Business Hot Job Market Is Wooing Women Into Workforce Faster Than MenNPR - Yuki NoguchiGaby Gemetti thought she was failing. After having a second child, she struggled to be a good mom and also a good employee. "I felt like I wasn't a good mother," she says. "I was waking up in the middle
World News As India's Polls Open, Vendors Are Cashing In With Election-Themed FashionNPR - Lauren FrayerThe world's biggest election is underway in India. Polls opened Thursday, with five weeks of voting. Vendors are cashing in with election-themed fashion, including saris with the prime minister's face.
World News Bollywood Films Accused Of Propaganda Ahead Of India ElectionsNPR - Lauren FrayerAs Indians vote in national elections, a slew of Bollywood films celebrate Prime Minister Narendra Modi — prompting allegations of propaganda. One Modi biopic was banned until after polls close. It's time
Hinduism With Indian Elections Underway, The Vote Is Also A Referendum On Hindu NationalismNPR - Lauren FrayerIndian elections are often called the world's largest exercise in democracy. This month, nearly 900 million voters are eligible to cast ballots in national elections that started Thursday and will continue
Business (India) In India, Ayurveda Is A Booming BusinessNPR - Lauren FrayerOutside a barn in a jungle north of Mumbai, dozens of cows roam in the shade of mango trees and palm fronds. They're doted on by the farm's caretaker, a Hindu monk draped in white robes. Cows are sacred
Play buttonMusic 'SNL' Musical Guests, Ranked From No. 1 To Greta Van FleetNPR - Stephen ThompsonSaturday Night Live's 44th season ended over the weekend with the help of host Paul Rudd and musical guest DJ Khaled, who brought with him an all-star cast that included J Balvin, John Legend and SZA.
Neil Gorsuch Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Native American Rights In Wyoming Hunting CaseNPR - Domenico MontanaroThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Native American rights in a 5-4 decision in a case out of Wyoming. Justice Gorsuch provided the decisive vote in this case, showing himself again, as a Coloradan,
World News Ford Slashes 10% Of Its Global Salaried WorkforceNPR - Camila DomonoskeFord is eliminating about 7,000 white-collar jobs — or about 10% of its salaried workforce — as part of a previously announced companywide global restructuring. About 800 U.S. workers will lose their between
World News Ukraine's Comedian President Takes Office, Says He's Dissolving ParliamentNPR - Bill ChappellUkraine now has a new president, as Volodymyr Zelenskiy was sworn into office on Monday — and the famous comedian immediately said one of his first actions will be to dissolve parliament. Fulfilling a
Lori Lightfoot In Historic First, Chicago Inaugurates Lori Lightfoot As MayorNPR - Becky Vevea , Alex KeefeChicago made history Monday when Lori Lightfoot was sworn in as the city's first black woman mayor and first openly gay mayor. She took the oath to loud cheers at the Wintrust Arena. In remarks after swearing
Elizabeth Warren Sen. Elizabeth Warren Has A Plan For Everything — Including Your Love LifeNPR - Matthew S. SchwartzFrom student loan debt to unaffordable housing to the opioid crisis, Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has developed a reputation for having a policy plan for everything. That prompted
Trade War Slowdown Highlights Vulnerable Chinese Economy In Midst Of A Trade WarNPR - Rob Schmitz It wasn't long ago that China's central city of Chongqing was regarded as emblematic of the country's rising economic fortunes. But more recently, it's fallen on hard times.
Iran What Is The Real Aim Of U.S. Pressure On Iran?NPR NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Douglas Ollivant, ex-Iraq director at the National Security Council, about tensions between the U.S. and Iran, and the continuing stakes for Trump and his foreign policy.
Culture The Lavish Roman Banquet: A Calculated Display Of Debauchery And PowerNPR - Nina MartyrisThe Roman banquet may well have been the original staging ground of gastronomic excess — think platters of peacock tongue and fried dormice, chased down with liters of wine poured by naked waiters. But
Culture Love Goes Global In These 3 May RomancesNPR - Maya RodaleThis month in Romancelandia, love goes global in three novels that feature royals and regular boys and girls getting their happy ever afters. Because no matter where you come from or who you fall in love
Spice Girls Spice Girls Tour Bus, Justin Bieber Icelandic Video LocationNPR The band's old touring bus is listed on Airbnb for rent in June during a London reunion concert. And, authorities closed off a canyon after too many visitors wanted to see where Bieber shot a video.
