National With 'bleisure' and fewer workers, the American hotel is in recovery A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines. Alina Selyukh
The U.S. is refilling the Strategic Petroleum Reserves. What purpose can they serve? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Joe Weisenthal co-host of Bloomberg's "Odd Lots" podcast about how the Strategic Petroleum Reserves can be utilized in 2024. Ayesha Rascoe
Podcast explores the changing music scene in Austin, Texas We look at the latest season of the Pause/Play podcast, from KUT and KUTX Studios, which explores how global and local changes are impacting Austin's music ecosystem.
25 Years of 'The Phantom Menace' NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Erich Schwartzel, who covers the film industry for The Wall Street Journal, about the 25th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.
World Biden will keep Trump's China tariffs, and add new ones on electric vehicles The Biden administration is finally wrapping up its review of President Donald Trump's tariffs on Chinese imports. It will keep those tariffs, and add more on things like electric vehicles. Asma Khalid
Tax revenue jumps 22% in April, but U.S. deficit still looms large The U.S. Treasury ran a surplus last month, thanks in part to the April 15th tax deadline. But the federal government is still expected to end the year more than $1.5 trillion in the red. Scott Horsley
National 10 most popular baby names in US— Liam and Olivia dominate. Mateo rising Olivia and Liam are the most popular baby names in the U.S. for the fifth consecutive year, according to an annual tally by the Social Security Administration. Scott Horsley
Molbak’s fails to raise $2.5M to return as Green Phoenix Collaborative in Woodinville After closing earlier this year, Molbak's Garden and Home had a plan to remerge as the Green Phoenix Collaborative and keep its gardening vibe going in Woodinville. But organizers were not able to raise enough money for the comeback effort. Dyer Oxley
Yes, Apple's new iPad ad is ugly and crushing, but art can't be flattened The newest iPad ad depicts instruments, books and art supplies flattened into Apple's thinnest product ever. But anyone who owns and loves art in any form knows: The practicality isn't the point. Linda Holmes
Should commercial space companies contribute to the FAA the way airlines do? There's a fund that commercial airlines pay into for things such as safety inspections, but commercial space companies don't pay into that fund. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 9, 2024.) Wailin Wong Darian Woods