Once A Blue-Collar Powerhouse, A Chicago Suburb Now Faces A Dim Future
NPR's Cheryl Corley makes a bittersweet return home to Harvey, Ill., where she finds a town struggling to survive.
Economy
Trump Pledges To Withdraw From U.S.-South Korea Trade Agreement
President Trump says he wants to begin withdrawing from the U.S.-South Korea Free Trade Agreement. The pact was supposed to help U.S. companies sell more to Korea, but the trade gap is wider than it was when it took effect. The reasons have to do with regulations in Korea, the relatively weak economy in Korea and the U.S. consumer's love of spending.
Report: Rolling Back DACA Could Cost North Carolina $10 Billion
The fate of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals – the policy that allows children of people who immigrated to the U.S. illegally – is now in the hands of Congress.
A Nation Of Immigrants, 'A Nation Of Laws'
Hundreds of thousands of protected undocumented immigrants now live in limbo.
Grocery Prices Have Been Falling. Did You Notice?
For 19 months in a row, food prices in America's supermarkets fell compared to a year earlier. This is good news for shoppers but has weighed on the grocery industry and the people who grow our food.
Employees In Flooded Houston Could Find It Difficult To Show Up For Work
After a long holiday weekend of clean up and recovery, Houston tries to get back to work. It won't be easy for many. Thousands remain in area shelters or FEMA-paid hotel rooms.
On Capitol Hill, 'See You in September' Is A Refrain Without Romance
A default on U.S. debt is unknown territory. It's never happened. That may make some people say: "Let's try it." But those might not be the people you want to trust with your life savings.
The Call-In: Minimum Wage
Christy Faymonville tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the many jobs she works to supplement her income as a teacher, and New York Times reporter Noam Scheiber puts her story in a national context.
The Reason Behind The Recent Spike In Gas Prices
Motorists are finding that the average price of a gallon of gasoline is 20 cents more than it was a month ago — the highest it's been in two years. The reasons have a lot to do with Hurricane Harvey.
Whatever Happened To ... The Airbnb 'Superhost' From Tanzania?
After Godwin Ndosi found success renting out his family's house to tourists, he vowed to expand his business and go to grad school. Did he stick with the plan?