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Dr. Chris Hoover (left) and Dr. Connie Liu (right) walk through their home with their children Taro, 3, and Hiro, 4 months, in Gallup, N.M. On a short reporting trip across the Southwest, NPR met very different families and asked them the same simple question: What's been keeping you up at night?

It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices.

It's Been A Hard Year. 5 Families On How 2020 Will Shape Their Vote For President

The spread of COVID-19, the ensuing economic crisis and the reckoning around social injustice has made 2020 a year like none other. NPR wanted to know how these events might shape political choices.

President Dwight Eisenhower helps unfurl the new 50-star flag on Aug. 21, 1959 after signing a proclamation making Hawaii the 50th state of the union. At right is Daniel K. Inouye, Democratic congressman-elect from Hawaii.

Simmering Disputes Over Statehood Are About Politics And Race. They Always Have Been

Perhaps more than any other U.S. state or territory, Hawaii's path to statehood was paved with political obstacles and roadblocks stemming from racism.

Voters in Kenosha, Wisc. on April 7, 2020. A new study suggests that in-person voting in that election did not produce a surge of new coronavirus cases.

New Research Suggests In-Person Voting May Be Less Risky Than Previously Thought

The report concludes Wisconsin voters who braved the pandemic and went to the polls in April did not see a surge in COVID-19 infections, although another study reaches the opposite conclusion.

Maybelle Carter, playing her autoharp, performs with her daughter, Helen.

For Women Musicians, Maybelle Carter Set The Standard And Broke The Mold

One of the most indispensable guitarists of all time, Carter was a quiet revolutionary. Though she didn't concern herself with celebrity or need to be the star, she deserves our deepest admiration.

An appeals court has given Uber and Lyft more time to fight a judge's order over how they classify their drivers, averting a shutdown.

Uber, Lyft Will Not Suspend Service In California After Court Gives Them More Time

An appeals court has given the ride-hailing companies more time to fight a judge's order that they reclassify their drivers as employees to comply with state law.

The impromptu drive-in that is being set up each weekend at the Westfield North County mall by the California Center for the Arts, Escondido for a film and live concert series.

California Center For The Arts Escondido Finds New Home For Drive-In Series

UPDATE: CSUSM offers new space for pop-up film and music series

A group of protestors hold a demonstration in front of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's home in Greensboro, North Carolina on August 16, 2020.

Post Office Chief Suspends Controversial Changes Until After Election

Louis DeJoy, an ally of President Trump, has come under fire in recent weeks for what's viewed as directives to slow down USPS in order to suppress absentee or mail-in votes.

A group of protestors holds a demonstration in front of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's home in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday. DeJoy has recently come under fire for changes made at the U.S. Postal Service that have delayed mail in advance of the November elections.

Pelosi Calls Lawmakers Back To Block Postal Service Changes

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling the House back to vote on blocking the U.S. Postal Service from making operational changes that threaten the timely delivery of mail-in ballots in November's election.

People are reflected in a window near a flower arrangement that includes the acronym for Black Lives Matter as they wait in line to attend the public viewing for George Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church on June 8, 2020 in Houston.

Protests May Prompt Dialogue On Racism, But 'It's Going To Be Uncomfortable'

Protests across the country in the wake of the killing of George Floyd amplified racial divisiveness and prejudice, but that pushed some to try and have hard conversations.

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