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A Landlord On CDC's Halt On Evictions

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Virginia landlord Rich McGimsey about the effect of the order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to halt evictions.

Continuing Pandemic Dims Holiday Retail Forecast

With the COVID-19 pandemic causing economic upheaval through 2020, retailers’ prospects for the holiday shopping season look dicey.Brittany Quick-Warner,…

Eugene Mission Undertakes New Direction For 2020 And Beyond

Between the COVID-19 pandemic and a recent grant, the Eugene Mission has re-invented its work with the unhoused. The mission’s new approach is through a…

Sheets of $1 bills run through the printing press in 2015 at the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing in Washington, D.C. National debt is expected to reach an all-time high of 107% of gross domestic product in 2023.

U.S. To Owe More Than The Size Of Its Economy For The 1st Time In 75 Years

Congressional forecasters expect the federal deficit to reach $3.3 trillion during the current fiscal year. By 2023, government debt will reach an all-time high of 107% of GDP.

Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best announces her resignation at a press conference at Seattle City Hall on Aug. 11. Her departure comes after months of protests against police brutality and votes by the city council to defund her department.

Outgoing Seattle Police Chief Felt 'Destined To Fail' After Cuts And Public Backlash

On her last day on the job, Carmen Best, the city's first Black woman police chief, reflected on nationwide demonstrations against police violence and her own department's handling of recent protests.

VIDEO: How To Protect Yourself From Coronavirus That Can Linger In The Air

Scientists say it's increasingly clear that airborne virus particles help the coronavirus superspread. Here's what they recommend to reduce the risks.

Diana Yitbarek seeks information about her unemployment claim in Washington, D.C., in July. Applications for jobless benefits nationwide have been dropping but remain very high by historical standards.

New Jobless Claims Drop Below 1 Million, But There's A Caveat

Another 881,000 people applied for state unemployment benefits last week, the Labor Department says. That's down from the previous week, but the report comes with an asterisk.

3 Beautiful Songs Offer Comfort In The Face Of Cruelty

Looking for music that's soothing without being sentimental? Listen to "Guilty," by Courtney Marie Andrews; "Sleeping Without You Is a Dragg," by Swamp Dogg; and "End of My Rope," by Pokey LaFarge.

Comic Ramy Youssef On Being An 'Allah Carte' Muslim: 'You Sit In Contradictions'

Youssef is up for two Emmys for the second season of his comedy series, Ramy, about a practicing Muslim who's torn between his faith and his desire to fit in. Originally broadcast June 25, 2019.

Six-year-old Aaron Swanson looks up from his desk in the classroom his parents fashioned out of their garage in rural north Olympia.

For one Olympia family going back to school means rolling up the garage door

It was common through the 1800s for American school children to attend a one-room schoolhouse. In 2020, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the...

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