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Rows of women office workers entering data using keypads and punch cards at the Erie Railroad offices, Cleveland, Ohio, circa 1960.

When is it time to have the courage to quit?

Our listeners say when staying means compromising your values, it's time to quit. Philosophy professor Alex Guerrero shares insight on drawing moral red lines in the workplace.

This Women's History Month, readers tell NPR about the women who changed their lives

Since 1995, presidents have issued a series of proclamations celebrating Women's History in March. NPR readers share stories of the women who have made the biggest impacts on their lives.

A robot arm in a UC San Diego lab moves cell compounds to different vials to find out if microbes can evolve to perform useful tasks on Nov 18, 2024.

Robotic system can fast-forward evolution to create useful microbes

Robots designed by a bioengineer can accelerate a natural process to turn single-cell organisms into things that devour waste or create common medicines.

The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is up outside the building where GOP leaders are furiously scrambling to find a way to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day on Friday.

Biden signs stopgap spending bill, preventing a government shutdown

Congress has approved a short-term spending bill to fund the government until March 14. President Biden signed the legislation on Saturday.

Mayor Eric Adams has signaled a growing openness to partnering with the Trump administration on immigration sweeps and other policy initiatives. A U.S. Justice Department memo urged that criminal charges against Adams be dropped in part so that he could focus on dealing with undocumented migrants in New York City.

As DOJ drops corruption charges against NYC's mayor, critics see improper influence

NYC Mayor Eric Adams praised the DOJ for shelving criminal charges against him. Critics say the move comes after Adams agreed to partner with Trump on immigration

The Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington, DC in a 2024 file photo. While the giant agency has been exempt from the federal hiring freeze, changes to federal hiring software have made it almost impossible for the department to bring on new hires for urgently-needed medical positions.

Federal hiring is nearly frozen. For those who can hire, a new roadblock has emerged

Some federal agencies, like the Department of Veterans Affairs, are largely exempt from President Trump's hiring freeze. But they're hitting a new roadblock in bringing new staff on.

The front of the U.S. Agency of International Development headquarters in Washington, D.C. The agency funds projects that aim to alleviate poverty and disease and serve humanitarian needs around the world. A round of layoffs this week terminated nearly 400 contract employees.

Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order

All departments were affected, including offices that address HIV and AIDS, infectious disease and child health.

U.S. stocks fall again, wiping out earlier gains as Trump tariff shock remains

Stocks retreated for yet another day after attempting a rebound earlier in the session. Trillions of dollars in investor wealth have been wiped out since last week.

Canned soup and vegetables are displayed for sale in a New York City grocery store on Feb. 11. Some food and beverages could cost more if steel and aluminum can prices rise in response to U.S. tariffs.

How Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum could hit you at the grocery store

U.S. tariffs could cause the prices of steel and aluminum cans to rise, an increase that may ultimately be passed on to consumers.

Digna Benite (center) calls her village of Limón de Chagres, a land made of love.

The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution is a dam that could displace thousands

More than 2,000 people could be displaced by the construction of the Río Indio dam. The Panama Canal Authority says the dam solves a long-term water shortage problem.

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