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As Congress debates whether to renew supplemental unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the pandemic, new research shows those benefits offer a critical boost for the U.S. economy.

A plane carrying 55 cases from North Korea arrived in Hawaii Wednesday containing the possible remains of U.S. servicemen from the Korean War. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kristen Duus, spokeswoman for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, about the process of identifying remains.

Coordinated protests in response to a raft of new state laws restricting abortion took place across the U.S. on Tuesday.

The U.S. is designating Ecuador's two largest gangs — Los Choneros and Los Lobos — as foreign terrorist organizations.

Following a series of raids targeting Central American immigrants, the U.S. is turning to the U.N. to help screen migrants fleeing violence.

In comments during a visit to Iraq Friday, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld has says there will be a reduction of U.S. troops in Iraq. The reduction affects two Army brigades that had been scheduled to be deployed in Iraq in the coming weeks -- one from Germany, the other from Ft. Riley, Kansas.

Nursing homes and other long-term care facilities account for one-third of all COVID deaths in the U.S. to date. That’s causing families, health care advocates and lawmakers to rethink care options going forward. Experts say there must be a reimagining of the entire system.

The FBI reports that more than 10,000 people last year claimed they were victims of a hate crime because of their race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion or disability. The Anti-Defamation League reports an all-time high of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. last year. We consider the stats and how to respond when you witness or are victimized by hate.

Four in-person witnesses will testify today before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as the panel pursues its case against former president Donald Trump for his role in the riot. Coming up on our Weekly Reporter Roundtable, we consider the optics going forward in the red state of Ohio.

The FBI reports that more than 10,000 people last year claimed they were victims of a hate crime because of their race or ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, religion or disability. The Anti-Defamation League reports an all-time high of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. last year. We consider the stats and how to respond when you witness or are victimized by hate.