Business

Amazon Refuses To Deliver Wine To 92-Year-Old Woman

5:49am January 03, 2020

The Amazon driver in England declined to deliver the bottle of sherry to the grandmother because she lacked a photo ID to prove her age. The gift giver says he'll deliver the order himself.

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This house in Beirut is referred to in court documents as belonging to former Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, who fled Japan where he faced criminal charges and ended up in Lebanon.

World News

Interpol Sends Lebanon Notice About Fugitive Auto Exec Carlos Ghosn

6:04pm January 02, 2020

by David Welna

The notification is a request to law enforcement to locate and hold the former head of Nissan, who jumped bail in Japan, where he faces financial misconduct charges.

World News

Lebanese Reaction To Nissan's Ex- Chief Fleeing Japan For Lebanon

8:40am January 02, 2020

NPR's Noel King talks to Chloe Cornish of the Financial Times about former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn arriving in Lebanon after fleeing financial misconduct charges in Japan.

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Married Subway Employees Buy The Shop Where They Met

6:43am January 02, 2020

Jordan and Jennifer Olsen were teenagers in 1997 when they met working at a Subway in Kaysville, Utah. Nearly 20 years later, the couple now married, decided to buy the shop from the retiring owners.

From Texas To Minnesota: 1A Across America In 2019 (Rebroadcast)

1:54pm January 01, 2020

1A Across America has done a lot in its first year. Find out where the team heads next.

FDA To Prohibit Most Flavored E-Cigarettes Except For Tobacco, Menthol

6:56am January 01, 2020

The Trump administration plans to ban most flavored e-cigarette pods. NPR's Noel King talks to Jennifer Maloney of The Wall Street Journal, who was one of the first reporters to break the story.

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Books

Sonny Mehta, Publishing Industry Giant, Dies At 77

6:23am January 01, 2020

by Rose Friedman

Sonny Mehta, editor in chief at publisher Knopf, died on Monday after complications from pneumonia. He published books by John le Carré, Toni Morrison, Pope John Paul II and Patti Smith.

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Boeing Loses Billions Of Dollars And The Public's Trust In 2019

6:20am January 01, 2020

by Russell Lewis

Last year was one of the most difficult years in Boeing's history. A second crash of its 737 Max aircraft led to a worldwide grounding of the fleet, and the eventual firing of its CEO.

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Economy

New Federal Overtime Rule Takes Effect Jan. 1

6:18am January 01, 2020

by Alina Selyukh

Some 1.3 million additional workers will qualify for extra pay under a new overtime rule from the Trump administration. Critics say it is a "token increase" that falls short of the Obama-era version.

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Michigan Waitress Benefits From Generous 2020 Tip

6:09am January 01, 2020

Danielle Franzoni, 31, was left an end-of-decade tip: 2020. She was given a tip of $2,020. The restaurant bill was $23. The bill payer left a tip of 8,700%.

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