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The nation's unemployment rate shot up to 7.2 percent last month. It's the highest level in nearly 16 years. Governments and businesses cut more than half a million jobs in December. For all of 2008, the economy lost 2.6 million jobs.

Tourists — one of the mainstays of the Cuban economy — are returning, but the recovery is slow and some say mismanaged.

Sadness permeates Greg Trooper's new album, though he says it wasn't planned that way. "I always... try to leave room for hope at the end," but a couple of songs on the CD "don't really have any doors out."

A British member of Parliament from Prime Minister Boris Johnson's party was stabbed to death on Friday while meeting with constituents.

The NBA finals are just around the corner and the World Cup is weeks away. A. Martinez from member station KPCC joins NPR's Arun Rath to discuss the latest in sports news.

Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Friday morning. We discuss how Trump's idea of "America first" squares with traditional Republican ideas.

The number of new coronavirus cases are dropping across China. But some say they won't be able to forget how leaders decided to cut off the city of Wuhan to stop the virus from spreading.

A controversial practice to tie, hold down or seclude agitated students mostly impacts kids with disabilities. Schools say it's for safety, but opponents say it's dangerous and a civil rights issue.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Louis Cato about leading The Late Show Band — the house band for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — and his new album, Reflections.

Hospital senior communications specialist H. Roy Adams connects physicians and other health professionals with the outside world to get their messages out and stories spread.

Paula began a family singalong tradition — a tradition that allowed her to remain connected to her family in her final days.

Buffalo is one of the most segregated cities in the country. Those disparities play out in housing, transportation, education, and even whether there are grocery stores near where people live.

Growing up on the southern coast of Benin, Kidjo was surrounded by music, both at home and in the crowded marketplaces nearby. On her new album, Oyo, she pays tribute to some of the artists who influenced her, and further cements her status as a unique voice.

Eyewitnesses in Gaza say that Israel's military is using guns attached to drones to carry out attacks

The Stokes family in Waikato, New Zealand, created a garage band after Ryan Stokes taught his mother and father how to play instruments during the pandemic.

Australia's top online internet regulator explains how the nation plans to roll out the world's first social media ban for kids under 16.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. survived heroin addiction and says that if confirmed as head of the Department of Health and Human Services, he'll build treatment "farms" to help people recover.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with the comedian and actor on his new book, Undercooked: How I Let Food Become My Life Navigator and How Maybe That's a Dumb Way to Live.

Democratic presidential candidates aim to win back the "blue wall." A Louisiana deputy sheriff 's son is a suspect in the fires. Sudan's military to oversee a transition after the president is ousted.

How cautious should those who have received the COVID-19 vaccine be? And as more contagious strains gain a foothold, experts say it's important to maintain vigilance even as cases continue to decline.

A number of federal agencies, from HHS to the USDA, have laid off employees only to rescind those terminations days later. An expert says it "suggests something about mismanagement of government."

NPR transcribed more than 2,000 hours of radio communications from the LA fires. The analysis shows hydrants going dry and first responders fighting fires despite scarce resources.

The overhaul could jeopardize ferry service and eliminate many of the county’s 40 bus routes.

In fiction, Peter Cameron's complicated romance, Mohammed Hanif's tale of unwelcome inheritance, Kathryn Harrison's historical drama, and Stephen Dau's bildungsroman arrive in paperback. In softcover nonfiction, James Fallows documents the rise of China's aerospace industry.

Medicare will cut payments to hospitals with high rates of patient infections and injuries. Half of the nation's academic medical centers will be docked for making too many medical mistakes.