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NPR's Scott Simon muses about how the media covered Roseanne Barr's tweet compared with a new count of the lives lost and devastated by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.

Recovery efforts are underway for residents and business owners in the Midwest and South that were hit by tornadoes and other dangerous weather over the weekend--that's expecially true in Missouri where six people lost their lives.

The federal judge also told the administration to reinstate department employees who lost their jobs during the reduction-in-force announced in March.

House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.

House Rep. Gerry Connolly is pushing CDC leadership to explain why the personnel who handle FOIA requests lost their jobs, noting that that the public has a right to access federal records.

The man who tried to open fire on passengers on a train in France last week comes from a town in southern Spain where many immigrants live in grinding poverty.

The U.S. job market showed more signs of weakness Friday, as the Labor Department reported just 22,000 jobs added in August. Revised figures show the economy lost jobs in June, for the first time since the pandemic winter of 2020.

Recovery efforts are underway for residents and business owners in the Midwest and South that were hit by tornadoes and other dangerous weather over the weekend--that's expecially true in Missouri where six people lost their lives.

There are more than 400,000 foster children in the U.S., and a disproportionate number identify as LGBT. It's hard to find foster parents for them, but an effort in Los Angeles aims to change that.

Legislators say they'll investigate cracking down on gifts from possible state contractors. Reporting from OPB showed law firms vying for state business have become major political donors.