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Kremlin Exploring 'Crypto-rouble' As Way To Evade U.S. Sanctions

It would work similarly to Bitcoin, except transactions would not be anonymous under the authoritarian government. The Kremlin hopes the currency can help evade U.S. sanctions.

Wal-Mart Says It Will Boost Wages, Give Bonuses With New Savings From Tax Law

Wal-Mart plans to share part of its savings under the new tax law with its employees. The giant retailer announced today it is boosting its starting wage to $11 an hour and handing out bonuses to most of its employees.

N.Y. Prisons Are Limiting What Types Of Care Packages Inmates Can Receive

NPR's Ari Shaprio speaks with Taylor Eldridge, investigative reporter for The Marshall Project. The prison system change means that only care packages sent through private companies will be allowed.

Mexican journalist Javier Valdez lies on the street after he was shot dead in Sinaloa, Mexico, on May 15, 2017. The U.S. State Department is telling Americans to completely avoid five Mexican states because of rising crime and violence.

State Department Warns Americans Not To Travel To Five Mexican States

The highest-level alert cites deadly violence and widespread crime. The frequency of attacks has "limited the U.S. government's ability to provide emergency services to citizens."

Red Blue Hoops Season 4: Episode 1

Red Blue Hoops is back for 2018! Hosts Evan Beck and Chad Payton kick off Season 4 in our new location at Two Main Street which they have affectionately…

President Donald Trump shakes hands with White House physician Rear Adm. Dr. Ronny Jackson following his annual physical at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., on Friday

Trump Gets First Presidential Medical Checkup

The session might offer a rare public glimpse at Trump's health, who at age 70 when he was sworn in, holds the distinction of being the oldest president in U.S. history at the time of taking office.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel shakes hands Friday with the leader of the Social Democratic Party, Martin Schulz. Merkel's conservatives reached a "breakthrough" deal with the Social Democrats toward building a new coalition government, sources close to the negotiations said.

German Leaders Agree On New Coalition Talks, But Hurdles Remain

The parties from the last coalition will start negotiations on forming a government. It's only a partial victory for Chancellor Angela Merkel, and concerns remain over the role of a far-right party.

Santa Barbara County Fire Capt. Ryan Thomas hikes down steep terrain rendered barren by the Thomas Fire last month. Authorities announced Friday they had reached 100 percent containment of the fire, which is the largest in modern California history.

Thomas Fire, California's Largest On Record, Is Now 100 Percent Contained

Since last month, the deadly blaze has swept through about 280,000 acres, priming the land for massive and deadly mudslides. Still, Friday's announcement marks a hard-fought win for firefighters.

A boy carries a sack of grain from a dugout canoe to shore in the village of Ambohitsara in eastern Madagascar, characterized as a low-income country by the World Bank.

Your Turn: How Are Poor Countries Portrayed By Aid Groups And The Media?

The controversy over President Trump's description of El Salvador, Haiti and African countries has global thinkers asking whether the aid community is partly to blame.

Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, at a White House press conference in May. More people moving off Medicaid, she says, would be a good outcome.

New Rules May Make Getting And Staying On Medicaid More Difficult

Indiana is one of the states poised to get permission to require Medicaid recipients to work. Advocates say work requirements may be good politics but they're bad policy.

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