National McDonald's CEO apologizes after saying 2 slain children were failed by their parents Chris Kempczinski held a town hall with employees on Monday after reports revealed he messaged Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and appeared to blame the death of two shooting victims on their parents. Deepa Shivaram
National Starbucks and Costco raising wages in the nationwide competition for workers Costco pays $17 an hour after a second raise this year. Starbucks is raising hourly pay to $15 amid a union effort. Major chains are pushing to draw workers, who have shunned a million retail jobs. Alina Selyukh
World A Nobel Prize for a revolution in economics David Card, Joshua Angrist, and Guido Imbens win a Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economics is done. Greg Rosalsky
Three economists win Nobel for their research on how real life events impact society The U.S.-based economists shared this year's Nobel in economics for their work with "natural experiments," such as studying how changes to the minimum wage impact the labor market. Scott Horsley
National Rents Are Out Of Reach For Most Americans Earning Minimum Wage, A Study Says Workers simply don't earn enough money to keep up with skyrocketing rental rates across the country, the National Low Income Housing Coalition found in its latest Out of Reach report. Vanessa Romo
KUOW asks Seattle: How can the city recover from the pandemic? KUOW is asking Seattle voters the same questions it is asking candidates for mayor in the 2021 primary election. This week, we asked: What’s the one thing you’d do differently to tackle Seattle’s Covid recovery? David Hyde Dyer Oxley
National 'Walk One Day In Our Shoes': Life Near Minimum Wage A juicy prime rib. A glossy art book. A few days off work without worrying about bills. These are the unreachable desires of some of America's workers earning close to minimum wage. Alina Selyukh
National Costco To Raise Minimum Wage To $16 An Hour: 'This Isn't Altruism' Next week's pay increase would put Costco ahead of much of the industry. CEO W. Craig Jelinek said higher pay reduces turnover and boosts productivity. Alina Selyukh
National What McDonald's Shows About The Minimum Wage McDonald's is one of the nation's largest employers of low-wage workers. And because it's everywhere, it's a great place to test the effects of minimum wage laws. Greg Rosalsky
$15 Minimum Wage Would Reduce Poverty But Cost Jobs, CBO Says Raising the federal minimum to $15 an hour by 2025 would boost pay for at least 17 million people and cut 1.4 million jobs, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office. Alina Selyukh
