How AP and Equilar calculated CEO pay from ABC
For its annual analysis of CEO pay, The Associated Press used data provided by Equilar, an executive data firmRead More
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CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee from ABC
The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 13% last year, easily surpassing the gains for workers at a time when inflation was putting considerable pressure on Americans’ budgetsRead More
Mexico’s first female president; a Georgia cancer patient’s Medicaid struggle from NPR
Mexico makes history with its first female president. How an extra $30 a month kept a cancer patient from qualifying for Medicaid. (Image credit: Eduardo Verdugo) Read More
Hunter Biden to go on trial on gun charges from NPR Ryan Lucas
The trial, which opens Monday in federal court in Delaware with jury selection, is the first of two cases brought by Justice Department special counsel David Weiss against the president’s son. (Image credit: Kent Nishimura) Read More
German football coach condemns ‘racist’ TV survey from the BBC
Julian Nagelsmann condemned the poll, which asked if people wanted more white players on the German team.Read More
What to make of the new COVID variants, FLiRT from NPR Ailsa Chang
As much as we would all love to ignore COVID, a new set of variants that scientists call “FLiRT” is here to remind us that the virus is still with us. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan) Read More
Step aside BMI, body composition tests are on the rise. Here’s what to know from NPR Allison Aubrey
If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to gauge health. Here’s why they’re better than BMI. (Image credit: Maria Fabrizio) Read More
How earning $30 too much a month keeps a cancer patient in Georgia from cheaper care from NPR Obed Manuel
Georgia hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Some people suffer more than others because of that coverage gap. (Image credit: Claire Harbage) Read More
A priest honors the nun who demonstrated ‘the ministry of presence’ from NPR Laura Kwerel
When Father James Martin’s dad was dying, a nun named Sister Janice Farnham went out of her way to visit him. (Image credit: James Martin.) Read More
Can you make music from Joshua trees — or is that wild science? Yes. from NPR Christopher Intagliata
Scientists have long studied how near-infrared light bounces off forests and grasslands, as a proxy for plant health. Now, an artist is using the same trick to turn the Joshua tree into an instrument. (Image credit: Carlos Jaramillo for NPR) Read More