The Teamsters Want To Unionize Amazon Workers. Here's What That Means At a convention of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters this week, the union announced it was creating a special division focused on organizing Amazon workers across the country. Andrea Hsu
The Soaring Costs Of Daycare Stifle Some Parents Return To Work In some states, daycare costs have soared as high as 70%, and workers are tough to find. Many home daycare setups and centers shut down during the pandemic, and some haven't reopened.
Lumber Prices Are Finally Dropping After They Soared During The Pandemic Demand for new homes and a rise in DIY renovation projects ate up the lumber supply during the pandemic. Meanwhile, sawmills struggled to keep pace amid COVID-19 setbacks. Joe Hernandez
American Airlines Is Canceling Almost 1,000 Flights In July NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Wall Street Journal reporter Alison Sider on the repercussions of American Airlines canceling flights this summer due to turbulent weather and being understaffed. Mano Sundaresan
Prime Day Is Here. Watch Out For Fake Reviews Amazon has struggled to crack down on fake reviews for years, though it has ramped up efforts to detect and prevent them. Savannah Sicurella
UNC Journalism School Tried To Give Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure. A Top Donor Objected The star New York Times reporter's bid for a tenured professorship has run aground on racial politics and an approach to journalism that runs counter to the donor whose name adorns the school. David Folkenflik
Tens Of Thousands Sign Petition To Stop Jeff Bezos From Returning To Earth Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced this month he would travel to space. Shortly afterward, a petition began circulating asking that he not come back. Dustin Jones
A New Obesity Drug Could Help Millions Of Americans. Its Future Hinges On Insurance A newly-approved drug, Wegovy, has shown to have significant weight loss benefits. But it's unclear if insurers will cover the cost of the medication for the millions of Americans who might need it. Yuki Noguchi
Juneteenth Is A Federal Holiday Now, But What That Means For Workers Varies Widely Day off? Extra pay? Or business as usual? Federal workers usually get holidays off, but the short notice on Juneteenth has created some exceptions. And companies aren't required to observe holidays. Camila Domonoske
The U.S. Is Importing Historic Amounts Of Stuff — And It's Causing Cargo Ship Jams The U.S. trade deficit is hitting record highs — and it's fueled by a surge in demand for imports, mostly from East Asia. On both land and at sea, the shipping industry is struggling to keep up. Greg Rosalsky