Minimum-wage workers in 22 states will be getting raises on Jan. 1 (www.npr.org)
While that's great news for the almost 10 million workers affected, 20 other states still pay minimum-wage workers the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.
How Inuit Parents Teach Kids To Control Their Anger (www.npr.org)
'Signs of life': Sycamore Gap tree will live on, experts say (www.npr.org)
It's one of the biggest experiments in fighting global poverty. Now the results are in (www.npr.org)
It’s an unprecedented – and massive – experiment: Since 2017 the U.S.-based charity GiveDirectly has been providing thousands of villagers in Kenya what’s called a “universal basic income” – a cash grant of about $50, delivered every month, with the commitment to keep the payments coming for 12 years. It is a...
Healing the 'Invisible Ache' behind the suicide crisis among Black men and boys (www.npr.org)
10 years ago, Batkid was battling bad guys and cancer — now he's 15 and healthy (www.npr.org)
On Nov. 15, 2013, Miles Scott, a 5-year-old with leukemia, won hearts around the world when he became a superhero for a day with help from the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Werner Herzog says it's not good to circle 'your own navel' but writes a memoir anyway | Fresh Air with Terry Gross (www.npr.org)
Now in his 80s, Herzog reflects on his unusual life and the curiosity that has fueled his career in the new memoir, Every Man for Himself and God Against All. Just don’t read it expecting a deep confessional: “I’m not into that business,” he says. "I never liked too deep introspection....
Where did the construction workers go? (www.npr.org)
The gist of it: with each passing decade there’s a growing shortage of construction laborers, resulting in large wait times for housing to be built. Some analysts wonder why the key demographic isn’t showing up....
They logged on to watch the famous fat brown bears. They saved a hiker's life instead (www.npr.org)
A glacier baby is born: Mating glaciers to replace water lost to climate change (www.npr.org)
In California, wildfires are prevented by crews of unlikely firefighters: goats (www.npr.org)
Petting other people's dogs, even briefly, can boost your health (www.npr.org)
What the U.S. could learn from Japan about making healthy living easier (www.npr.org)
The emphasis on fresh high-quality food made me wonder if that sort of food is more satisfying (and filling) than what the author sees in American food. Does eating poor quality food leave you hungry? (Also, consider people living in “grocery deserts” who subsist on large amounts of fast food. Their obesity rates are very...
