Business

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu to meet Elon Musk amid antisemitism controversy

7:55am September 18, 2023

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt about Israel's prime minister meeting with Elon Musk to talk about antisemitism on X, which is formerly known as Twitter.

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National

Day 4 of the UAW strike affecting the Big 3 automakers

7:55am September 18, 2023

An update from the picket line in Wayne, Mich., as some 13,000 United Auto Workers strike at three factories after failing to reach a contract with General Motors, Ford and Stellantis.

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National

Morning news brief

5:12am September 18, 2023

Auto plants are shut amid a walkout against Big 3 automakers. Tens of thousands of people kick off a week of climate protests in New York. Drew Barrymore postpones show's return until strikes end.

UAW strike enters Day 3: layoffs; talks ongoing

5:22pm September 17, 2023

by Andrea Hsu

Auto workers are three days into a strike at the Big Three American automakers. Talks are ongoing, but not a lot of progress has been reported yet. The automakers have announced layoffs in response.

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Economy

An economist explains what the data says about how the U.S. economy is doing

10:36am September 17, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with economist Betsey Stevenson about Bidenomics and the latest economic data.

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United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain speaks outside the UAW Local 900 headquarters across the street from the Ford Assembly Plant in Wayne, Mich. The union announced the start of a strike at three factories just after midnight on Friday.

How Shawn Fain, an unlikely and outspoken president, led the UAW to strike

9:42am September 17, 2023

by Don Gonyea

The former union electrician was an underdog in recent UAW leadership elections, but with a tough love approach to auto companies in negotiations, he narrowly won. Now he's taking the union on strike.

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In this aerial picture taken on Aug. 21, a vehicle drives through floodwaters following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary in Thousand Palms, Calif.

California sues oil giants, saying they downplayed climate change. Here's what to know

5:51pm September 16, 2023

California accuses oil companies of misleading the public on the dangers of fossil fuels for decades. The state demands they help fund recovery efforts after climate change-fueled disasters.