Harley-Davidson Tries Electric Bicycles Harley-Davidson has unveiled prototypes of electric bicycles.
NPR Names Veteran Media Executive John Lansing As Its New CEO John Lansing will succeed Jarl Mohn as NPR's next CEO. Lansing is currently chief executive of the government agency that oversees Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, among others. David Folkenflik
Book: 'The Geography Of Risk' NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gilbert Gaul about his book, The Geography of Risk, which examines the cost of hurricanes in recent years and why federal tax dollars are covering more of those costs.
Gig Work With Benefits: California May Expand Employee Perks To Contract Workers California lawmakers are expected to approve a proposal to reclassify Uber drivers and other contract workers in the state as employees, giving them more rights and benefits at employers' expense. Yuki Noguchi
FTC Fines Google $170 Million For YouTube Children's Privacy Violation NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Rohit Chopra, an FTC commissioner, who says the agency's fine against YouTube owner Google, for violating children's online privacy rules, didn't go far enough.
U.S. Drugmakers Target The Booming Opioid Market In India NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Sarah Varney of Kaiser Health News about how U.S. companies are contributing to the burgeoning pain management market, and rising opioid addiction crisis in India.
'Kid Uber' has launched in the Seattle area Parents and schools have a new option for transporting kids around the Seattle area: ride-share. Paige Browning
The Price Of Gold Is At A 6-Year High. But Is It Actually A Good Investment? The price of gold is at its highest in six years. "Gold bugs" — that is, die-hard gold investors — swear by the commodity as a certain bet. But are they right? Stacey Vanek Smith
Why China, The World's Largest Rice Producer, Quietly Bought U.S. Rice Last Year China is the world's biggest rice producer. So why did it agree to buy two shipping containers of rice from the U.S.? Planet Money reporters explain the other trade battle between the two countries.
Facebook's New Requirements For Political Ads NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Dipayan Ghosh, a fellow at Harvard University, about Facebook's new political ad requirements.