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Officials at Amazon announced on Tuesday that the company is raising wages to $15 an hour starting Nov. 1 for some 250,000 regular workers and 100,000 seasonal workers.

There was a decidedly mixed reaction when Amazon Prime Video said it planned to offer the pair as a streaming alternative to the Fox TV broadcast crew of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the magazine about the American League playoffs in baseball.

The National Security Agency has a reputation as the nation's most secretive intelligence agency. But a new inspector general arrived this year and is calling for a "robust whistleblower program."

Steve Inskeep talks to former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, who believes it's time for a second Brexit referendum after Prime Minister Theresa May's plan was defeated in parliament.

From Turkey and Hungary, to India and the Philippines, the voices of nationalism have become dominant forces that begin with the election of a charismatic, influential and powerful man.

Gillette's new ad campaign is trending on YouTube but has more than twice as many dislikes than likes. Some are threatening a boycott, offended by the company's call for a new kind of masculinity.

The longtime Iowa Republican congressman is under fire, once again, for controversial, racially charged remarks. House Democrats are also planning a vote of disapproval and some want to censure King.

There were some unexpected wins, including best motion picture drama, which went to Bohemian Rhapsody, and best motion picture musical or comedy, which went to Green Book.

The end of an era is approaching in California, where Gov. Jerry Brown will leave office next Monday. Brown's successor — Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom — will take over with a very different style.