Business

Research over the decades has consistently shown that women face a weight bias in the workplace that's proving hard to reverse.

Economy

The weight bias against women in the workforce is real — and it's only getting worse

8:14am April 29, 2023

by Pallavi Gogoi

Study after study shows women seen as overweight or obese often earn less at the workplace, an unfair bias that's been hard to reverse. However, men don't seem to face that penalty.

A traveler looks at a flight board with delays and cancellations at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on Jan. 11, 2023.

National

New report blames airlines for most flight cancellations

7:13am April 29, 2023

by The Associated Press

The GAO also said airlines are taking longer to recover from disruptions like storms. It said surges in cancellations in late 2021 and early 2022 lasted longer than they did before the pandemic.

A security guard at Silicon Valley Bank monitors a line of people outside the office in Santa Clara, Calif., on March 13, 2023. The Fed admitted it was partly to blame for the collapse of the lender in a scathing report on Friday.

Economy

The Fed admits some of the blame for Silicon Valley Bank's failure in scathing report

4:35pm April 28, 2023

by Scott Horsley

The Federal Reserve says its own light-touch approach to bank regulation is partly to blame for the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month, and it promised more vigorous oversight in the future.

Disney flexes its legal muscle in latest feud with DeSantis

4:22pm April 28, 2023

NPR's Melissa Block talks with New York Times reporter Brooks Barnes about the feud between Disney and Gov. Ron DeSantis and the power that Disney holds in the state of Florida.

Late to the race, White House wants U.S. to become a leader in electric vehicles

4:22pm April 28, 2023

by Jackie Northam

There's a race for dominance in electric vehicles and the batteries that power them. China leads right now, but other countries — including the U.S. — are trying hard to catch up.

President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy walk outside the U.S. Capitol at a Saint Patrick's Day event in March. The two haven't discussed the debt ceiling since February.

Republicans hope McCarthy's bill gives him leverage in debt ceiling standoff

11:17am April 28, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

House Republicans narrowly passed a bill linking a debt ceiling raise to spending cuts, which Biden says he would veto. A political historian explains why he may have to make some concessions.

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The most recent jobs report shows the U.S. economy added 236,000 jobs in March.

National

Despite mass layoffs, there are still lots of jobs out there. Here's where

11:00am April 28, 2023

Mass layoffs have dominated the headlines as huge companies shed hundreds and thousands of workers. But the economy is still adding jobs — 236,000 last month alone.

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The headquarters of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in London on Apr 28, 2023, the day BBC chairperson Richard Sharp resigned.

World News

BBC chair quits over links to loans for Boris Johnson — the man who appointed him

10:10am April 28, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

A top Conservative Party donor, Richard Sharp was found to have breached rules by failing to disclose a $1 million loan he helped arrange for then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Economy

Economic growth in the U.S. is slowing down. Are we headed for a recession?

7:22am April 28, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Federal Reserve governor Claudia Sahm about who's feeling the biggest pinch of high inflation and rising interest rates, and what the Fed might do next.

Tucker Carlson at the FOX Nation Patriot Awards on Nov. 17, 2022 in Hollywood, Fla.

Fired Tucker Carlson Producer: Misogyny and bullying 'trickles down from the top'

7:07am April 28, 2023

by Mary Yang

A former senior booker for Tucker Carlson Tonight sued Fox News for downplaying her claims of misogyny. That lawsuit names Carlson, among others, as responsible.

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