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Bourbon maker Jim Beam is halting production at its flagship plant in Kentucky for all of 2026.
As NPR's Ava Pukach reports, industry analysts say tariffs and changes in people's drinking habits influenced the pause.
Minimum wage hikes take effect in 19 states today.
Hawaii workers will see the biggest hike in their hourly pay, up $2 to $16 an hour.
The pay raises affect more than 8 million workers.
Other states that increase the minimum wage include Arizona, California, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York.
Washington state now has the highest minimum wage at $17.13 an hour.
The federal minimum wage still stands at $7.25 an hour, and it's been at that level since 2009.
Minimum wage levels for states vary.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst.
President Trump and Ukrainian President Zelensky met in Florida today over a revised 20-point ceasefire plan in Russia's nearly four-year-old war.
Trump says they have the makings of a deal.
to agree to security guarantees against further Russian aggression and says progress was made to that end.
Trump spoke to Russian President Putin before meeting with Zelensky.
An intense cyclone is expected to dump heavy snow from the upper Midwest to the Great Lakes as people head home following the Christmas holidays, according to the National Weather Service.
2025 will go down as a year of chaos for anti-poverty groups.
Empire's Jennifer Ludden reports they've had to scramble to keep operating as the Trump administration targeted a string of safety net programs.