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What does the Postmaster General’s suspension of the controversial changes at USPS mean for local postal workers?

Administrators say the COVID-19 economic downturn means many low income families can no longer afford Catholic school tuition fees.

Northeast Ohio county boards of elections are ramping up recruitment efforts for poll workers ahead of Election Day under the cloud of COVID-19. The Lorain County Board of Elections has been recruiting volunteers for the past two months to ensure there are enough for Nov. 3, said Director Paul Adams. That’s earlier than recruitment would normally start, he said. “We want to make sure that anybody who’s interested in being a poll worker, we’re getting in contact with some way or another to prepare them to work for us this November,” Adams said.

"At long last, we have the bipartisan breakthrough the country has needed," says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Some cities and regions in the heartland want to bring energy and vitality to their towns by attracting dynamic workers. The programs are getting a lot of attention during the pandemic.

President-elect Biden plans to end the Trump administration's travel ban on Muslim-majority countries on Day 1. But immigrant advocates say the lasting effects of the policy will be harder to undo.

For two of the biggest obstacles to curbing the pandemic, it won't just be federal officials who will lead the way, says Dr. Celine Gounder, a member of President Biden's COVID-19 advisory board.

In his inaugural address, President Biden urged Americans to come together to move past the multiple crises facing — and, in some cases, dividing — the nation.

Michael Pack's record at the parent agency for the Voice of America includes charges of bias, firings, investigations and more. He called President Biden's request for him to resign a "partisan act."

The federal government released data showing that the number of hospitals with staffing shortages is rapidly increasing. NPR digs into what these data illuminate and what data might be kept hidden.