On Equal Pay Day, Why The Gender Gap Still Exists
President Obama issued a proclamation making April 12 "Equal Pay Day." NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Harvard economics professor Claudia Goldin about what's behind the pay gap between men and women.
President Obama issued a proclamation making April 12 "Equal Pay Day." NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Harvard economics professor Claudia Goldin about what's behind the pay gap between men and women.
The United States is awash with concealed handguns. Nearly 13 million Americans have permits to conceal carry mainly over concerns about crime and mass shootings.
In 2008, Ecuadorean immigrant Marcelo Lucero was fatally stabbed in Patchogue, N.Y. NPR's Ari Shapiro checks in with Sister Margaret Smyth on how the village is doing, a few days before Donald Trump is set to speak at a Republican Party fundraiser there.
With taxes on the minds of many Americans this week, a Senate committee looks at how vulnerable taxpayers' information is to cyber theft. The head of the IRS testifies on Capitol Hill.
Caught up in the plight of Syrian refugees, Italian hipsters went to live in a refugee camp in Lebanon. With the help of church groups, they resettled a Syrian family in a remote Italian village.
House Speaker Paul Ryan says he's "going to rule himself out of the presidential race and put this to rest once and for all." The speaker has repeatedly, publicly denied any interest in the office or the possibility of a "dark horse" run at a contested GOP convention in Cleveland.
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Kurdish Regional Government Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani about how the drop in oil prices, the influx of refugees and the fight against ISIS is causing economic devastation for the Kurdish population in Iraq. Kurdish forces were holding the line across a 650-mile front against ISIS, but have not been paid for the last five months.
The offshore revelations from the Panama Papers come in the midst of U.S. tax filing season. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author and tax journalist David Cay Johnston about how else wealthy people avoid paying taxes.
The militant group, Boko Haram, continues to heavily rely on children, especially girls, to carry out suicide bombings in northeast Nigeria and neighboring countries. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Laurent Duvillier, chief spokesman for west and central Africa for UNICEF, about the organization's report, which found the number of child bombers has risen sharply in the past year.
FDIC’s Hoenig says it’s still not good enough, and laments move to relax international capital standards.
An effort to reinstate a winner-take-all system for Nebraska's five presidential electoral votes has failed in the Legislature, thwarting a Republican attempt to increase the chances of their 2016 presidential nominee winning all five of the state's votes. … Click to Continue »
President Barack Obama may be staying neutral in the Democratic presidential race, but he is putting himself at the center of his party's campaigns for seats in Congress, state legislatures and even mayor's offices. … Click to Continue »
The Pentagon is considering ways it could automate aspects of its peacekeeping mission in the Sinai Peninsula, possibly reducing the number of troops deployed to an area struggling with the rise of an Islamic State faction, officials said Tuesday.
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) — A teenage boy has been wounded in a shooting near a western Pennsylvania high school after the end of the school day.
MCKEES ROCKS, Pennsylvania - A teenage boy has been wounded in a shooting near a western Pennsylvania high school after the end of the school day.
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) — A teenage boy has been wounded in a shooting near a western Pennsylvania high school after the end of the school day.
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) — A teenage boy has been wounded in a shooting near a western Pennsylvania high school after the end of the school day.
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. (AP) — A teenage boy has been wounded in a shooting near a western Pennsylvania high school after the end of the school day. The Sto-Rox School District in the Pittsburgh suburb of McKees Rock says on its website that the shooting happened about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday. Police say the victim was hospitalized but the injury was not believed to be life-threatening. School officials say the incident took place as the high school was being dismissed. No students remained in the school. Police are searching for the gunman.
A Bronx man who lost a $4 million jury verdict for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations scored a $1.8 million win Tuesday.
Outcomes improve when you take the drug off the street and bring it into a clinical environment
The Minnesota Super Bowl Host Committee commissioned the study to determine the monetary benefit of the 2018 game at the new Vikings stadium.
Security experts from across the globe discussed the growing impact of terrorism on tourism as they met today at the Golden Nugget for the annual ...
BEND, Ore. (AP) — A Bend woman is suing a doctor she says removed the wrong ovary, causing her to face menopause at age 40.
SAN JOSE, California - Martin Jones spent a Stanley Cup run as Jonathan Quick's backup in Los Angeles learning what it takes to thrive as a starting goaltender in the playoffs.