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Why a New Jersey mayor was uninvited from a White House celebration

Mohamed Khairullah, the mayor of Prospect Park, N.J., was blocked from a recent White House Eid celebration. NPR's Leila Fadel asks him why.

Ethan Kespert, 8, of Scarborough, Maine, plays Pokémon Go with Hawk Reynoso at Deering Oaks Park.

A Letter To Pokémon Go Players From An Ingress Fan

Do you really want to visit parks and monuments this summer with your eyes on an augmented reality game on your smartphone? Barbara J. King says the answer is "yes" — with some qualifications.

Members of the local Jewish community gather Wednesday outside the JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City, the site of what is now being called a potential act of terrorism.

'Acts Of Hate': Officials Say Jersey City Shooters Held Animus Toward Jews And Cops

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said investigators believe the deadly attacks were "potential acts of terrorism." Meanwhile, members of the Jewish community mourned their lost neighbors.

Jacob Ezzo, a chorus teacher from South Orange Middle School in New Jersey, has helped spearhead an effort to make face shields for those working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.

Music Teacher's 'Weekend' Project Turns Into Almost 40,000 Face Shields

Working alongside dozens of other volunteers, middle school chorus teacher Jacob Ezzo has made and sent PPE to health care workers and first responders from New Jersey to the Navajo Nation.

Privilege Takes Many Forms In 'Friends And Strangers'

J. Courtney Sullivan's new novel examines the relationship between a mother and her child's caregiver — both women with significant degrees of privilege, despite their surface economic differences.

A man copies phone numbers posted on the locked doors of a Georgia Department of Labor office in in Norcross, Ga. Millennials are facing the second — or even third — economic downturn of their adult lives.

Here We Go Again: Millennials Are Staring At Yet Another Recession

The coronavirus recession is the second — or even third — economic downturn of millennials' adult lives. That could mean reduced wages for life.

Columbus Diocese Names 36 Clergy Accused Of Sexually Abusing A Minor

The Catholic Diocese of Columbus Friday released a list of names of clergy who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor. On March 5, church…

Among the earliest photos on display as part of "African Spirits," this triptych comes from the Roka photo studio in Mali and dates to the 1960s or '70s.

PHOTOS: 'African Spirits,' From A Guy On A Bike To Cardi B

The images at an exhibit at the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York are infused with the spirit of African identity.

The J.M. Smucker Company is planning layoffs. A company spokesman says it’s the result of shifts in consumer behavior during the pandemic.

Morning Headlines: Smucker Plans Layoffs; Akron Moves Up School Reopening Date

The J.M. Smucker Company is planning layoffs which will be detailed during Thursday’s investor call; Akron Public Schools is moving up its reopening schedule by one week; Rocket Mortgage gets state tax credits to create jobs in Cleveland; and more stories.

Morgan Bennett of Jamaica is a student guest worker at Funland, a beachside amusement park in Rehoboth Beach, Del. For the first time since the pandemic began, international student workers will be a big part of the park's staff.

As foreign workers return, economists see help for labor shortages and inflation

The number of guest workers and immigrants coming to the U.S. is slowly climbing after years of declines. Economists say that could help ease labor shortages, but some doubt it will curb inflation.

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