British Airways Sets Record, Crossing The Atlantic In Under 5 Hours In Strong Winds Propelled by the jet stream, Flight BA112 topped a ground speed of 800 mph, by one expert's estimate. It traveled from New York's JFK to London's Heathrow in 4 hours, 56 minutes overnight Saturday. Alina Selyukh
NASA Calls For Reviews Of Boeing Spacecraft After Software Bugs Plague Test Flight A NASA investigation of Boeing's newest space capsule has found numerous software bugs that the agency says should have been found in internal testing — and not an unmanned space flight. Geoff Brumfiel
Huawei's Chief U.S. Security Officer Downplays The Company's National Security Threat NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Andy Purdy, the chief security officer for Huawei in the United States. The telecom company has been accused of being a Chinese spy operation.
Hiring Picks Up As Employers Add 225,000 Jobs In January U.S. employers added more jobs than expected last month, while the unemployment rate inched up to 3.6%. Unusually warm weather contributed to job gains for construction workers. Scott Horsley
Macy's Closing 125 Stores, Cutting 2,000 Jobs As Mall Stores Struggle The cuts and closures are part of the Macy's attempt to stabilize its finances and rethink its future. It's also trying out smaller stores outside of malls Jordan Pascale
Watchdog Group: Minority College Graduates May Pay Higher Interest Rates Graduates of historically black or predominantly Hispanic colleges might be paying more to borrow money because of where they went to school. That's according to a report from a financial watchdog. Chris Arnold
Texas Journalists To Launch Women-Focused Newspaper The 19th is a new nonprofit news organization that focuses on women's issues. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with co-founder Emily Ramshaw.
'McMillions': How The Ex-Cop Who Scammed McDonald's Monopoly Got Caught NPR's Renee Montagne speaks to Brian Lazarte and James Lee Hernandez, directors of "McMillions," an HBO series about how a McDonald's Monopoly game turned into a major criminal enterprise.
Archives closing and bakeries opening this week Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Civic Cocktail host Joni Balter, Crosscut editor-at-large Knute Berger, and The Stranger's digital editor Chase Burns. Sarah Leibovitz
The Hummer Is Coming Back — As An Electric Vehicle In the early 2000s, the Hummer was a symbol of gas-guzzling militaristic excess. Now it's getting revived as an electric pickup. It's one sign of how much things have changed in the auto industry. Camila Domonoske
