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Economists say the pickup in wages has been sluggish. One possible reason is that high-earning baby boomers are leaving the workforce. And some people aren't looking to work because wages are too low.

Nearly four million college students are raising children — a fifth of all undergraduates. They have better grades than their peers without kids but are less likely to graduate.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Aviva Kempner about her latest documentary on Julius Rosenwald, the successful businessman who helped advance the cause of educating African-Americans in the South.

President Trump has dissolved the commission he had set up to investigate claims of voter fraud. Steve Inskeep speaks with Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, one of the former commissioners.

This week's Water Wednesday covers current ENSO-neutral conditions in the Pacific, local river levels across the Four Corners, and a new bill aimed at improving tribal water infrastructure.

More and more people are getting used to the idea that COVID 19 isn't going to just disappear one day. There's only one human disease that's ever been truly eradicated. And that's smallpox.

The author and poet is known for his perspective on being a Native American in contemporary culture. Alexie shares his recommendations for YouTube videos, movies and TV shows, including iconic Olympic moments, raunchy British teens and an Eastwood Western.

A federal judge has overturned the $4.5 billion settlement between Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin, and the Sackler family, that would have protected the family from litigation of their own.

Ellen Blackstone plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

How do you follow up the domestic bliss of Golden Hour when real life doesn't go according to the narrative? Musgraves offers an answer in the form of "star-crossed," the title track of her new album.