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State unemployment offices have been slammed as 36 million Americans have lost their jobs. Now, individuals and the U.S. economy are depending on these often underfunded operations to step up.

In recent years, Congress has approved laws formalizing the transition process and ensuring there is buy-in from the two major candidates, even at this stage of the campaign.

Psychology professor Katherine Kinzler's new book looks at how people sound when they talk — and how that affects the way they're perceived. She says even children form biases around language use.

How clean is the air circulating through schools? Are staff trained on how to react if a student shows symptoms of COVID-19? Is the virus depleting staff…

This week, the childhood home of legendary singer and North Carolina native Nina Simone was granted a preservation easement. The house sits about 90 miles…

A small jazz club in Washington D.C. has closed down after more than 30 years. It was founded by twin sisters — immigrants from Ethiopia — who knew nothing about jazz but grew to love it.

Your access to the internet could be vastly different in the future, depending on who is elected president in November. Under President Donald Trump,…

"They've become like a political organization and that's not a good thing. I don't think that's a good thing for sports or for the country," President Trump said.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer speaks with reporter Victoria Walker of The Points Guy about a group of major airlines dropping change fees for domestic flights to coax back customers.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell rolled out a targeted coronavirus aid plan amid stalled negotiations on a broader deal. Democrats oppose the bill and it's unlikely to advance.

The Trump administration will reject new applications while it undertakes a "comprehensive review" of DACA, a senior administration official said Tuesday during a call with reporters.

The first woman to receive the experimental treatment says she was driven to volunteer for the Phase 1 trial out of a sense of helplessness.

President Trump's campaign was trying to woo African American voters by promoting the earlier low black unemployment rate. But now the economy is in a tailspin.

An NPR review of the federal cases brought in connection with the unrest over George Floyd's death does not find any links to the antifa movement.

The National Bureau of Economic Research has announced Monday the U.S. economy is officially in a recession. Economists said the recession is unusual, but they hope it could end quickly.

Two weeks after nightly protests against systemic racism and police brutality first began in Charlotte, the demonstrations were still going strong Friday…

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board’s student representative is getting a lot of public love after he grilled the adults in the room at an emergency…

There are more than 70 songs mentioned or referenced in Bob Dylan's new 17-minute single, "Murder Most Foul." Listen to them all.

Governors and mayors in some parts of the country are requiring them to close like many other businesses. Other officials are letting gun sales continue. Gun rights groups are on the defensive.

Both Republicans and Democrats agreed that a small-business program that ran out of money needed a major infusion. Negotiators also added resources for hospitals and testing.