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New Orleans has lost a huge number of jobs as a result of Hurricane Katrina. But right now, the city is experiencing a labor shortage. Fast food outlets are offering signing bonuses and paying premium wages to new hires. Other businesses also are scrambling to find enough workers.

Quick and creative ways to make your house feel as fresh as spring.

Some 1.8 billion faithful around the world are marking Eid al-Fitr, but in many places, COVID-19 restrictions and concerns over the spread of virus were putting a damper on festivities.

San Antonio will have to assemble a roster around Wembanyama. And if LeBron James and Michael Jordan are any indication, the Spurs will still have to wait a bit for their championship.

The start of the new work week brings a whole host of changes for Akron drivers. The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the Ohio Department of...

Thousands of Syrians seeking refuge in neighboring Lebanon are scrambling for shelter and an 8-year-old girl was reported dead.

Updated: 10:43 p.m. Jan. 8, 2020 Union workers voted Wednesday to put the option of a strike on the table in contract negotiations with the Cleveland Public Library. The decision was nearly unanimous, according to union representatives. The vote gives the bargaining committee of Service Employees International Union Local 1199 (SEIU) the ability to issue a 10-day notice of a strike at any time. But the union plans to hold off on issuing that notice until after the next negotiation session, according to a statement emailed to ideastream.

Too much of a good thing is still a good thing. Though we were only able to choose one band as WOSU's local favorite from the NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest,…

Dec. 8 is known as the "safe harbor" deadline for states to certify their results. Past the deadline, Congress has significantly less latitude to intervene in the election results.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with journalist Garrett Graff about his article "8 Big Reasons Election Day 2020 Could Be a Disaster" for Politico Magazine.