Toothpaste Tablets: Children Weigh In As Some The Toughest Critics Of Dental Products It might be the best product in the world, but that doesn't mean people will try it. What does it take to get consumers to try something new — like toothpaste tablets? Darian Woods
An NYC Hotel Will Give Discounts To Anyone Named James If James is your first or last name and you want to spend some time in New York City, consider booking your stay at the James Hotel.
Homebuyers Squeezed As Western States See Prices Double Or More In Last Decade The pandemic has made the housing market even tighter in the mountain West, where first-time buyers are trying to decide whether this is just the future or a bubble headed eventually for a bust. Kirk Siegler
Democrats Want To Push Banks To Do More For Social Change Top Democrats are vowing to intensify their scrutiny of Big Banks as they look to push the sector to do more for average Americans and underserved communities. David Gura
What You Need To Know About Biden's Budget Biden plans to unveil a budget Friday showing a huge expansion of spending. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget about what we know.
You Can Still Count The Number Of Black CEOs On One Hand Executives pledged to make diversity a priority, but the past year has highlighted how difficult it is to implement change in corporate America. David Gura
We're Seeing A Spike In Workplace Shootings. Here's Why Although they're still a statistical anomaly, one explanation for the latest uptick in killings is that with the COVID-19 pandemic, perpetrators have had time to plan their attacks, one expert says. Vanessa Romo
A Tiny Fund Has Scored A Historic Win Against ExxonMobil Over The Future Of Oil A brand-new hedge fund wants ExxonMobil to take climate change more seriously. And despite Exxon's intense opposition, it managed to fill at least two seats on the oil giant's board of directors. Camila Domonoske
Amazon Makes Deal To Buy MGM For Nearly $8.5 Billion It's the second largest acquisition for Amazon after purchasing Whole Foods — and its biggest move into entertainment. Mandalit del Barco
Standoff Between Farmers And Tractor Makers Intensifies Over Repair Issues Some farmers are in a bruising battle with John Deere and other tractor makers over what they are allowed to repair on the equipment they own. Uri Berliner