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For-Profit Nursing Homes' Pleas For Government Money Brings Scrutiny

For-profit nursing homes say the coronavirus has left them almost broke and needing financial help from the government. But critics say their business model is the problem.

Children play soccer at an emergency shelter for migrant children Friday, July 2, 2021, in Pomona, Calif.

Migrant Kids Play, Watch TV In What US Calls 'Model' Shelter

The Biden administration has given a rare look inside an emergency shelter it opened to house migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone.

NPR spoke to more than a dozen current and former employees of One Medical. They say the high-end medical company has fundamentally changed its focus, with increasing revenue and reducing costs taking center stage.

One Medical Employees Say Concierge Care Provider Is Putting Profits Over Patients

Employees at the health care company One Medical have accused the provider of mismanagement, less focus on patients and poor working conditions. Company leadership has denied the claims.

A member of the protest group "Hot Mess" holds up a sign of Jeffrey Epstein in front of the Metropolitan Correction Center in New York City on July 8, 2019.

Miami Journalist Says She Sought To Give Epstein's Victims The Chance To Speak

Long after Palm Beach sex offender Jeffrey Epstein received a lenient sentence for his crimes, Julie K. Brown identified 80 women who said they survived his abuse. Her book is Perversion of Justice.

Jonathan Caballero is among the millions of workers who are rethinking how how they want to live their lives after the pandemic. He has found a new job that won't require a long commute.

As The Pandemic Recedes, Millions Of Workers Are Saying 'I Quit'

People are leaving their jobs in search of more money, more flexibility and more happiness. A record 4 million workers quit just in April.

Lyft and Uber stickers and a bobblehead figurine are visible in the front window shield of a car, Nov. 5, 2020.

Prop 22 Passes, App-Based Drivers Stay Independent Contractors

Prop 22 has passed in California which means ride-hail and delivery drivers will continue to be treated as independent contractors, not as employees.

A college student charged in the Jan. 6 riot "openly posted calls for America to become a whites-only nation," according to the FBI. Who was he on campus?

UCLA Student Charged In Capitol Riot Took Inspiration From Online Extremist

A college student charged in the U.S. Capitol riot was known on campus for his far-right views, which were nurtured by an online extremist. How do colleges confront extremism in their midst?

Heavenly Pettigrew, left, and her parents Stephanie and Robert outside their two-bedroom rental apartment in Milwaukee. Without assistance from the nonprofit Community Advocates, the family likely would have faced eviction after the pandemic forced Robert and Heavenly out of their steady jobs.

Evictions Damage Public Health, Which Is Why The CDC Has Banned Them ― For Now

A survey of 17 cities found more than 50,000 pandemic-related eviction filings. Housing advocates worry that increased housing instability will lead to more COVID-19 and other illnesses.

An undated campaign photo of Akilah Weber.

Weber Wins 79th Assembly District Special Election

La Mesa City Councilwoman Akilah Weber Thursday evening was elected to the 79th Assembly District seat her mother Shirley held from 2012 until being appointed secretary of state in December.

A worker with a face mask and gloves sorts through mail-in ballots at the San Diego County Registrar of Voters in this photo taken Oct. 16, 2020.

Voting To Begin Monday In 79th Assembly District Special Election

Voting will begin Monday in the special election to fill the 79th Assembly District seat vacated by Shirley Weber when she was appointed secretary of state.

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