Business

For Tipped Workers, A Different Minimum Wage Battle

8:14am June 30, 2014

by NPR Staff

The debate over the federal minimum wage, which raised to $7.25 in 2009, is playing out across the country. Meanwhile, the minimum wage for tipped workers hasn't gone up for 23 years.

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National

Employees' Pay Cut By Denied Overtime, Deductions For Equipment

6:11pm June 29, 2014

Thousands of Americans each year lose portions of their wages to wage theft. NPR's Arun Rath talks with Tia Koonse, of the UCLA Labor Center, about efforts to curtail the problem.

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Harley-Davidson riders reveal Project LiveWire, the first electric Harley-Davidson motorcycle, during a ride across New York City's Manhattan Bridge on June 23.

National

Harley Hopes An Electric Hog Will Appeal To Young, Urban Riders

6:22pm June 28, 2014

by Chuck Quirmbach

Harley-Davidson has rolled out a prototype of its first battery-powered motorcycle. It's sporty and speedy, but quieter than your average Harley — and you'll need to charge it about every 50 miles.

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Barnes & Noble To Split Into Two Companies

2:19pm June 26, 2014

The company says it is separating its profitable retail bookstores from its weak Nook digital operation. Nook has lost $700 million in its e-reader and e-book business in the past two years.

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Pickup Truck For Kids Unveiled by Ford, Fisher Price

2:19pm June 26, 2014

Priced at just over $300, the F-150 Power Wheels truck is 4 feet long, seats up to two children and boasts a top speed of 5 miles per hour. It's battery operated.

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The Armatix smart gun is implanted with an electronic chip that allows it to be fired only if the shooter is wearing a watch that communicates with it through a radio signal. It is not sold in the U.S.

National

A New Jersey Law That's Kept Smart Guns Off Shelves Nationwide

11:51am June 26, 2014

by Joel Rose

The law says that once "personalized" guns are available in the U.S., all handguns sold in New Jersey must be smart guns. So, to avoid triggering the law, vendors aren't selling them — anywhere.

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Ex-Credit Suisse Banker Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy

12:48pm June 25, 2014

David Higgs has been handed $950,000 in fines and penalties by a New York court for his part in hiding sub-prime mortgage bond losses back in 2012.

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Draft Of 'Like A Rolling Stone' Sells At Auction

12:48pm June 25, 2014

Bob Dylan wrote the song on the stationery of an old hotel in Washington, D.C. in 1965. An Anonymous bidder won it for $2 million.

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Move Over Video Games, Board Games Aren't Dead Yet

12:48pm June 25, 2014

by Marielle Segarra

Board games are coming out of the closet, with store fronts popping up in a lot of communities. In Brooklyn, N.Y., Gamelab is place where people can get together and play different types of games.

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National

Supreme Court Rules On Aereo, Cellphone Searches

12:48pm June 25, 2014

by Nina Totenberg

The court ruled against the technology company Aereo's practice of streaming broadcast TV. It also decided a case involving police searches of individuals' cellphones.

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