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NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Jordan's Prime Minister Omar Razzaz about the Israeli government's plan to annex the occupied West Bank.

Many low-wage workers with essential jobs — like grocery store cashiers and stockers — can't stay home to protect themselves and their families. The protections they receive vary widely.

As Congress debates whether to renew supplemental unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the pandemic, new research shows those benefits offer a critical boost for the U.S. economy.

Under their deal announced late Tuesday, the White House will add a senior liaison to the Asian American community.

Lawmakers tore into AIG chief Edward Liddy Wednesday about the $165 million in bonuses paid out to executives at the firm, a major bailout beneficiary. It was red meat, yes, but perhaps also part of a necessary unraveling of just what went wrong on Wall Street.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Ambassador Ross Wilson, who serves as Chargé d'Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, about Afghanistan's future following the withdrawal of U.S. troops.

White women could be key in Ohio this year. They make up roughly 40 percent of all voters in the state. And in 2012 — as a bloc — they supported Republican Mitt Romney. But this year, many feel conflicted about the GOP nominee. We revisit women who were undecided when we last met them earlier in the campaign to see how they're leaning as Election Day nears.

As part of a response to a tornado a decade ago that killed more than 160 people, the Missouri city of Joplin developed a peer-to-peer mental health program that's been widely replicated.

Former Vice President Joe Biden had a disappointing showing in Iowa this week. Looking ahead, the state of South Carolina is supposed to be a "firewall" for his campaign. Is it holding up?

Christopher Scott served over a decade in prison, and there he developed a passion for soap operas. Now free, he still keeps his appointment with General Hospital.