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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Suzanne Clark, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, about when businesses should reopen, and why she's cautious about timing.

Homeowners are being besieged by unsolicited texts and phone calls by people seeking to buy their homes. Some are from individual house flippers, while others are from large real estate companies.

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.

Social Democratic politician Olaf Scholz takes over from center-right Angela Merkel as chancellor to lead a coalition of three different parties in government.

At any moment, some 15 million Americans work in retail. Many stay for years. Now companies face a labor crunch, and workers wish these jobs were designed as durable careers.

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?

Michael Bloomberg campaigned again in Norfolk, Va., this time with a high-profile backer: Richard Spencer, the secretary of the Navy ousted by President Trump in November and a lifelong Republican.

NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Margaret Harris of the World Health Organization about the omicron variant, why the WHO labeled it a variant of concern and if travel bans are successful.

There are cases of this new coronavirus variant reported in several countries. How much protection can fully vaccinated people expect to have?