ECONOMY

Inmates from the Eastern Correctional Facility listen as professor Delia Mellis leads a class on the Cold War. More than 300 students are enrolled in the Bard Prison Initiative each semester, within a curriculum that offers over 60 courses.

College Classes In Maximum Security: 'It Gives You Meaning'

4:29pm March 27, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

A privately funded program provides higher education to about 300 students in New York state prisons. Graduates are less likely to get in legal trouble after prison but getting hired is a challenge.

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Large German bank KfW says it quickly recovered money it had mistakenly sent to four other banks. Here, one of its Berlin offices is seen in a 2015 photo.

$5 Billion Error Made By Bank Once Derided As 'Germany's Dumbest'

1:53pm March 27, 2017

by Bill Chappell

It's not the first stumble for state-owned KfW, which mistakenly sent hundreds of millions of dollars to Lehman Brothers on the day it went bankrupt.

Associated Press: House Bill 2 To Cost North Carolina $3.76 Billion

11:27am March 27, 2017

by Emery P. Dalesio & Jonathan Drew, Associated Press

Despite Republican assurances that North Carolina's "bathroom bill" isn't hurting the economy, the law limiting LGBT protections will cost the state more than $3.76 billion in lost business over a

In Conflict With Trump Agenda, California Sets Stricter Auto Emissions Standards

6:27pm March 26, 2017

California put itself on a collision course with the Trump Administration as the state's clean air agency moved forward with stricter emissions requirements for trucks and cars.

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What If You Held An African Summit And No Africans Could Come?

7:00am March 25, 2017

by Jason Beaubien

That's what happened at an African business conference in Los Angeles. Not one of the African invitees could get a visa to come to the U.S. And it's hard to find out exactly why.

Resume review guidelines provided by R.J. Reynolds to Kelly Services, which helped screen job applicants. Among the various aspects listed as undesirable is "in sales for 8-10 years."

Too Much Experience To Be Hired? Some Older Americans Face Age Bias

8:01pm March 24, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

Americans may see themselves working past retirement age, but to do that, they may face obstacles getting hired. New research shows that can be harder when you're older.

Sports

NCAA Gets Ready To Pick Title Sites, But North Carolina Could Be Left Out

5:51pm March 23, 2017

by Associated Press

The NCAA will start deciding on locations for its upcoming championships next week and has indicated it will leave North Carolina out of that process if the state hasn't changed a law that limits LGBT rights by that time.

Deaths by drugs, alcohol and suicide among non-Hispanic whites, ages 45-54

The Forces Driving Middle-Aged White People's 'Deaths Of Despair'

3:10pm March 23, 2017

by Jessica Boddy

Middle-aged white people without college degrees are increasingly likely to die of suicide or drug and alcohol abuse. The lack of a pathway to solid jobs is one reason, two economists say.

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Politics & Government

Examining The Economics Of HB2 One Year Later

10:43am March 23, 2017

by Sean Bueter

The North Carolina law known as House Bill 2 is now one year old.

Among other things, the measure restricts LGBT protections and directs which restrooms transgender people can use.

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Starship Technologies' delivery robot exits the elevator in the company's office.

Hungry? Call Your Neighborhood Delivery Robot

10:01am March 23, 2017

by Kat Lonsdorf

Self-driving delivery robots have popped up on the sidewalks of Washington, D.C. — and other locations have expressed interest. The bots learn about traffic patterns with every trip they take.