Thousands of Philadelphia city workers are fighting a 5-day office week mandate The City of Philadelphia ordered all city workers to return to the office five days a week starting July 15. A judge has heard arguments as part of a union request to delay implementation. Andrea Hsu
Biden's top economic adviser on the state of inflation in the U.S. NPR’s Scott Detrow talks with President Biden’s top economic adviser, Jared Bernstein, about the state of inflation in the United States according to Thursday's Consumer Price Index report. Jonaki Mehta
Why SpaceX is facing off with the National Labor Relations Board NPR's Scott Detrow talks with labor reporter Josh Eidelson about a report he co-authored in Bloomberg Businessweek about the allegations of sexual harassment at SpaceX and the subsequent lawsuits. Sarah Handel
Understanding the resurgence of jobs in America's 'left behind' counties David Madland of the Center for American Progress says new, “good” jobs are on the rise, but many of the workers don’t realize it’s a result of Biden’s new industrial policies. Tonya Mosley
NPR gets $5.5 million grant to strengthen local journalism as news deserts spread The grant, from Eric and Wendy Schmidt, will be used to launch regional newsrooms in Appalachia and the Mountain West. It will also be used to strengthen existing public media collaboratives in New England, the Midwest and California. Lola Murti
Bread and bullets: Some southern supermarkets now sell ammo out of vending machines American Rounds has installed machines at eight stores so far, with hundreds more on the way. It says this is the safest way to sell ammo, but cyber and gun violence prevention experts have concerns. Rachel Treisman
'Planet Money': Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages? The Planet Money team looks to the economic research for an answer. Amanda Aronczyk
BMW recalling more than 390,000 vehicles due to airbag inflator issue The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the recall includes certain 3 Series Sedans and 3 Series Sportswagons. BMW dealers will inspect and replace air bag modules as needed for free. The Associated Press
Many Americans are still experiencing sticker shock at the supermarket Grocery prices have stabilized over the last year, but many shoppers are still smarting over double-digit price increases from two years ago. Low-income families are often hardest hit. Scott Horsley
Paramount and Skydance are merging — here are 3 questions we have about the deal There are a lot of hopes and dreams riding on the $8.4 billion agreement. A successful rescue of Paramount could point the way toward a shiny future for an increasingly uncertain media industry. Eric Deggans