Huawei After Trump Ban, Huawei Phones Will Lose Access To Google SoftwareNPR - Matthew S. SchwartzGoogle says it will stop offering Android updates for phones made by the Chinese telecom company Huawei. The move follows a U.S. executive order that American companies stop doing business with any foreign
Driving Sacramento County Authorities Respond To Man Driving ErraticallyNPR Sheriff deputies ordered a man in California to pull over, but he refused and kept driving. A 20 minute chase ensued — during which time the driver traveled about a mile. He was driving a tractor.
Trump Administration Trump Administration Reveals 1st Part Of Middle East Peace PlanNPR - Daniel Estrin The White House says it will hold a meeting of Mideast leaders to discuss ideas for Palestinian economic development. It's the first step of a long-promised peace plan.
Pain How The Brain Shapes Pain And Links Ouch With EmotionNPR - Jon HamiltonWhen Sterling Witt was a teenager in Missouri, he was diagnosed with scoliosis. Before long, the curvature of his spine started causing chronic pain. It was "this low-grade kind of menacing pain that through
NPR Review: 'Game Of Thrones' Fails To Deliver Epic EndingNPR - Eric Deggans After eight extraordinary seasons, HBO's Game of Thrones aired its final episode Sunday night. Our reviewer says the show had a "good ending", but "not a great one."
Morehouse College Morehouse College's Class Of 2019 Gets A Big Commencement SurpriseNPR Billionaire Robert F. Smith announced during Sunday's commencement speech at Morehouse College in Atlanta that he and his family would pay off the entire graduating class's student debt.
San Francisco, CA San Francisco Maneuvers To Buy Local Grid Owned By PG&ENPR - Lily Jamali San Francisco wants a divorce from its bankrupt utility PG&E. The city wants to set up its own municipal utility and is looking at cities that have tried it in the past — such as Boulder, Colo.
Alabama Justice Department Forces Alabama To Address Deadly Prison ConditionsNPR - Debbie Elliott Alabama must rectify the dangerous conditions this week or face a Justice Department lawsuit. Critics say plans to build new prisons won't solve issues that have been found to be unconstitutional.
World News In Trump's Trade War, Americans Will Be Asked To Show Economic PatriotismNPR - Jim ZarroliBob Best enthusiastically supports President Trump's tough policies against China and other countries. "I'm not a big tariff guy. I'm a free trade guy," says Best, who manages a heating and air conditioning
Abortion Is Abortion A Winning Issue For Republicans In 2020?NPR NPR's Noel King talks to Republican strategist Scott Jennings and Democratic consultant Maria Cardona about whether the issue of abortion could prove to be critical in the 2020 presidential election.
Full Employment News Brief: Abortion Issue, Full Employment, 'Game Of Thrones'NPR - Noel King , Steve Inskeep Abortion has become a hot topic heading into the 2020 presidential election. The U.S. is near full employment, but what does that mean? And, HBO's Game of Thrones has aired its final episode.
Lady Gaga LGBT Anthem: Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way'NPR - Lynn Neary Lady Gaga has called her 2011 song her "freedom song." It's defiant and proud. And it has become an American anthem for the LGBT community. (This piece initially aired on Jan. 30, 2019 on ATC.)
Gayle King Gayle King Is Front And Center After 'CBS This Morning' RevampNPR - David Folkenflik CBS' Gayle King is having a moment at a time of scandals and ratings struggles at the network. She's emerged with a hefty new contract and a new team as the new CBS This Morning debuts Monday.
Full Employment America Is In Full Employment, So Why Aren't We Celebrating?NPR - Pallavi Gogoi , Scott HorsleyThese are prosperous times in America. The country is plump with jobs. Out of every 100 people who want to work, more than 96 of them have jobs. This is what economists consider full employment. The economy
