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Thousands of Delta Airlines pilots vote overwhelmingly to authorize a strike

The Delta pilots have had the same benefits since 2016. Renegotiations began in April 2019 and had entered the mediation stage, but have been postponed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Ayana Archie
Getting 'the dead where they need to go': the changing business of death

Last month, California legalized a burial practice called human composting. Here in Washington, the practice has been legal since 2019. It’s one of many signs that, for the first time in a long time, the funeral industry is changing.
- Mike Davis
The bond that broke the internet

US Treasury bonds are known as a super safe, super boring place to put your money. But the Series I Savings Bond got so popular last week, the surge in demand crashed the Treasury's website
- Stacey Vanek Smith
How hard-to-pronounce names could land resumes in the reject pile

New research suggests a person's name, specifically hard-to-pronounce ones, could make the difference between landing a job or their resume ending up in the reject pile.
- Wailin Wong
What to do if you're looking to buy or sell a house, according to a realtor

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Natalie Vaughan, a realtor working in the Northern Virginia/DC area about the housing market in today's economy.
- Ayesha Rascoe
Small business owners prepare for the holidays amid inflation and supply chain issues

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with small business owner Anika Hobbs about how she is preparing ahead of the holidays, amidst inflation and supply chain issues.
- Scott Simon
Proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger under state scrutiny

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is now weighing in on the proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons stores. Ferguson also joined his counterparts in the District of Columbia, Arizona, California, Idaho and Illinois to express concerns about the $4 billion shareholder payout in November that’s part of the merger.
- Ruby de Luna
In 2020, consumers turned to Black-owned businesses. But where has that support gone?

Researchers at the University of Washington studied visits to restaurants that identified as Black-owned on Yelp, compared to visits to restaurants without the Black-owned label. They found that across 20 cities in the United States, the support for those Black-owned businesses was inconsistent.
- Libby Denkmann
Women leaders switch jobs at record rates as they demand better from their workplaces

Women leaders — already in short supply — are leaving their companies at rates not seen in years, a new report says. For every woman at the director level who gets promoted, two women directors leave.
- Rachel Treisman
What's next for Twitter now that Elon Musk has taken over

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with St. John's University law professor Kate Klonick about Elon Musk's purchase of one of the world's most important platforms for political speech.

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