore. In Maine, physicians say the change should have happened long ago.

Mayor Of Findlay, Ohio Says Trump's Infrastructure Plan Could Help City Address Flooding

4:35pm February 13, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Republican Mayor Lydia Mihalik of Findlay, Ohio, about President Trump's infrastructure budget. Mihalik talked with Trump in person about her town's need for funding to mitigate flooding on the Blanchard River. She says she has private investors interested in the project.

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