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California has strict protections for farm workers who labor outside when air quality is poor. But the state's worker safety agency rarely cites employers not in compliance with those regulations.

As a grand jury's term expires in the investigation of the outing of CIA operative Valerie Plame, special counsel Patrick Fitzgerald schedules a 2 p.m. news conference Friday. Speculation swirls regarding potential indictments.

Mary Ogden's children and granddaughter remember her through the lullaby "Baby Boat," which meant a lot to all of them. Ogden died from COVID-19 in 2020, not long after her 100th birthday.

Ash from an Icelandic volcano is causing big and costly disruptions in Europe but, so far, it's nothing compared with the havoc caused by the country's economic eruption a year and a half ago. How can a remote island in the North Atlantic, with only about 320,000 people, be the source of so much damage?

Ash from an Icelandic volcano is causing big and costly disruptions in Europe but, so far, it's nothing compared with the havoc caused by the country's economic eruption a year and a half ago. How can a remote island in the North Atlantic, with only about 320,000 people, be the source of so much damage?

Some companies have announced diversity rollbacks — but many more are deleting or softening language from their investor disclosures, an NPR analysis finds.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to General Mark Milley, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, about how technology is transforming warfare.

The U.S. economy continues to create new jobs at a rapid pace. President Biden taps the strategic petroleum reserve to lower gas prices. Also, the seven-hour gap in White House logs on Jan. 6, 2021.

More than 6,000 teachers and school staff in Seattle are on strike. Talks between the teachers' union and the school district continued over the weekend but didn't result in an agreement.

The investment will "rapidly surge domestic testing capability," said Tim Manning, supply coordinator for the COVID-19 Response Team.