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Chicago civil engineer Kai Wong Sam died in April from COVID-19. His wife talks about their childhood letters as pen pals and how they reconnected and fell in love years later.

This week, Dion Nissenbaum told us how his four-year-old daughter, Iman, suffered serious cuts after a huge blast in Beirut blew apart their home. Now, Iman's on her feet again — and laughing.

U.S. employers added 1.8 million jobs in July, down from 4.8 million the month before. The unemployment rate inched down to 10.2%.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with investigative journalist Gustavo Gorriti about the political situation in Peru, which has now seen three presidents in the span of one week.

U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs last month as the unemployment rate dipped to 6.9%. A winter spike in coronavirus infections threatens to further weaken job growth.

Several prominent world leaders have remained silent, even after the U.S. presidential election was called for Joe Biden. They included Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right populist.

Voters overwhelmingly showed support for public schools Tuesday.

Partisan views are shaping opinions of the economy as the nation slowly digs its way out of the coronavirus recession.

Israel launched a large operation to bulldoze Palestinian dwellings in a remote settlement. Such moves usually draw international criticism.

A federal judge ordered the U.S. Postal Service to sweep its facilities for any ballots in North Carolina and Pennsylvania amid reports of ballots left behind or delivered late in some states.