Business

The CEO of TikTok will testify before Congress amid security concerns about the app

10:08am January 31, 2023

by Ayana Archie

TikTok has been under scrutiny in recent years about its privacy and security practices and its effect on young people's mental health. Various bans of the app have been enacted across the country.

These screenshots show deployed service members that Wove worked with to design engagement rings while they are away from home. The rings in the photos are replicas that the service members received so they would have a sense of what the actual ones would be like.

These combat vets want to help you design the perfect engagement ring

5:00am January 31, 2023

by Quil Lawrence

'Wove' is a design-your-own engagement ring company started by two former Army Rangers who got the idea while on combat deployment.

Johnson & Johnson announced last year that it would suspend all talc baby powder sales worldwide.

Health & Safety

Appeals court clears the way for more lawsuits over Johnson's Baby Powder

4:32pm January 30, 2023

A U.S. appeals court has dismissed the bankruptcy case filed by a Johnson & Johnson spinoff company. Around 40,000 cancer patients have filed suit, alleging the powder was contaminated with asbestos.

An undated photo provided by the Grants Pass Police Department shows Benjamin Obadiah Foster, who is wanted by authorities for attempted murder, kidnapping and assault.

National

A man accused of torturing women is using dating apps to look for victims, police say

4:02pm January 30, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Authorities are looking for Benjamin Obadiah Foster, who they accuse of kidnapping and assaulting a woman in Oregon — years after he was charged with holding his then-girlfriend captive in Las Vegas.

An older person's money management errors may be a sign of some sort of dementia

9:18am January 30, 2023

by Sarah Boden

Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia leave seniors at risk for financial mismanagement and exploitation. With few regulatory safeguards, it falls on families to monitor the risk and intervene.

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A delivery rider picks up his customers' online order as residents line up outside a store to buy Lunar New Year desserts in Beijing, Jan. 17. China's economic growth fell to its second-lowest level in at least four decades last year under pressure from anti-virus controls and a real estate slump.

With COVID lockdowns lifted, China says it's back in business. But it's not so easy

5:02am January 30, 2023

by Emily Feng

China has been trying to woo back foreign investors and businesses after nearly three years of self-imposed isolation, but a quick economic recovery will also hinge on domestic consumption.

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Economy

What prices at a Walmart in Georgia tell us about inflation

9:16am January 28, 2023

NPR has been tracking prices at a Walmart in Georgia for four years. The latest shopping trip tells us a lot about what's been happening in world trade and the U.S. economy.

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Politics & Government

The U.S. farm bill is up for renewal this year. Here's what's at stake

8:04am January 28, 2023

The U.S. farm bill is up for renewal this year. It's a sweeping piece of legislation that contains provisions for food stamps, disaster aid, as well as agricultural subsidies.

National

Border officials crack down on attempts to bring eggs into the U.S.

4:29pm January 27, 2023

by Angela Kocherga

With egg prices soaring in the U.S., many people are crossing the border to buy them in Mexico. It's illegal to bring raw eggs back to the U.S., but that hasn't stopped some people from trying.

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National

How two former Army Rangers built an engagement ring business

4:29pm January 27, 2023

by Quil Lawrence

Wove is a design-your-own engagement ring company started by two former Army Rangers who got the idea while on combat deployment.