Business

President Donald Trump tours the Boeing facility in North Charleston, S.C., with CEO Dennis Muilenburg (left) on Friday to see the 787 Dreamliner.

Trump Talks Jobs At Boeing Plant In South Carolina

3:59pm February 17, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The president's visit to the North Charleston plant comes after the company's employees voted against unionizing. "We want products made in America, made by American hands," he said.

The state Capitol in Denver in December. The Grand Junction Sentinel has threatened to sue state Sen. Ray Scott after the lawmaker accused the paper of spreading "fake news."

When A Politician Says 'Fake News' And A Newspaper Threatens To Sue Back

1:58pm February 17, 2017

by Bente Birkeland

If the Colorado newspaper files a lawsuit, legal experts say it would be the first of its kind, potentially setting a legal definition for what is considered fake news and what is not.

Germany has banned the My Friend Cayla dolls, which are also the subject of a complaint by privacy groups in the U.S. who say the toys spy on children.

Banned In Germany: Kids' Doll Is Labeled An Espionage Device

12:24pm February 17, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The doll Cayla looks like an everyday toy and gives no notice that it collects and transmits everything it hears, German regulators say.

The exterior of the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 10. A lobbying battle is being waged over a rule requiring financial advisers to act in their clients' best interest in retirement planning.

Trump Moving To Delay Rule That Protects Workers From Bad Financial Advice

11:17am February 17, 2017

by Chris Arnold

A lobbying battle is being waged over a rule requiring financial advisers to act in their clients' best interest in retirement planning. It pits financial firms against consumer and retiree groups.

A visitor stands next to the U.S.-Mexico border fence at Friends of Friendship Park on Feb. 4 in San Ysidro, Calif.

The Environmental Consequences Of A Wall On The U.S.-Mexico Border

11:01am February 17, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Discussions of a border wall happen at the intersection of environmental and civil rights.

Lee Jae-yong (center), vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, arrives Monday for questioning as a suspect in the corruption scandal that led to the impeachment of South Korea's President Park Geun-Hye.

World News

Samsung's Acting Chief Arrested In South Korea's Deepening Corruption Probe

10:37am February 17, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

Jay Y. Lee, vice president of Samsung, has been taken in on charges of bribery and embezzlement. He's been a central figure in a corruption scandal that brought President Park Geun-hye's impeachment.

Kevin and Ranae Dietzel, owners of a small dairy herd near Jewell, Iowa, named their signature cheese after this cow, Ingrid.

National

How Fancy Cheese May Save Some Small-Scale Dairies

9:56am February 17, 2017

by Amy Mayer

Because of unstable milk prices, small-dairy owners are also selling artisanal cheeses to help them stay afloat. The idea is catching on — in Iowa, the number of on-farm cheese-makers has doubled.

Using The Blockchain To Change Prisons

5:30am February 17, 2017

by Keith Romer

Charlie Shrem went to prison for his involvement in Bitcoin trading. Now he's out and part of the next evolution of Bitcoin's future, investments that trade using Bitcoin's underlying technology.

Driscoll's, the largest berry producer in the world, now grows about the same quantity of raspberries and strawberries in Mexico as it does in California. Many American producers have recently expanded their production to Mexico.

Why Ditching NAFTA Could Hurt America's Farmers More Than Mexico's

7:12pm February 16, 2017

by Dan Charles

Trade in food between the U.S. and Mexico has exploded over the past 15 years. President Trump is talking about restricting that trade, but when it comes to food, such moves could backfire.

Queue Listen Now

Trump Chooses R. Alexander Acosta As New Labor Nominee

4:35pm February 16, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

President Trump announced a new nominee to run the Labor Department on Thursday. R. Alexander Acosta is a law school dean and former U.S. attorney in southern Florida. He's also been a member of the National Labor Relations Bureau.

Queue Listen Now