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Where do these families live? How did they get so poor? Two researchers explore the answers in a new book.

Over 1,000 people have died from COVID-19 in Wayne County, Mich., home to Detroit. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Michigan Advance reporter Ken Coleman about how the community is coping with the loss.

Inflation hit a new, four-decade high of 9.1% last month, fueled in part by record high gasoline prices. Gas prices have since fallen, but overall inflation is still elevated.

Stocks continued their downward slide on Thursday, with major indexes falling 10% below their recent peaks. Investors worry about the economic toll of a widening coronavirus epidemic.

After a year in federal prison and a halfway house, Don Blankenship immediately let loose on Twitter, condemning federal mine safety regulators, members of Congress and federal prosecutors.

Witnesses say the gunman, who was white, was holding a beer as he fired into the crowd. All of his victims are people of color.

"This month, we will reach the deepest deficit of the decade," the Secretary-General warned. If countries don't pay soon, the U.N. will struggle to pay staff and hold meetings, and will limit travel.

Untangled, a new podcast from All Sides with Anna Staver, takes a complicated topic and untangles it for you.In the first season, we're untangling the housing crisis, why Gen Z thinks they'll never be homeowners while baby boomers are getting priced out by rising property taxes.Subscribe to Untangled wherever you get your podcasts or listen live on Monday mornings at 11 a.m. on 89.7 NPR news.

In November, Ohioans will decide whether or not to amend the state constitution with a provision that addresses how the state handles drug offenders....

Following a year of outraged activism, some survivors went silent Thursday. Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School invited students to participate in community service projects.