A Scientist For The Federal Government Files A Whistleblower Complaint
Rick Bright, a scientist for the federal government, has filed a whistleblower complaint. NPR's Ailsa Change talks with Bright's attorney Debra Katz.
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A Project About The First Enslaved Africans On American Shores Wins A Pulitzer Prize
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with New York Times Magazine correspondent Nikole Hannah-Jones. She won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for the 1619 Project, about how slavery shaped the nation.
New York Doctor Spends Yet Another Medical Crisis In The Emergency Room
For Dr. Antonio Dajer from New York, the coronavirus pandemic is not the first massive medical crisis spent in an emergency room. He was there for 9/11 and, before that, the AIDS epidemic.
California Sues Uber And Lyft For 'Cheating' Drivers And Taxpayers
The state accuses the ride-hailing apps of flouting a labor law by classifying drivers as independent contractors instead of employees.
Airbnb Cuts 1,900 Jobs, 25% Of Its Workforce, As Pandemic Freezes Travel
Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky described the global pandemic as the "most harrowing crisis of our lifetime" and said the coronavirus has cut the company's anticipated revenue in more than half.
Lawsuit Alleges CARES Act Excludes U.S. Citizen Children Of Undocumented Immigrants
Advocates say denying these children benefits provided in the federal stimulus coronavirus package is akin to them being "treated as second-class citizens."
Coronavirus Update: Cruise Ships Are Sitting Empty At U.S. Ports
NPR's health policy and national correspondents update on the latest coronavirus news.
The Coronavirus Crisis Drives Some Americans Further Apart
Crises often become a time when the country unites towards a common goal. But the coronavirus pandemic seems to be pushing some Americans further apart politically.
Arizona Becomes A Battleground State Before 2020 Elections
President Trump went to Arizona on Tuesday for a stop related to the pandemic response. But Arizona is also a political hot spot — the previously red state is turning purple.
One New York School Plans To Hold Its Graduation Ceremony At A Drive-In Movie Theater
Many high schools around the U.S. have been forced to cancel graduation ceremonies. But one school in New York has found a way to have safe graduation — at a drive-in movie theater.