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Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers, which are often understaffed themselves.

Ohio's daily COVID-19 case count has hit an all-time high. NPR's A Martinez speaks with infectious disease expert Dr. Jennifer Wall Forrester about what federal assistance is needed.

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The resolution deplores Russia's aggression and criticizes Belarus for its involvement.

Abortion-rights activist Patricia Maginnis died last year at age 93. She's a lesser-known figure in the movement, but her ideas — which started as fringe — became mainstream.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with two teachers and a teacher coach about the layers of stress they are currently facing amid the oncoming wave of omicron-driven COVID cases.

The court is poised to decide whether Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 applies to sexual orientation and gender identity, along with factors such as race, religion, sex and national origin.

Jones lost countless friends to the AIDS epidemic. He became an activist after Harvey Milk's assassination: "Meeting Harvey, seeing his death, it fixed my course." Originally broadcast Nov. 29, 2016.

Do-it-yourself bangs, extensions, and color: stylists and barbers have seen some wild pandemic hair as newly vaccinated Americans emerge for professional grooming.

The city's deputy mayor said the banner was removed because he received complaints that it was offensive to residents.

Fair warning: There are no actual jazz chickens in Eddie Izzard's new Believe Me: A Memoir of Love, Death and Jazz Chickens. But it does provide insight into what makes the acclaimed comedian tick.

NPR's Leila Fadel shares how one couple made the most of a second pandemic birthday with a wedding proposal.

With the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade, Minnesota will be one of the states where abortion remains legally protected. But legal doesn't necessarily mean accessible, advocates warn.