Business

How $220M Changed A Lottery Winner

8:15am January 10, 2016

NPR's Rachel Martin spoke with Brad Duke a few years ago about his $220 million lottery win in 2005. We called him back this week because numbers for the biggest Powerball jackpot were drawn Saturday.

National

San Diego Stumped On How To Stop The Stink

8:03am January 10, 2016

by Claire Trageser

Sea lion poop is frustrating residents in the San Diego neighborhood of La Jolla who pay top dollar for their ocean views. But fixing the problem isn't as simple as just scraping off the waste.

A machine prints Powerball lottery tickets at a convenience store in Washington, D.C. on Thursday. Saturday's jackpot has risen to $900 million.

National

$900 Million Prize, 1 In 292 Million Odds — And A Few More Lottery Numbers

3:54pm January 09, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The record-breaking powerball prize rose to new heights this afternoon. But did you know Americans spent more than $70 billion on the lottery last year?

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National

Oregon Occupiers Bolster Cause Of Other Anti-Government Militants

1:16pm January 09, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

There's growing concern among former federal land managers that the government's inaction against one Nevada rancher is helping the cause of armed anti-government militants elsewhere in the West.

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A Historic Start: Economic Ups And Downs

1:07pm January 09, 2016

by Chris Arnold

2016 so far has brought the worst first-week-of-the-year in stock market history. Fears over trouble in China caused worldwide mayhem in markets. But, the U.S. got an encouraging employment report.

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The edge of a fence near the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo, Texas, in 2014.

World News

Episode 675: The Cost Of Crossing

7:30pm January 08, 2016

Sneaking people across the U.S.-Mexico border is a well established, booming business. Today on the show, we meet a businessman and a client in the evolving industry of human smuggling.

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Campbell Soup has announced it supports federal legislation requiring labeling of genetically modified ingredients.

National

Campbell Soup Switches Sides In The GMO Labeling Fight

7:10pm January 08, 2016

by Dan Charles

The Campbell Soup Co. has announced that it now supports a federal law requiring labeling of genetically modified ingredients. It's the first major food company to endorse such a law.

The Employment Outlook For 2016 Is Looking Much Brighter

6:13pm January 08, 2016

by Marilyn Geewax

The Labor Department's latest jobs report provided reassurance that the domestic economy is on track for 2016. That was welcome news, given all of the gloomy reports coming out of China.

National

U.S. Officials, Tech Leaders Meet To Discuss Counterterrorism

5:51pm January 08, 2016

by Aarti Shahani

Behind closed doors in Silicon Valley, top officials from the Obama administration looked into how big Internet companies can help weed out ISIS recruitment and run counter campaigns online.

Amid Chinese Uncertainty, U.S. Economy Shows Strength With Jobs Report

4:31pm January 08, 2016

by John Ydstie

After a frightening week for global financial markets, the U.S. economy showed real strength on Friday when the Labor Department released the December jobs report. It showed employers added 292,000 jobs, which is a strong number.