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Catalina Rodriguez-Lima runs a city office whose mission is to attract new immigrants to Baltimore, a strategy for reversing decades of population decline.

Facing A Population Decline, Baltimore Set Up A Legal Defense Fund For Immigrants

Officials in many cities have said protecting immigrants from deportation is a moral imperative. In cities with dwindling tax bases, like Baltimore, it's also a financial one.

No need to worry about that snake in your milk. It's a hoax.

Fake Medical News Can Now Be Fact-Checked In India

Whatsapp is spreading bogus medical advice in India. A website called Check4Spam is debunking the claims.

People are talking about the ACA at town hall meetings around the nation, like this one with Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina last month.

Americans Conflicted Over GOP Plans To Dump Obamacare

Growing public support for the Affordable Care Act seems to be at odds with the GOP's plans to repeal and replace it.

What August Job Numbers Mean

The Labor Department reported that the economy added 96,000 jobs in August, far fewer than analysts had predicted. The unemployment rate fell from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent, an indication that more people moved out of the workforce. Host Michel Martin discusses the latest unemployment numbers with NPR Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax.

Plaintiffs accuse Anheuser-Busch of misleading consumers about the alcohol content in Bud Light, Budweiser and other products. The brewer denies the claims.

Budweiser May Seem Watery, But It Tests At Full Strength, Lab Says

Class-action lawsuits accuse Anheuser-Busch of watering down Budweiser and other beers and then misleading consumers about their alcohol content. The company denies the claims; in tests commissioned by NPR, samples of Budweiser were found to be in line with their advertised alcohol content.

Microsoft Announces Nadella As CEO, New Role For Gates

After a long and closely watched CEO search, Microsoft has tapped Satya Nadella, an insider and 22-year veteran of the company. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates is stepping down as chairman and will help Nadella shape technology and product development.

Hot Bread Almacen, the retail shop of Hot Bread Kitchen, is located in the historic La Marqueta building in East Harlem, New York.

N.Y. Immigrants Find They Can Earn Bread And Butter From Baking

In the heart of Spanish Harlem, women from Morocco to Mexico are finding a path to entrepreneurship at the incubator Hot Bread Kitchen. The non-profit has been hailed by President Clinton as scalable model for a training programs worldwide.

A screen grab of a cached version of The International Conspiratological Association website, an anti-Semitic organization. Under pressure from advocacy groups, MasterCard has since ended its merchant network relationship with the organization.

Credit Cards Under Pressure To Police Online Expression

The Web is full of sites promoting views that many find offensive — and often, those sites do business with credit card companies. Some advocacy groups are pressuring Visa and MasterCard to end those relationships, but others worry these campaigns will have a chilling effect on free speech online.

Lawmakers To Grill Sebelius On Affordable Care Act

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is testifying Wednesday on Capitol Hill. She can expect some heated questions about the rugged rollout of the Affordable Care Act. President Obama, meanwhile, heads to Boston to talk about health care in the afternoon.

Several Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are developing services that manage consumers' investment portfolios with algorithms rather than people.

Can Robots Manage Your Money Better Than You? Startups Say Yes

A handful of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs say it's time to turn your finances over to bots. Algorithms can monitor a person's financial behavior better than most advisers, they say, and aren't biased by commissions or complex fee structures.

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