Can A Battery-Powered F-150 Truck Persuade Americans To Embrace Electric Vehicles? The entire auto industry is embracing the pivot toward electric vehicles. Will consumers hop on board? Ford's unveiling an electric F-150 pickup, called Lightning, at a pivotal moment. Camila Domonoske
EU Takes A Step To Letting In More Vaccinated Tourists The new policy is expected to allow EU members to admit travelers from the U.S. and other countries where people have received vaccines that are authorized in the EU. Bill Chappell
On Bellevue's Main Street, businesses look forward to office workers' return Main Street in Bellevue runs through the heart of a popular commercial district, just south of Bellevue Square. It’s full of mom and pop shops. Business has been slow for many of them, these last few months. How quickly they recover depends partly on how quickly office workers return. Joshua McNichols
Wild Bidding Wars, Frustrated Home Buyers. 'Don't Buy Into A Frenzy' A record low supply of homes for sale and strong demand from buyers is sending home prices to record levels and frustrating homebuyers who keep getting out-bid. Chris Arnold
AT&T Announces Plans To Merge With Discovery AT&T, which controls Warner Media, has announced it will merge its media assets with Discovery. The $43 billion deal will create a standalone company.
Economics Correspondent Says Few People Opt For Unemployment Over Work NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post's economics correspondent Heather Long about what the unemployment numbers say about the state of the country's economic recovery.
Conservative Economist Blames High Unemployment On 'Richer' Benefits NPR's Michel Martin speaks with economist Douglas Holtz-Eakin about why some Republican governors are opting out of receiving federal unemployment benefits for their state.
Complaints Soar As Customers Fight Airlines For Refunds From Pandemic Cancellations Airlines got billions in federal COVID-19 aid over the past year, but consumer advocates and two senators say the companies are sitting on nearly $15 billion in refunds owed for canceled travel. David Schaper
Walmart Drops Mask Mandate Following New CDC Guidelines Customers don't have to wear masks, effective immediately. Starting Tuesday, fully vaccinated employees don't either. Everyone's on an honor system and won't have to provide proof. Dustin Jones
Fuel Shortages Should Ease Over Coming Days As Colonial Fully Restarts Pipelines The supply chain for fuels like gasoline will take several days to return to normal after Colonial restarted a critical pipeline that was shut down this month. Camila Domonoske