Facing pressure from world markets, President Trump stepped back from his plans to slap steep tariffs on a broad range of countries — except for China.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the CEO of Stew Leonard's about how the family-owned grocery chain is handling tariffs.

In a win for the White House, a federal appeals court has ruled that the administration can once again fire thousands of probationary federal workers who were just reinstated. It's the latest jolt in ...

If there's no quick armistice in the tariff war launched by President Trump, American consumers will be footing the bill, most economists agree. But if tariffs end, prices might be slow to come back ...

Mental health workers at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles have been striking for nearly six months. In an effort to get their message to break through, some have now started a hunger strike.

NPR's A Martinez talks with former Singapore diplomat Bilahari Kausikan about the impact of tariffs on Southeast Asia, and the risk they pose to the global economy.

Since President Trump took over leadership of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts earlier this year, some artists are trying to figure out how to proceed. One musician was feeling ...

World markets have been on a wild ride, reacting to President Trump's decisions on tariffs. We catch up with the latest this Thursday morning.

The Education Department's "End DEI" portal allows students and parents to report diversity, equity and inclusion activity in schools, leaving educators uncertain about what they can and can't say.

A Martinez visit's a slow strength gym and goes toe to toe with a senior citizen weightlifter, to see if this kind of exercise is all it's cracked up to be.

The White House says it is freezing more than one billion dollars in federal funding for Cornell University and almost 800 million dollars for Northwestern University. The cuts are part of an effort ...

The Great Gatsby published 100 years ago on April 10 and was a staple in high school curriculums. We look at how it's being taught in classrooms, in light of present day events, all these years later.