Business

Mallinckrodt says it is considering its financial alternatives, including a second bankruptcy, and might not make a $200 million opioid payment later this week.

Drug-maker Mallinckrodt may renege on $1.7 billion opioid settlement

3:30pm June 12, 2023

by Brian Mann

Victims of prescription opioid addiction as well as communities slammed by the opioid crisis could wind up with nothing if Mallinckrodt files for a second bankruptcy.

Sports

Who really benefits from the PGA-LIV merger

5:08pm June 11, 2023

The PGA Tour has announced it's joining forces with Saudi-backed rival, LIV Golf. Since the announcement, the tour has come under fire for its decision.

Economy

The debt ceiling deal that was passed last week poses new challenges for the economy

10:26am June 10, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to economist Betsey Stevenson of the University of Michigan about the challenges facing the economy following last week's debt ceiling deal.

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National

A crossroads for crypto? Regulators filed lawsuits against two major industry players

4:43pm June 09, 2023

by David Gura

Regulators have filed major lawsuits against two of the biggest players in the world of crypto currencies, signaling the start of a new battle in their war against crypto.

National

Veteran astronaut Peggy Whitson says more private space flights are in the horizon

4:43pm June 09, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with astronaut Peggy Whitson about her most recent trip to space, commanding a private company mission.

National

Some unhappy Twitter users are turning to Bluesky, another site from Jack Dorsey

4:43pm June 09, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

As Twitter has become less reliable, the social media site Bluesky is getting a lot of attention as an alternative. Bluesky is still small, but it was started by Jack Dorsey, who also founded Twitter.

The Supreme Court sided with Jack Daniel's in its legal fight with a dog toy maker.

Politics & Government

Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel's in trademark dispute with dog toy maker

9:00pm June 08, 2023

by Nina Totenberg

Jack Daniel's, the famous Tennessee whiskey company, tried to stop production and marketing of a dog toy shaped and decorated like a Jack Daniel's bottle but with the name "Bad Spaniels" on the label.

Gustavo Ajche snapped a selfie on the street while making his rounds on Wednesday.

Spare a thought for Gustavo, the guy delivering your ramen in the wildfire smoke

5:09pm June 08, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

As most New Yorkers isolated inside this week to avoid the hazardous smoke that enveloped the city, one man was rushing ramen across town for a customer's dinner.

National

Several states try to stabilize their child care system with pandemic aid set to end

4:22pm June 08, 2023

by Daisy Nguyen

Federal pandemic aid that shored up the nation's child care industry runs out this fall. The funding cliff is forcing California and other states to make tough decisions about its child care system.

Harold Varner III (left) is doused by teammate Talor Gooch after Varner won the LIV Golf Invitational - DC at Trump National Golf Club on May 28, in Sterling, Va. The upstart tour will be united along with the PGA Tour, in a blockbuster merger.

'I still hate LIV': Golf's civil war is over, but how will pro golfers move on?

3:34pm June 08, 2023

by Bill Chappell

"I still hate LIV. Like, I hate it. I hope it goes away," Rory McIlroy, the world's no. 3 player, said of the new deal between the PGA Tour and the Saudi fund behind LIV.