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Construction workers are on the job in Simi Valley, Calif., earlier this week. Nationally, hiring resumed in January although the labor market still has a big hole to climb out of.

U.S. Adds Just 49,000 Jobs In January, 'Not Anywhere Close' To Recovering Those Lost

U.S. employers added 49,000 jobs last month, after a pandemic-driven slump in December. Unemployment fell to 6.3%.

A vendor sells hats to supporters before a campaign rally for then-candidate Donald Trump in Newtown, Pa. While sales of Trump merchandise helped fund his campaign, large donors increasingly dominate the funding of political campaigns.

Campaign Finance System Of Big Money Now Overshadows Watergate-Era Reforms

A total of 19,145 donors — that's roughly the population of Johnstown, Pa. — gave or spent $2.6 billion in the 2016 campaigns.

Timeline: How The President-Elect Becomes The President

Joe Biden has been declared the winner of the 2020 election. While President Trump has challenged the results, Biden's inauguration is still expected Jan. 20. Here's what happens between now and then.

A store in Miami displays a "We are hiring" sign on March 5. U.S. employers added 916,000 jobs in March, the biggest number since August, amid an improving pandemic outlook and trillions of dollars in stimulus passed by Congress.

Roaring Back: Employers Add 916,000 Jobs As Economy Emerges From Winter Slump

Hiring by U.S. employers accelerated sharply amid an improving public health outlook and a new round of $1,400 relief payments.

'Atlas Obscura' Tour Of Manhattan Finds Hidden Wonders In A Well-Trodden Place

Dylan Thuras, co-author of a new book, takes NPR to a piece of lost subway grandeur, a room of well-groomed dirt and a sonic secret in the middle of Times Square.

Marjorie Taylor Greene to testify as group seeks to disqualify her from running again

A challenge to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's candidacy, citing her words and actions around the U.S. Capitol attack, goes before a state administrative judge Friday. Greene is expected to testify.

Conservative coverage of Trump indictment goes apocalyptic

The news of former President Trump's indictment and upcoming arraignment by New York prosecutors has reverberated through conservative media.

Pentagon puts Scouts 'on notice' over DEI and girl-centered policies

After threatening to sever ties with the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts, Defense Secretary Hegseth announced a 6-month reprieve

A majority of students at Los Angeles City College, the United States' largest community college district, are continuing with online classes for this fall semester in Los Angeles.

College enrollment plummeted during the pandemic. This fall, it's even worse

The pandemic has seen far fewer students go to college — that trend continued this fall, according to preliminary data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

Gender rights activists demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Many of the bans states passed this year against gender-affirming health care for youth are in federal court and may be on their way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Can states' bans on transgender care hold up in court? We break down the arguments

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting up battles that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

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