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California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during an interview in Sacramento, Calif., on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. Newsom signed a bill on Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, to ban school boards from rejecting textbooks based on their teachings about the contributions of people from different racial backgrounds, sexual orientations and gender identities, calling the measure "long overdue."

New California law bars schoolbook bans based on racial and LGBTQ topics

Gov. Gavin Newsom called the new measure "long overdue," saying that the banning binge of diversity materials has to come to an end.

Health insurance that lasts less than a year may look like a deal, but there could be hidden costs.

Short-Term Insurance Skirts Health Law To Cut Costs

Plans offering coverage that lasts 364 days can cost half as much as those that are in force for a year. But the savings may be illusory for people who need care for injuries or illnesses because the coverage can be skimpier.

Questions Rise As Health Care Exchange Draws Near

The online marketplace for health insurance is scheduled to open in one week. But people are still confused about what that means and how the Affordable Care Act will affect them. Host Michel Martin runs through a health care Q&A with Mary Agnes Cary of Kaiser Health News.

Health Exchange Outreach Targets Latinos

States and the federal government have a big job to do when it comes to explaining to the uninsured how to buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The success of the law will be judged in part by how many Latinos sign up.

Put your money down and buy insurance — all year long.

Nevada Offers Rare Deal: Year-Round Sales Of Health Plans

It is the only state to require insurers that sell individual plans outside the online marketplace to make coverage available to customers anytime.

USPS plans to replace about 160,000 delivery trucks. Only a fraction will be electric

The Postal Service plans to replace about 160,000 gas-guzzling delivery trucks, but just a fraction will be electric. Advocates and states say going electric is aligned with climate change goals.

GOP Rep. Leonard Lance Outlines Opposition To Health Care Bill

The House is delaying a scheduled Thursday vote on the American Health Care Act. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks New Jersey Republican Rep. Leonard Lance about why he plans to vote against the bill.

Medicare accounts for about 29 percent of all spending on prescription medicines in the U.S. each year.

Medicare Should Leverage Buying Power To Pull Down Drug Prices, White House Says

A spokesman said Tuesday that President Trump does want Medicare to be able to directly negotiate prescription drug prices with drugmakers. Analysts disagree about how much difference that would make.

According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, internet purchases accounted for 14.3% of retail sales nationwide in 2018. That was up from 12.9% in 2017 and from 11.6% in 2016. Nearly $685 million was collected by Oklahoma in use tax in fiscal year 2019.

Oklahoma Collects More Use Tax

As online shopping grows, "use taxes," or taxes on goods shipped across state lines, are becoming more important to the state's economy. For years,…

Sticker shock for an ACA health plan? Or did you find a good deal? Tell us about it

If you buy your own health insurance through the ACA marketplaces, tell us how this year's experience is different from last year.

An Amazon warehouse in Leipzig, Germany. The European Union's antitrust arm will evaluate the company's role as both a retailer and a marketplace for other retailers.

EU Investigates If Amazon Hurts Competition By Using Sellers' Data

The European Union's antitrust arm will evaluate Amazon's role as both a retailer and a marketplace for others. One focus will be on Amazon's use of data collected from third-party sellers.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announces the takedown of AlphaBay, a massive darknet marketplace "used to sell deadly illegal drugs" and procure stolen and counterfeit goods, according to the Justice Department. He delivered the news to reporters in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Justice Department Announces 'Largest Darknet Takedown In History'

A joint operation by the department, the FBI and international law enforcement has shut down AlphaBay and Hansa, two of the world's largest anonymous marketplaces for illicit drugs and goods.

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