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Pedestrians carry shopping bags as they walk through the Union Square shopping district on April 15 in San Francisco. Data on Friday showed personal income jumped 21.1% last month, in what was the largest increase on record.

Flush With Cash, Americans Are Buying Everything From iPhones To Teslas

Personal income jumped by a record 21% last month, largely thanks to those $1,400 relief payments. The extra cash helped fuel a jump in spending that should continue in the months to come.

Radio Diaries: 25 Years Of Telling Complex Stories Through Everyday Moments

Surprises and lucky accidents are part of the DNA of audio diaries. There's something magical about handing someone a tape recorder, because you never know what will happen.

Oregon lawmaker who opened state Capitol to far-right protesters faces criminal charges

State Rep Mike Nearman, the Polk County Republican who allowed far-right demonstrators to breach the state Capitol in December has been charged with first-degree official misconduct, a class A misdemeanor, and second degree criminal trespass, a class C misdemeanor.

Judy and Tony Baalman, left, speak with Gov. Kate Brown at the Mountain View Estates Mobile Home Park in Talent. Most of the homes in this park were destroyed in the fire, including theirs.

Gov. Brown Visits Jackson County Area Hit By Almeda Fire

Gov. Kate Brown Thursday toured areas burned by last year’s Almeda Fire in Jackson County.

Serious cases of COVID-19 have grown in recent weeks in Americans 50 and younger.

COVID 'Doesn't Discriminate By Age': Serious Cases On The Rise In Younger Adults

With older adults vaccinated, doctors say a growing share of their COVID-19 patients are in their 20s, 30s, 40s and 50s, as more contagious variants circulate among people who are still unvaccinated.

Susan Wright, the widow of Rep. Ron Wright, who died after a COVID-19 diagnosis, will face state Rep. Jake Ellzey, who came in second place. Saturday's special election drew 23 candidates.

Republicans Susan Wright, Jake Ellzey In Runoff To Fill Texas Congressional Seat

The widow of Rep. Ron Wright, who died after a COVID-19 diagnosis, will face state Rep. Jake Ellzey, who came in second place. Saturday's special election drew 23 candidates.

North Carolina A&T State University is the largest HBCU in the country, and boasts more Black engineering graduates than any other university — HBCU or not.

Nation's Largest HBCU Sees Record-Breaking Donations

North Carolina A&T State University has seen an almost six-fold increase in donations — and the fiscal year isn't even over yet. Other HBCUs are also reporting a fundraising boom.

The U.S. has more than 31,000 post offices, but a recent report found that 42% of them were not generating enough revenue to cover their expenses in 2019. Here's a post office in Mission, S.D.

Roughly 40% Of Post Offices Operate In The Red. Could Banking Offer Them A Way Out?

Most post offices that don't meet their costs are in rural areas, but Congress has blocked them from being closed. Democrats like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say postal banking might offer a solution.

America Marks Beginning Of Withdrawal Of Troops From Afghanistan

Under an agreement made by the Trump administration, today was supposed to be the deadline for the US to withdraw troops from Afghanistan. But the Biden administration is taking more time.

How Opioids Could Treat COVID Long Haul Symptoms

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Kaiser Health News reporter Liz Szabo about the use of opioids to treat patients suffering from long-haul COVID-19 symptoms.

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