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A new law allows insurance companies to pay caregiver agencies about half of what they used to get, and many are going broke. That means thousands are losing the care that they rely on to survive.

Strikes and organizing efforts at high-profile companies have generated new enthusiasm for organized labor. But numbers tell a different story. Union membership is tied for the lowest level on record.

As Ukrainians carry on with their daily lives, most believe a war with Russia in inevitable. President Biden travels to Pittsburgh. A lot of U.S. economic data is being released on Friday.

The activation of 5G wireless service over the last week did not result in the widespread flight disruptions that the major airlines had feared. It did, however, hurt regional airlines.

A U.S. District Court has ruled that Gruyère cheese can be made outside of the Swiss French border region –- including in the US. What does that mean for global trade?

NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Neel Kashkari, president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, about the U.S. economy, inflation concerns and interest rates.

Dozens of contracts signed in recent years ensure China's growing footprint, even as major Western companies, including the U.S., plot their exit.

Strikes and organizing efforts at big companies such as Amazon, Starbucks and John Deere have generated new enthusiasm about the prospects for organized labor. But the numbers tell a different story.

The U.S. economy grew last year at the fastest pace since 1984, but growth was tempered by successive waves of the pandemic.

NPR wants to know how you're being affected by falling stock values or the rising price of gas, food and utilities.