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After two master's degrees and three children, Hilary Gordon is one of the women who now make up more than half of the contractors at food delivery apps like Instacart. NPR spent a day with her.

Hurricane Sandy, the superstorm that's headed north from the Caribbean, is expected to make landfall along the New Jersey coast. Its impending arrival prompted the evacuation of hundreds of thousands.

Think of the routine jobs health workers do in a hospital: Sticking a needle in a patient's arm. Cleaning up vomit. Escorting a patient to a bed. Now imagine doing those tasks for someone with Ebola.

Alcohol makes people lose inhibitions. And maybe take off their masks, and get up close and personal. Here's why you may want to steer clear of bars for now, or at least take these extra precautions.

Could Fox News lose a $1.6 billion lawsuit? Outside media lawyers say the network is in real legal jeopardy if the case goes to trial next month. Fox argues a loss would hurt other news outlets too.

She is repeatedly named world player of the year. But a World Cup title has eluded the Brazilian superstar, and at 37, this may be her last shot at it.

The University of Florida has the largest endowment of any university in the state and like elsewhere in the county, protesters are demanding divesture from companies doing business with Israel. While learning its investments is impossible, seeing its underwhelming investment returns isn’t.

Griner's new memoir recounts being humiliated by guards, of the pain from squeezing her 6-foot-9 frame into cramped beds and cage, and cutting her locs because it was so cold that her hair froze.

Minor league baseball players make very little money. Congress has locked in those low wages by exempting Major League Baseball from federal wage and overtime rules. Some players are fighting back.

With the Women's World Cup in the bag and 88 grand masters, India is ready to take over the chess world. And they're making sure their youngsters are poised to checkmate.

Paul Nicklen has spent decades documenting the Arctic and the Antarctic. He often finds himself in frigid waters, just a camera's length away from deadly predators. Originally broadcast June 6, 2017.

Trey Yesavage set a World Series rookie record with 12 strikeouts in a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers that moved them within one win of their first championship since 1993.

The House Jan. 6 committee heard testimony from state officials and election workers testifying about pressure from President Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.

Cookbook author Julia Turshen says cooking should be flexible: "[Recipes] are kind of sold to people as prescriptions, these really precise things, ... but I think there's very rarely a wrong answer.

Sen. Mitch McConnell says both parties are united in helping Ukraine. The House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans. Inflation and recession fears trigger stock selloff.

Former President Donald Trump has been charged with criminal counts in four separate cases — all as he's running for president again. Here's the status of each one.

Congress wants to know about ex-president Donald Trump's role in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Trump and his former aids are pushing back, and it looks like things are headed for a major showdown.

The Ukraine crisis could cast a shadow on good economic and pandemic developments for the Biden administration.

Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed a veteran prosecutor to serve as special counsel overseeing the criminal probe of classified documents at Mar-a-Lago and the Jan. 6 investigation.