Inside a Louisiana factory making torpedo bats that have become all the rage Torpedo baseball bats hit it big when the Yankees set a new team record with nine home runs in one game earlier this season. We visit a factory in Louisiana to see what makes them so special. Alana Schreiber
'We're in a holding pattern': Home sales and building slump in the face of uncertainty Would-be homebuyers are finding lots of reasons to wait. Laurel Wamsley
NPR's president and CEO talks about lawsuit over executive orders NPR and several public radio stations are suing the Trump White House over an executive order that purportedly bars the use of Congressionally appropriated funds for NPR and PBS. Matt Ozug
Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall. Emily Feng
NPR and Colorado public radio stations sue Trump White House NPR and three Colorado public radio stations are suing the Trump administration over the president's executive order seeking to ban the use of federal money for NPR and PBS. David Folkenflik
Are manufacturing jobs actually special? More than half of American workers don't have a college degree. Is manufacturing a ticket for them to the middle class? Greg Rosalsky
Why Japan sees President Trump's tariffs as a 'national crisis' Although largely paused, President Trump's tariffs present a major threat to Japan's already flagging economy. Robert Ward
Corporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs "I just didn't think it would take this long," one veteran head of diversity, who's been job-hunting since last summer, tells NPR. Maria Aspan
Tariffs throw a wrench in Worcester's manufacturing growth President Trump wants to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. We visit Worchester, Massachusetts, which once made things like wire and paper, to see how manufacturing there has changed. Liz Neisloss
U.S. sheep industry cautiously optimistic over Trump's tariffs Many in agriculture are worried that Trump administration tariffs will be bad for their bottom lines. The American sheep industry, though, is cautiously optimistic. Rae Solomon