Visionary NPR leader Kevin Klose, who presided over a golden era, has died Klose led NPR for a decade starting in 1998, a period of incredible growth for the public media network. David Folkenflik
Once again Trump threatens to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell President Trump once again threatened to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and doubled down on a discredited probe of the central bank. Scott Horsley
Tax season was supposed to bring big refunds. So far they're less than expected The average refund so far is $350 more than last year at this time, despite projections that it would be closer to $1,000 due to Republican-led tax changes as part of the Big Beautiful Bill Act. Stephan Bisaha
Fuel protests have Ireland's government facing possible no-confidence vote The prime minister announced new tax cuts to try to end the crisis that began after the U.S.-Israel war on Iran led to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. The government could face a no-confidence vote over its response to the fuel protests. The Associated Press
The labor economics of 'Alien' — and its lessons for inequality on Earth Behind the acid blood and jump scares of the Alien franchise is an even more insidious horror: a single employer with unchecked power. How Weyland-Yutani helps explain monopsony — and the rise of inequality on Earth. Greg Rosalsky
Judge dismisses Trump's $10B lawsuit over the Wall Street Journal's Epstein reporting In the order issued Monday, the judge wrote that President Trump had failed to make the argument that the article, which described a letter to Epstein that the newspaper said bore Trump's signature, was published with the intent to be malicious. The Associated Press
How AI is getting better at finding security holes Anthropic announced this week that its new model found security flaws in "every major operating system and web browser." Even before the news, AI models had gotten dramatically better at finding bugs. Huo Jingnan
New Amtrak trains coming soon to Pacific Northwest, but not in time for World Cup Summer capacity in the region will remain limited due to a railcar shortage. New trainsets are still expected later in the year. Tom Banse/Washington State Standard
Inflation surges to highest level in nearly 2 years as energy costs spike Consumer prices in March were up 3.3% from a year ago, the biggest annual increase in nearly two years. Higher gasoline prices tied to the war with Iran accounted for much of the surge. Scott Horsley
Women are getting most of the new jobs. What's going on with men? Over the past year, the vast majority of new jobs have gone to women. One economist says to help men find work, we need to embrace ways to "make girly jobs appeal to manly men." Andrea Hsu
