European Officials Unveil A Sweeping Plan To Tackle Climate Change The European Commission has proposed that new gas and diesel cars be phased out by 2035. If enacted, this could push the global auto industry to switch toward electric vehicles even faster. Sacha Pfeiffer
Johnson & Johnson Recalls 5 Aerosol Sunscreens After Finding Carcinogen Traces Johnson & Johnson says internal testing showed some sunscreen samples contained low levels of benzene, which causes cancer with long-term exposure. Jaclyn Diaz
From 'freaking pissed' to 'big things': How a women-owned gym survived the pandemic It was almost a year ago that Athena Fitness in Olympia was facing financial doom. The women-owned business had opened just before the pandemic struck. In August of last year, new COVID restrictions threatened to put the owners out of business. So, what’s happened since? Austin Jenkins
Billionaire Richard Branson's Historic Trip To The Edge Of Space NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to writer Nicholas Schmidle of The New Yorker about the billionaire space race, and Branson's milestone commercial flight to the edge of space on Virgin Galactic.
How Occupational Licensing Rules Affect Military Families NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben speaks to Marinelle Reynolds, a licensed social worker, about President Biden's executive order regarding occupational licensing and how it may affect military families.
What Biden's Latest Executive Order Means For Businesses And Consumers President Biden signed a new executive order this week to promote competition in the U.S. economy — we'll take a look at what that means for businesses and consumers. Andrea Hsu
Short Of Workers, Employers Are Getting Creative To Entice People Into Construction Demand for homes has increased dramatically this year amidst a labor shortage in the construction industry. So employers are increasing wages and getting creative to entice people into the trades. Stacey Vanek Smith
How New Biden Rules Could Make It Easier To Buy Hearing Aids Or Fix Your Phone In a new executive order, President Biden aims to kickstart competition for consumers, workers and farmers in ways both big and small, starting with a list of 72 initiatives. Roberta Rampton
Barry Diller Headed 2 Hollywood Studios. He Now Says The Movie Business Is Dead In an exclusive interview with NPR, the IAC chairman laments the state of the movie industry, saying the rise in streaming has upended both the business model and the quality of films being made. David Gura
More Than 30 States Sue Google Over 'Extravagant' Fees In Google Play Store It's the latest government challenge over how Big Tech controls app stores. Officials say Google acts like a monopoly by abusing the power it has over how people pay for apps on Google devices. Bobby Allyn