Need help switching appliances from gas to electric? A 'coach' can help
Government incentives for climate-friendly upgrades are confusing to navigate, and it can be hard to find businesses that sell them. So a new industry is emerging to help: the decarbonization coach.
FDA advisers recommend Moderna booster shot for at-risk adults
The Food and Drug Administration's vaccine advisory committee met Thursday to consider whether a Moderna booster shot is safe and helpful in the country's fight against COVID-19.
Colorado now requires gender-affirming care to be covered by private health insurance
Colorado now requires private health insurance plans to cover gender-affirming care for trans people like facial bone remodeling and hormone therapy. Health advocates say it's a very big deal.
Democrats haggle over how to scale back their spending plan to win over centrists
Democrats in Congress are trying to thread a seemingly impossible needle. They say they want to address things like child care, climate change and poverty. But they also need to keep the price down.
'Striketober' is here, with workers increasingly vocal about what they want
In industries ranging from health care to manufacturing to entertainment, workers across the country are willing to strike for better wages and working conditions.
He worked as a U.S. immigration agent for 18 years — as an undocumented immigrant
In spite of serving his country for nearly 25 years, this U.S. immigration agent is an undocumented immigrant — and just as deportable as the people he'd been ejecting for 18 years.
Telehealth has been vital during COVID, but most people still prefer in-person care
New poll data shows that while a large majority of those using telehealth during the pandemic were satisfied, nearly two-thirds prefer in-person visits, in an indicator of the future of telehealth.
Airline pilots push back on vaccine mandates
Most airlines now require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine, but some pilots at American and Southwest are fighting the mandate, claiming potential career-ending vaccine side effects.
Music classes are back in school this year, finally indoors and off Zoom
For many students, band and choir classes were a far cry from normal last year — students practiced outside or over Zoom. With students back in school this fall, music classes look almost normal.
President of truck driving school says driver shortage is causing supply chain issues
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Bruce Busada, president of the Diesel Driving Academy, about how truck driver shortages are worsening supply chain struggles.