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Some shoppers looking to buy new fridges, freezers or washers have been finding themselves out of luck. The coronavirus pandemic has thrown a monkey wrench into both supply and demand.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Khalif Rainey, an alderman in Milwaukee, about what Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden needs to do to win the Black vote in Wisconsin.

NPR's Michel Martin checks in with Lisa Goldberg, Vice President of the Board of Directors at Nourish Now, a Maryland-based nonprofit food bank, about how operations are going during the holidays.

The pandemic has intensified the U.S. nursing shortage, creating opportunities for nurses willing to take on the riskiest work. The booming gig economy has given some a chance to double their pay.

Despite the pandemic — or maybe because of it — new businesses are starting at record rates.

One of classical music's most beloved and widely heard conductors died Saturday. Born in secret in Nazi-occupied Latvia, he went on to a stunning international career.

The price of Irish butter, Scotch whisky and other European goods will be going up soon. The U.S. is imposing tariffs after the World Trade Organization ruled that Europe illegally subsidized Airbus.

Unions and their supporters around the country are assessing whether the United Auto Workers strike against General Motors is a sign of renewed labor power.

The federal government plans to hire eligible noncitizens as census translators and door knockers if it can't recruit U.S. citizens with needed language skills, continuing a practice from 2010.

Johnson spent more than three years as superintendent, during a turbulent time when the department was trying to restore the public's faith in police after the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.