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The U.S. added 157,000 jobs in July, according to Friday's report, including 37,000 in the manufacturing sector. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Dana Jordan, president of Cascade Rescue in Sandpoint, I.D., about hiring at his business.

Amateur composer Fred Faulkner said all three of his children are coming to town to hear the performance this Sunday.

Amateur composer Fred Faulkner said all three of his children are coming to town to hear the performance Sunday.

Sinner accepted the ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency. The timing of the ban means the 23-year-old Italian won't miss any Grand Slam tournaments.

President Obama meets at the White House Thursday with supporters and opponents of changes to the nation's immigration system. Aides say the president hopes to start a formal debate on immigration later this year.

With so many restrictions on their movements, it has never been easy for Saudi women to join the workforce. But the Internet has opened up a new range of opportunities to work from home.

NPR's Tamara Keith and ESPN's Howard Bryant talk about the start of baseball season, the end of basketball season, and the short but inspirational life of 19-year-old basketball player Lauren Hill.

Some U.S. lawmakers are concerned that the U.S. simply can't compete with the flood of cheap Chinese goods. But China's manufacturing boom is only getting bigger. The factories have moved inland, where city officials lure investors by claiming they can pay their workers half what they pay in other industrial cities.

Even as the state and others impose restrictions, people in need of housing have a home.

NPR offers highlights from inside the room during the third day of the confirmation hearings of Judge Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court.

Most local music venues have been shut down for six months and as long as they can't welcome back large crowds, many are staying closed. Owners are pleading for financial help from all levels of government in the hopes that they can ward off permanent closure.

Reporter Jake Adelstein's memoir about covering the organized crime beat in Japan is the basis of the Max series Tokyo Vice, now in its second season. Originally broadcast Nov. 9, 2009.

Game 1 of the WNBA Finals between the Las Vegas Aces and the Phoenix Mercury tips off Friday after Lynx star Napheesa Collier criticized the league's leadership, sparking controversy.

Stay-at-home orders lift in more than a dozen states. Essential workers plan to protest against big retail and delivery firms. And, Joe Biden is expected to respond to sexual assault allegations.

Cab drivers often find themselves playing amateur therapist, confession-taker and witness. In his new book Hack: Stories from a Chicago Cab, long-time cabbie Dmitry Samarov shares his tales from the road.

Carrie Vaughn is a veteran science fiction and fantasy author who puts her years in the scene to good use in this rollicking tale about a high-tech fantasy theme park (think Westworld) gone wrong.

Police believe the victims range in age between 15 and 21 years old. The shooting took place steps from the city's Atlantic Station shopping district, which has struggled with crime.

One million of the lowest-income adults in Florida may get health coverage on Jan. 1 as part of the Affordable Care Act, paid for mostly with federal…

It's hard to talk about museums these days without discussing the effect the recession is having on them. Funding of all kinds is being cut, and many museums are laying off staff, postponing exhibitions and looking for new ways to raise money.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, contending that the state will likely lose federal money it is now receiving to help hospitals, is calling on any hospital that...

President Trump earned more than $1 billion in 2025 from cryptocurrency ventures. But there are thousands of investors who bought into some of those cryptocurrencies, and they stand to lose big.

The center of the world's attention will be on the steps of the U.S. Capitol Friday, when Donald Trump is inaugurated as the 45th president of the United…

Texas laws bar Wall Street firms from operating in the state if they stop investing in firearms and fossil fuels. An analysis shows that has cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars this year.

Researchers found the antiviral treatment was disproportionately given to patients with lower risk of severe infection and, if properly utilized, more than 16,000 COVID deaths could have been prevented.

September was supposed to be the month that Americans went back to work. Job gains are expected to be stronger than they were in August, but hiring is unlikely to match the levels of early summer.