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Wages rose faster for low-income workers than for any other group in 2019. The gains are partly explained by the tight labor market. But increases in minimum wages also contributed to the gains.

Gov. Rick Scott spent the past week touting the state's move ahead of Texas in the overall number of passengers boarding airplanes.While many large…

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Marc Goldwein, a policy official at the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget, to parse out the reality versus the rancor in the government budget battle.

Former President Donald Trump faced some tough questioning from Latino voters Wednesday night. He largely sidestepped those questions in his answers and instead stuck to his broader campaign themes.

During the Great Recession, the cruise industry canceled or postponed building and introducing new cruise liners trying to conserve cash as passenger…

Natu Tweh is WLRN's Morning Host.

Award-winning science journalist Alison Richards is deputy supervising senior editor for NPR's science desk.

Stefan Fatsis began talking about "sports and the business of sports" with the hosts of All Things Considered in 1998. Since then he has been a familiar weekly voice on the games themselves and their financial, legal and social implications.

2017 was a busy year for Twitter, with records broken for most retweets and likes. Former President Barack Obama had several of the year's most popular tweets.

It’s the time of year when independent musicians nationwide drag out their makeshift desks and showcase their talent — all in hopes of joining the coveted canon of NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest winners. As South Florida’s public media station, we’re sharing some of the artists we love from this year’s contest.

House lawmakers reached a deal on a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of then-President Trump and to recommend changes to further protect the complex.

Fewer Americans are sitting down to the traditional home-cooked dinner these days, and that has renowned cookbook author Marion Cunningham worried. With her latest book, Lost Recipes: Meals to Share with Friends and Family, Cunningham offers simple recipes in hopes of luring more of us back to the kitchen. Read recipes for garlic-crumb-stuffed artichokes and Bess Truman's Ozark pudding.

Philadelphia signed Fedotov in May 2022. But when Fedotov tried to leave Russia for the NHL, he was detained on allegations of avoiding his duty to serve in the military and was forced to enlist.

The American League beat the National League 6-3 Tuesday night in a game that started with a homer right off the bat.

The central bank's policymakers also said they expect their policies aimed at stimulating growth will remain in effect until the jobless rate drops to 6.5 percent, from the current 7.7 percent.

Nearly 3 inches fell Sunday night in Boston — making this winter the city's snowiest ever.

The massive Mega Millions prize now ranks as the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history. Mega Millions jackpot winners are rare thanks to odds of 1 in 302.6 million.

The development comes just days before the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

President-elect Trump lays out plan for his first 100 days during interview with NBC News' "Meet the Press."

Spending on campaign ads is up $1 billion from four years ago, according to data from AdImpact, analyzed by NPR. The state that's been the target of the most money is Pennsylvania.