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Farida Mercedes and her two sons Sebastian, 5, (left) and Lucas, 7, stand in their backyard in Fairlawn, N.J. Mercedes left her job as an assistant VP of HR at L'Oreal in August after working there for 17 years. As hundreds of thousands of women dropped out of the workforce in September, Latinas led the way, leaving at nearly three times the rate of white women.

'Something Has To Give': Latinas Leaving Workforce At Faster Rate Than Other Groups

Women are leaving the workforce at four times the rate of men. The shift is especially pronounced among Latina women, and that could have lasting effects for the broader economy.

As of Sunday, mobile app stores in the U.S. won't be allowed to distribute or maintain the WeChat or TikTok apps, the Commerce Department says.

U.S. To Bar Downloads Of TikTok, WeChat

As of Sunday, no mobile app store in the U.S. will be allowed to distribute or maintain the popular Chinese-owned apps, the Commerce Department says.

Pandemic Gardens Satisfy A Hunger For More Than Just Good Tomatoes

The victory gardens of the 1940s helped people contribute to the war effort from the safety of home. 75 years later, vegetable gardens are having a resurgence, for similiar reasons.

Lawmakers and civil rights groups are pressuring tech companies to come up with detailed policies about how to combat potential misinformation and disinformation about the 2020 census.

Social Media Sites Under Pressure To Prep For Census Trolls And Interference

Civil rights groups and lawmakers are pushing tech companies to prepare for an onslaught of disinformation that could turn people off from the 2020 census, especially among communities of color.

In this April 23, 2020 file photo, members of the Vermont House of Representatives convene in a Zoom video conference for its first full parliamentary online session in Montpelier, Vt.

Survey Shows Employees Want To Keep Working From Home

The survey by a Carlsbad-based consulting company says more than three-quarters of respondents want to continue to work from home at least some of the time after the coronavirus pandemic is over.

Mourners gathered in 2016 at a makeshift memorial in San Bernardino, Calif., for the victims of the 2015 mass shooting.

Judge Dismisses San Bernardino Shooting Lawsuit Against Facebook, Google, Twitter

Family members and victims of the 2015 mass shooting in California had accused the tech companies of knowingly supporting ISIS and helping the group spread its radical beliefs.

Left: Jana De Brauwere, program manager at the San Francisco Public Library is now contact tracing through the State of California. Right: Rachel Saykpah, quality assurance officer for Last Mile Health in Liberia has overseen contact tracers in Africa since 2014.

6 Pieces Of Advice From A Veteran Contact Tracer And A Newbie

Get friendly with community leaders; be prepared to be judged by others. Disease detectives from California and Liberia share their best insights.

Hosts Bridget Lancaster and Julia Collin Davison.

AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN FROM COOK'S ILLUSTRATED: Spiced And Sweet

Airs Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020 at 2 p.m. on KPBS TV

Wendy and Eric Schmidt, shown here at a 2016 event for UCLA, have given $4.7 million to NPR to boost investigative reporting and news coverage in the Midwest and California.

$4.7 Million Gift To Propel Public Radio Coverage in Midwest, California

Philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt's $4.7 million contribution will help public radio stations increase news coverage in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska as well as California.

This image from the Twitter account of President Donald Trump shows a tweet he posted on Friday, May 29, 2020, after protesters in Minneapolis. On Tuesday, the Center for Democracy and Technology sued Trump over the president's executive order aimed at limiting a legal protection long enjoyed by tech companies like Twitter.

Lawsuit Says Trump's Order Against Tech Companies Will 'Chill Future Online Speech'

The Center for Democracy and Technology argues that Trump's executive order attempting to strip tech companies of a key legal protection was retaliatory and violates the First Amendment.

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