Episode 694: The Gun That Wouldn't Shoot
Imagine a safer kind of gun. Imagine a company with a plan to build it. Imagine customers ready to buy it. Imagine what could go wrong. A whole lot.
Economy
Good News For Procrastinators: 3 Extra Days To File Taxes
This is all because of an overlap of federal and state holidays with the usual April 15 IRS deadline.
4 Fed Chairs Talk Publically For The First Time About The Job
One of the most powerful and controversial jobs is head of the Federal Reserve. What the Fed chair does has an impact not just in the United States but around the world.
The View From Here: Peoria, Ill., Home To Caterpillar
Caterpillar is one of the world's largest heavy machinery manufacturers. If you ask anyone in Peoria if they have confidence in the economy, you may as well ask if they have confidence in Caterpillar.
Is Samoa's Obesity Epidemic A Harbinger For Other Developing Nations?
Obesity and Type 2 diabetes are becoming more common all over the world. But the tiny Samoan islands now have the highest rates. An epidemiologist blames changes in diet brought on by globalization.
Panama Papers Reveal Off-Shore Accounts Held By Chinese Elites
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Alexa Olesen, a reporter with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, about the Chinese elite off-shore accounts revealed in the Panama Papers.
For Nontraditional Families, The Tax Code Can Be Especially Confusing
Tax Day falls three days later than usual this year, on April 18. Some families may need that extra time. Experts say changing family demographics are making filing taxes more complicated.
A Silver Lining In The Panama Papers
Why Africans are breathing a quiet sigh of relief in the wake of the scandal. And one man's dream of what he would do with $2 billion. It involves cocoa.
Report Says NC Lags In Upward Mobility
A new study says it's getting tougher for young people to get ahead in North Carolina. And it predicts the situation is likely to get worse.
New White House Rule Protects Retirement Savers From Bad Investment Advice
The Obama administration issued a new rule designed to safeguard retirement savings from costly and misguided investment advice. Some parts of the financial industry worked hard to block the rule, but it survived.