Search results for

For years, low wage workers have had to wait two weeks between paychecks, a long time. But technology and a tight labor market could be changing that.

Only one of the 7 Democratic candidates on the presidential debate stage Thursday night is a person of color. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with DNC chair Tom Perez about why.

It's just a bit of genetic material wrapped in protein and fat. But the virus behind COVID-19 can wreak havoc deep inside human lungs when it triggers the immune system to go into overdrive.

The coronavirus has hit the black community hard. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Rev. Marshall Hatch of Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church in Chicago about existing inequalities the pandemic has exposed.

As communities across the country radically restrict public gatherings, small business owners and their workers are scrambling to stay afloat. For example: Alicia Villanueva, the tamale lady.

People across the United States chime in on finding ways to keep kids entertained during the coronavirus shutdown.

Over the past few weeks, the COVID-19 crisis has completely upended life as we know it. Dayton Daily News investigative reporter Josh Sweigert has been...

Following reports of deaths from COVID-19 in a federal prison in Ohio, and as more inmates and staffers test positive for the coronavirus in three state…

Bill Riter has found a way to support his neighbors from afar, matching volunteers with people in need using a website called the Cleveland Pandemic Response COVID-19 community hub. This new, volunteer-run website aims to react to the coronavirus pandemic more nimbly than government or big organizations might be able to, albeit at a smaller scale. The site allows people to deliver basic goods or run errands for those who find trips to the store more risky or unaffordable.

The reaction of those in their teens and 20s can have an impact on the spread of the disease — and on their own moral character, the author says.