July 2, 2020

U.S. adds 4.8 million jobs as unemployment falls to 11.1%

Hundreds of unemployed residents wait in long lines outside the Kentucky Career Center for help with their unemployment claims on June 19, 2020, in Frankfort. […]
July 2, 2020

Closing bars to stop coronavirus spread is backed by science

The reflection of pedestrians wearing face masks are seen as they walk past beer taps in a bar in Los Angeles on Monday, a day […]
July 2, 2020

MN banks, credit unions, offer COVID-19 mortgage help

A woman holds a sign up as demonstrators march in the street during the Cancel Rent and Mortgages rally on Tuesday in Minneapolis. Brandon Bell […]
July 2, 2020

Some states want out-of-town visitors to quarantine

A sign at Newark Liberty International Airport warns airline passengers about a travel advisory that applies to people arriving from certain states. Visitors from Alabama, […]
July 1, 2020

When essential workers earn less than the jobless

As coronavirus cases persist and some states even backtrack their reopening plans, essential workers have flooded social media with calls for hazard pay. Malte Mueller […]
July 1, 2020

Over 400 advertisers hit pause on Facebook

Rashad Robinson, president of Color of Change, one of the groups organizing an advertising boycott of Facebook for the month of July. Dimitrios Kambouris | […]
June 30, 2020

Fauci warns coronavirus cases could reach 100K a day

Dr. Anthony Fauci, and other top government health officials, testifies before the Senate health and education committee on Tuesday. Kevin Dietsch/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Updated: […]
June 29, 2020

Rebuilding, reopening and returning to Minneapolis

ListenMPR News with Angela Davis – Rebuilding, reopening and returning to Minneapolis Ruth Gebremedhin (second from left) works with a group of volunteers to remove […]
June 29, 2020

For moms striving for better work-life balance, COVID-19 upset the scales

ListenMPR News with Kerri Miller – For moms striving for better work-life balance, COVID-19 upset the scales The gender wage gap and the division of […]
June 28, 2020

How the coronavirus could widen the gender wage gap

Mamie Brown, a lawyer in Fairbanks, Alaska, takes a selfie with her son, Edward. She has found herself squeezed between work and caring for her […]