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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former U.S. education secretary and current president of the Education Trust John King Jr. about the long-term effects of school closures on children in the U.S.

Ten years of U.S. job growth has been almost wiped out in 4 weeks. Another 5.24 million people filed for unemployment last week. It brings the total from the past four weeks to 22.03 million.

Counting calories obsessively is not the key to trimming your waistline, according to a new study published Tuesday in JAMA. The study, from Stanford University researchers, found that what you eat is more important than how much you eat. Researchers monitored the diets of more than 600 overweight adults. Even though the subjects didn’t cut back on calories, … Continue reading To Lose Weight, What You Eat is More Important Than How Much, Study Finds →

Former white nationalist Christian Picciolini says he was "lost" and "lonely" when he was recruited into a white supremacist group as a teenager. He now runs a nonprofit that advocates for peace.

Temporary protected status for hundreds of Haitians in the U.S. expires in January. Many hope for a better future in Canada. In Quebec, there were 781 unofficial crossings in June.

The Republican Senate majority shrinks to one seat after a race tainted by sexual assault allegations. President Trump, who backed Moore, congratulated Jones. Moore has not yet conceded the race.

It's easier now to find places to hike and camp, but rescuers say people are showing up in wildlands unprepared, without the right equipment or skills.

The president's golf courses in Florida and New Jersey are doing well, but the Trump Organization has taken hits in its New York buildings and golf courses abroad.

In the wake of the Parkland shooting, Florida plans to expand paid time off benefits to first responders suffering from PTSD. Those diagnosed before Parkland are not included.

As the one-year anniversary of the Ghost Ship warehouse fire nears, many look to existing local traditions for rituals of remembrance.