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Los Angeles International Airport and SoFi Stadium employers spoke with potential job applicants at a job fair in Inglewood, Calif., in September. About 19% of all households in an NPR poll say they lost all their savings during the COVID-19 outbreak, and have none to fall back on.

Black and Latino families continue to bear pandemic's great economic toll in U.S.

A new poll finds more than 55% of Black and Latino households have faced serious financial problems in recent months. And more than a quarter have depleted their savings.

A look at the groups supporting school board protesters nationwide

Several organizations are offering toolkits, legal advice and other resources for parents with a range of grievances against their local elected school boards.

The leaders of a Senate panel have called executives from YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat to face questions on what the companies are doing to ensure young users' safety.

Leaders from Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube face lawmakers about child safety

Executives from the three social media giants testified before a Senate subcommittee Thursday about what they are doing to ensure the safety of their youngest users.

The grounds crew prepares the field during a workout prior to the start of the World Series between the Houston Astros and the Atlanta Braves at Minute Maid Park on Monday in Houston.

Why some fans say the Braves vs. Astros World Series is a matchup of good vs. evil

World Series action starts Tuesday night between the Astros and the Braves. The Astros have been in the series three of the past five years. The Braves haven't been there since 1999.

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., arrives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 5. Her opposition to Democrats' proposed spending package is forcing changes, but her specific positions have been hard to pin down.

What does Kyrsten Sinema want out of spending negotiations? Here's what we know

The Arizona Democratic senator has been hard to pin down, but her moderate stance is forcing progressives in her party to make concessions.

Children from Hong Kong sing at the Sutton Friendship Festival last month as the London borough welcomed new arrivals from the former British colony.

The U.K. is welcoming tens of thousands from Hong Kong on a new path to citizenship

Migrants from Hong Kong are looking to escape Beijing's grip for the safety of Great Britain, which ruled Hong Kong until the handover to China in 1997. The U.K. has set up a generous visa program.

<em>State of Terror, </em>by Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny

In this new political thriller, a familiar pantsuited figure saves democracy

Co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny, State of Terror centers on a female secretary of state as she races against time to out-maneuver international terrorists and homegrown traitors.

Emissions rise from the Duke Energy Corp. coal-fired Asheville Power Plant in Arden, N.C., in 2018.

Greenhouse gas levels reached record highs in 2020, even with pandemic lockdowns

The U.N. meteorological agency says despite a decrease in emissions due to reduced economic activity during COVID-19, carbon dioxide and other warming gases continued to accumulate in the atmosphere.

Greta Lee and Holland Taylor in "The Morning Show."

'The Morning Show' recap, Season 2, Ep. 6: Alex is gone, and so is Bradley's privacy

Alex has vanished after Vegas, and the whole team wants to know where she went. Bradley and Laura find their relationship outed, and Stella struggles to find her footing.

Amazon workers hold a walkout over conditions at the company's Staten Island warehouse in March 2020.

Amazon warehouse workers on Staten Island push for union vote

Some 2,000 workers from four facilities have signed cards seeking an election to form a union, according to organizers.

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