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By the year 2040, nearly half of the U.S. population will be 40 years old. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to economist Nicole Maestas of Harvard Medical School about why that number matters.

The lawsuit filed in the New York Supreme Court argues that several companies, along with the shooter's parents, played roles in the 2022 shooting that killed 10 Black people and injured three others.

Apple has been sending out electronic receipts for years. Nordstrom and Patagonia have also made the switch. And this summer, Gap Inc. launched e-receipts at more than 2,600 stores. The receipts, which are sent to customers' email inboxes, are convenient and eco-friendly. But the major plus for stores is branding.

The Food and Drug Administration's about-face comes a little more than a week after the agency refused to consider the company's application to market the new kind of influenza vaccine.

Liz and Andrew Porter shut down their distillery, Doc Porter’s, to the public on Monday. With the coronavirus outbreak demanding social distancing, it…

A South Dakota biotech company is using cows to create antibodies that could then be used for disease prevention or treatment. The cows have been given the genes to make a human-like immune system.

Essential worker Larry Wheeler shares his experience of how his work at a Clorox plant has suddenly and unexpectedly become vital.

Human activities are causing an "unprecedented" and alarming decline in wildlife populations around the world, a new report warns. It says the staggering loss ultimately threatens human life as well.

Researchers are working to control citrus greening, a disease that has killed thousands of acres of orange trees. Finger limes produce a peptide that kills the bacterium responsible for the disease.

One group's mission to abolish dairy from school lunches may take broccoli battles national, as they blame milk and cheese for bloating students' caloric consumption and their waistlines.

Hours after President Obama paid a visit to a central Iowa farm Tuesday afternoon, the farm owner's adult son issued a statement not exactly in line with the Obama campaign's talking points.

The past 24 hours have produced a few answers — but many more questions — about the anti-Islam film that became a flashpoint across North Africa and the Middle East this week.

President Paul Kagame has changed the country by tackling problems that have plagued other African economies. He's also taking cues from East Asia's "Tiger" economies. But it's not all good news: Most citizens are still poor, and rights groups routinely blast Kagame.

Microsoft and Google are battling it out to be the most popular Internet browser. Renee Montagne talks to Bloomberg technology columnist Rich Jaroslovsky about the current browser war.

Oyster farmers have developed coping strategies for the higher levels of carbon dioxide that make it hard to grow oysters off the West Coast. But some scientists warn that the problem is only going to get worse.

In honor of our first birthday today here at The Salt, we delve into the mysteries of our namesake rock. Why do low-salt foods taste bad? Do you need hand-harvested red Hawaiian salt? Read on.

http://66.225.205.104/SG2011Trucking.mp3A newcomer to Charlotte is usually quick to learn just what a big deal the banking industry is here. But we don't…

http://66.225.205.104/0715LMBRICK.mp3North Carolina leads the nation in brick production. The clay and shale here make the Carolinas the ideal place for…

The proliferation of informational food labels can be more confusing than helpful to consumers. So some international groups and the country of Denmark are seeking to pare the 400 or so known labels to a more manageable size.