With Its Primary Opponents Voted Out, What's Next For Labor Unions? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the president of the AFL-CIO, Richard Trumka, about union strategies following the midterm elections.
Leaky Dam Repairs WIll Temporarily Lower Bend's Mirror Pond Pacific Power says refacing the century-old dam in steel will create a mud flat around Bend's central pond for two weeks. Emily Cureton
The 401(k) Turns 40: How A Small Provision Had Such A Large Impact The 401(k) turns 40 this week. What started off as a small provision in the Revenue Act of 1978 to supplement defined benefit plans has become the primary retirement saving vehicle of many Americans. Stacey Vanek Smith
Tesla Names New Chair As Elon Musk Steps Down Robyn Denholm, a Tesla board member and technology executive, is the company's new chair after CEO Elon Musk stepped down as part of a settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Emily Sullivan
Your Lifetime Value Score You may not know it, but companies are silently scoring you... and using that score to figure out how to treat you. Stacey Vanek Smith
Early Returns Show Portlanders Pass Gross Receipts Tax Measure Portland voters on Tuesday passed a gross receipts tax measure that will pay into a clean energy fund, which proponents say will help the city chip away at its clean energy goals. Ericka Cruz Guevarra
Is Amazon seriously going to split the baby? News has been leaking that in its search for a second headquarters, the online retail giant may not just pick one location to set up shop. Joshua McNichols
Amazon Plot Twist: 2 Cities Will Split The 2nd Headquarters The surprising decision to divide the win is an anticlimactic ending for a much-hyped, Olympic-style search. The plan promised up to 50,000 new high-paying jobs and drew 238 bids. Alina Selyukh
What That 'Service Fee' Tacked Onto Your Ticket Is Actually For Handling fees, service fees, venue fees — sometimes they're clear, and sometimes they're hidden. But they always increase a ticket's cost. NPR Staff
