Search results for

Did the eviction moratorium work to slow COVID? When people can't afford rent, they often end up in closer quarters. During a pandemic, that increases the risk of viral transmission.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Carol Costello, a professor and former CNN anchor, about the collapse of the streaming service CNN+.

After February's deadly blackout, Texas lawmakers are taking steps to protect energy infrastructure from a cold freeze. But critics say they're not going far enough to prevent another disaster.

Federal officials have long warned that restraint and seclusion in schools can be dangerous and traumatizing for children, but school districts often fail to report incidents as required by law.

Brazil used to ban girls from playing the game. The law is now off the books, but that doesn't mean it's easy for girls to play 'the beautiful game.'

The president brought up reviving dying industries and making America great again during his address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday. But the message is a generation old with roots in music.

Lyft and Uber fares are estimated to be nearly 80% higher than pre-pandemic prices in some cities. The companies say a driver shortage is pushing up prices.

Employers added 162,000 jobs in August, according to the Labor Department on Friday. Economists had expected the labor market to add about 53,000 jobs.

A Belgian legal database accidentally published a six-step recipe for making asparagus. The BBC reports that lawyers were astonished to find it amid medical pricing laws.

The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum released a new bobblehead: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. He's available even though Donald Trump passed him over as a vice presidential choice.

A Canadian woman found soybean husks on her car, sidewalk and street. A soy processing plant in Hamilton, Ontario, accidentally blew the husks into the air after a factory malfunction.

People were free to enter without any librarians around. Nearly 400 people used the library that day. Readers used self checkout machines to borrow 147 books. Not one book was stolen.

Basketball player LeBron James has been a star since he was a teenager. Now 24, James looks back on his youth in the memoir Shooting Stars, which he co-wrote with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger.

The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst health crisis in a century.Marshaled against a…

States and hospitals aren't just counting on the federal government for personal protective equipment. They're wading into the import business themselves, sourcing their own supplies from China.

Prosecutors say Barry Ramey also tried to intimidate an FBI agent investigating Ramey before his arrest by anonymously calling the agent and reciting the agent’s home address.

Michel Martin speaks with former Obama advisor Dan Pfeiffer. His new memoir stories his time in the White House, and prescriptions for the future of the Democratic Party during President Trump.

Weeks after the mass shooting in Boulder, Colo., the push for a statewide ban on assault-style weapons is losing steam, even among prominent Democrats who say it is the wrong strategy.

The Senate holds a rare Sunday session but remains deadlocked over health care tax credits and shows no clear path to reopening the government. The president weighs in on social media.

Human egg donation has become a regular business, thanks to decades of developments in reproductive technology. But some say donation is a misnomer, since women are paid for giving up their eggs -- sometimes as much as $50,000, if desirable traits are in evidence. But some are calling for egg donation to be regulated -- and they question the effects of financial incentives.

It's a busy Monday morning at the St. Petersburg Free Clinic, and Philip Ertel is here for a check-up. The 60-year-old needs refills for his diabetes and…

Scott Simon talks with Tamika Calhoun of Jackson, Miss., about how inflation has affected the budget for her family of seven.

Health insurance rates in Florida are going to jump next year by an average of 19 percent.

Arguments raised by supporters and critics of the proposed pipeline are based on different sets of facts: lots of jobs vs. few; lower gas prices vs. higher ones; an environmental catastrophe vs. the realities of human consumption. What is clear, though, is that both sides are determined to win.

House committees are planning a series of hearings this week to advance legislation around President Trump's agenda.