'Magic United': Disneyland characters vote to unionize Disneyland employees in California, including those who perform as characters from Mickey Mouse to Moana, have voted to unionize. The 1,700 workers will be represented by Actors' Equity Association. Andrea Hsu
Boeing held its annual shareholders meeting amid a string of controversies Boeing held its annual shareholders meeting on Friday. This follows a difficult week and year for the plane-maker, which is facing renewed scrutiny over its safety and production practices. Scott Simon
Mercedes-Benz workers vote against unionizing Alabama plant, halting UAW's streak Mercedes-Benz workers voted against union representation in Alabama, a defeat for the United Auto Workers. Stephan Bisaha
How tariffs — like those on Chinese goods — might impact inflation and jobs When the U.S. imposes tariffs on specific foreign-made goods, what is the effect on American consumers and on the regions and industries the tariffs were supposed to protect? It's complicated. Darian Woods
Comcast plans to offer a new streaming bundle. Is streaming the new cable? Comcast announced that it plans to offer a new streaming bundle with Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV+, which sounds a lot like the cable channels packages that consumers left cable TV to get away from. Eric Deggans
Mercedes workers vote no to union, putting the brakes on UAW's march South More than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz workers who build luxury SUVs in Alabama were eligible to vote on whether to join the UAW. Workers faced intense anti-union messaging from Mercedes in the run-up. Stephan Bisaha
UAW president Shawn Fain's swagger has helped unionize the deeply anti-union South Auto workers are doing what long seemed impossible – unionizing in the South. The United Auto Workers chief Shawn Fain's connection with workers and willingness to fight have led to the resurgence. Stephan Bisaha
AI-generated articles are permeating major news publications NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Maggie Harrison Dupre, staff writer at Futurism, about her reporting into AI-generated articles appearing on major news publications. Christopher Intagliata
Biden ending new leases in America's top coal region Citing climate change, federal land managers are moving to end new leasing for coal in the country's top producing region. Kirk Siegler
The Dow Jones hits 40,000 for the first time. What to know about this major milestone Stock markets received a boost from new data showing inflation is easing. Lower inflation has raised hopes about the U.S. economy — but there are still a lot of unknowns. Rafael Nam
