Consumer Prices Jump 4.2% In April, Biggest Increase Since Financial Crisis In 2008 Inflation accelerated in April. Companies have been forced into raising prices for everything from cars to cereals amid a shortage of critical materials like lumber. David Gura
Gas Stations Run Dry In Southeast As White House Seeks To Boost Supplies The White House is easing more restrictions on fuel shipments as private data shows more than 15% of gas stations running out of gasoline in three states. Camila Domonoske
No, You Are Not Imagining It. Prices For A Lot Of Things Did Jump In April Prices for a range of goods from used cars to bacon surged last month, pushing consumer inflation to 4.2% in April, the highest since September 2008. David Gura
NRA Bankruptcy Case Dismissed By Judge, Heightens Risk For Group's Dissolution A federal bankruptcy judge dismissed the National Rifle Association's attempt to declare bankruptcy. The NRA tried to use bankruptcy laws to evade New York officials attempting to dissolve the group. Noel King
Biden Warns Workers Not To Turn Down Jobs To Remain On Unemployment NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Washington Post financial columnist Michelle Singletary about President Biden's plan to reaffirm jobless benefits to ensure that Americans aren't turning down work.
China's Birthrate Drops, As Census Data Warn Of Aging Population Leaders in Beijing will need to determine how to continue China's streak of economic growth while caring for a growing, nonworking part of the population. John Ruwitch
NBC Won't Air 2022 Golden Globes In Rebuke To Hollywood Foreign Press Association The press association promised to improve diversity and other factors. NBC said it hopes to see enough change to run the show in 2023. Vanessa Romo
NPR At 50: Life Advice From Listeners Who Hit The Half-Century Mark In honor of NPR's 50th birthday, we asked listeners who reached that milestone for some life advice. Hundreds answered.
Despite Semiconductor Shortage, Automakers Are Seeing Big Profits Automakers are suffering a big hit to production because of the semiconductor shortage. Think that means a big hit to profits? Think again. Camila Domonoske
Labor Secretary On What Workforce Recovery Looks Like NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh about the country's moderate hiring boom in the month of April.