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Parents and other caregivers of children who are learning at home while schools are closed – even for part of the week – can receive weekly cash benefits, regardless of whether they would normally qualify for unemployment. That’s according to guidance released at the end of August from the U.S. Department of Labor about who is eligible for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA). The program, part of the federal government’s COVID-19 relief plan, is aimed at those affected by the virus who are not eligible for regular unemployment benefits.

An annual review of state-based preschool programs found big drops in enrollment and state funding in the 2020-2021 school year.

As members of the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet bow their vibraphones, brush their gongs and message their bass drums, the composer's evocative music oozes from blackness.

An ancient practice of southeast Asia is gaining popularity among college and high school students in the United States. While cigarette smoking is on...

Author Ben Westhoff talks with Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti about Tupac's influence on modern rappers, and the inherent contradictions of gangsta rap.

Also: A student painting angers some lawmakers on Capitol Hill; Honda issues new vehicle recalls for Takata airbags; and Hasbro may retire some Monopoly tokens, such as the top hat and wheelbarrow.

One of Israel's very popular artists may be walking a similar path to early-career Joan Jett — she brought that same intensity to the Tiny Desk.

The state's highest court has ruled that online retailers who do business in Ohio must pay the Commercial Activity Tax, even if the businesses have no…

Amazon will invest $1.49 billion in the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport for its first air cargo hub. According to Amazon’s Senior Vice President of...

WYSO is partnering with Stats and Stories, a podcast produced at Miami University. The International Prize in Statistics was established to bring...