It s from many countries that s coming up on Morning Edition from n.p.r. News. This hour we ll talk to Robert Ford who served as u.s. Ambassador to Syria from 2011 to 2014 I m David Greene and I m Noel King it s been a divisive year in German politics today another political fight over Wolves Germans who live in the countryside say they re being overrun their urban countrymen say Wolves need protection similar fights have played out in the u.s. And as the year comes to a close we look back at the political scandals that helped shape 2018 It is Tuesday December 25th happy birthday to actress Sissy Spacek who turned 69 today. And the news is next. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m nor Rahm Asian stocks fell sharply today apparently responding to markets in the u.s. N.P.R. s Anthony Kuhn reports from Seoul exchanges in Japan and China were open on Christmas Well most others were closed Japan s Nikkei index dropped by 5 percent its 5th straight day of losses in its lowest finish in
Snews overtime rules for California farm workers will change in the New Year but it will be gradual Capital Public Radio s Julia me trips reports in many jobs overtime pay kicks in after you work more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours in a week but that doesn t apply to farm workers a law that will phase in new overtime rules goes into effect in January in California was the 1st state in the nation to change overtime rules for farmers ag employees will earn overtime after working more than 9 and a half hours in a day or 55 hours in a week but that s only for businesses that employ at least $26.00 people gradually farm workers will get to that $840.00 formula but it will take 6 years to phase in these rules the law comes at a time when labor shortages remain a top concern for many California growers this year many employers will also absorb a minimum wage increase from $11.00 to $12.00 an hour in Sacramento I m Julia me Tritch And a California Medical Cannabis coalition says it s found a
Our news Massachusetts authorities are charging actor Kevin Spacey with sexually assaulting a teenage boy at a bar in Nantucket more than 2 years ago after the charges announced to space he released a video on You Tube He didn t mention the charge but appeared as character on the t.v. Series House of Cards saying you wouldn t rush to judgment without the facts minimum wage workers in Massachusetts are getting a raise next week a new law goes into effect that will gradually increase the minimum wage to $15.00 an hour that s now the law in California New York and Washington d.c. The new law also requires employers to provide Family and Medical Leave I m nor rom n.p.r. News in Washington support for n.p.r. Comes from n.p.r. Stations other contributors include the Wallace Foundation fostering improvements in learning and enrichment for disadvantaged children and the vitality of the arts for everyone ideas at wireless Foundation dot org and the listeners who support this n.p.r. Station sup
Percent of species on Earth but Speyer the dinosaurs we know there are survivors but is there actually something unique about dinosaurs that allowed them to take over the world and how can releasing a ton of mosquitoes help control your mosquito population after this. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Janine Herbst lawmakers took to the Sunday talk shows to weigh in on court filings last week on President Trump s former attorney Michael Cohen and his former campaign manager Paul Man afford he telling lies the 2 allegedly told to investigators those filings also for the 1st time link Trump to the federal crime of paying hush money to $2.00 women during the 2016 campaign and now some House Democrats are raising the prospect of impeachment but Democratic senator Adam Schiff soon to be chair of the Intelligence Committee tells c.b.s. This Face the Nation he needs more evidence right now we have the Justice Department expressing its view and we have Michael Cohen with his testimony b
But spared the dinosaurs we know they re survivors but is there actually something unique about dinosaurs that allowed them to take over the world and how can releasing a ton of mosquitoes help control your mosquito population after this. Live from n.p.r. News in Washington I m Lori London President Donald Trump is in Kansas City Missouri to living remarks at the 28000 Project Safe Neighborhoods national conference while touting the program s renewed attention since taking office the president criticized the media s coverage for last month s midterm elections you know I keep listening to the fake news that they won the House House House House w. Va talks about the Senate. We won the Senate easily in fact we picked up 2 and that hasn t been done a long time for a person as president you just for whatever reason that doesn t happen very often and we have the Senate now $53.00 to $47.00 Meanwhile Trump earlier announced his choice to be the next u.s. Ambassador to the United Nations N.P.