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A New Era Dawns In College Sports, As The NCAA Scrambles To Keep Up

Laws take effect this week in seven states that allow college athletes to be compensated for their name, image and likeness. It opens the door for collegians to make money off endorsement deals.

A woman walks by a 'Now Hiring' sign outside a store in Arlington, Va., on Aug. 16. The labor market is expected to have improved last month after disappointing growth in August.

August's jobs numbers were bad. September was even worse, but there's room for hope

The Labor Department says the U.S. added just 194,000 jobs last month, even lower than the lackluster showing in August. The unemployment rate fell to 4.8%.

A man pulls up to drop off mail at the mailboxes at the Portland Post Office in Portland, Maine, on Dec. 4, 2020.

The Postal Service is slowing the mail to save money. Critics say it's a death spiral

As of Oct. 1, some first-class mail has been delivered more slowly. Some say between that and recent price increases, it spells trouble for the agency.

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange this summer. Members of Congress are required to disclose their stock transactions under a law known as the STOCK Act, but an outside ethics group filed complaints, noting that some lawmakers are violating the rules.

Outside Ethics Group Says 7 House Lawmakers Didn't Disclose Stock Trades

The complaints from the Campaign Legal Center against four Democrats and three Republicans show a trend — lawmakers failing to disclose transactions required by an insider trading law.

Chef Zainab learned to cook traditional Afghan food from her mother in Kabul.

She barely made it out of Kabul. Now she's welcoming Afghans with a familiar meal.

A restaurant in Washington, D.C., is offering donated welcome meals of traditional food to newly arriving Afghans. The chef cooking those meals knows what it's like to leave home and family behind.

People eating outside at Eastbound Bar and Grill in Lakeside, Nov. 11, 2020.

New Coronavirus Restrictions Hit San Diego County This Weekend

Due to rising numbers of COVID-19 infections San Diego county, restaurants, gyms, churches and movie theatres have to stop indoor operations by Saturday.

OK, so you're a 'Sellout.' Now what?

In his new book Sellout, writer Dan Ozzi traces a music industry in flux starting in the mid-90s, as punk bands cash in on their cred in exchange for rock stardom and asks, was it all worth it?

A medical worker tests a person for COVID-19 last month in Mobile, Ala. A surge of coronavirus cases in the state has stretched hospital ICUs to capacity, making it difficult for patients with other conditions to find ICU beds.

A Man Died After Being Turned Away From 43 ICUs At Capacity Due To COVID, Family Says

Ray DeMonia didn't die from COVID-19, but after the 73-year-old experienced a cardiac emergency, he was turned away from dozens of packed ICUs, his family says.

A sign in front of AKA gallery in North Park on June 27, 2020, telling customers the gallery is closed because of coronavirus pandemic.

Gov. Newsom Announces New Reopening Plan

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a new process for reopening businesses that is slower and more gradual than what the state tried earlier this summer.

People walk through Old San Juan in Puerto Rico in March as tourism on the island continues to surge.

Why Puerto Rico leads the U.S. in COVID vaccine rate — and what states can learn

The highest rate of COVID-19 vaccination in the United States is not in a liberal-leaning Northeastern or West Coast state. It's in a place with a notably different political culture.

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