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Ocean Beach Pier gates open (top), May 24, 2019 and damage from winter storm to the pier (below) Jan. 18, 2019.

Ocean Beach Pier Reopens After Being Closed For Months

The Ocean Beach Pier was closed for more than four months after being battered by high surf. On Friday it officially reopened.

Co-founder Mark Burke signs with patrons at Streetcar 82 Brewing Co., in Hyattsville, Md. "My goal is to make the best beer," Burke said. "But the impact and magnitude of how this influences the Deaf community is inspiring."

Deaf And Unemployed: Taking Matters Into Their Own Hands

Deaf people struggle with high unemployment. So they are creating their own "deaf ecosystems" and pushing employers to better accommodate them.

Anne Quintus (Vicky Hall) and Brenda Quintus (Elizabeth Berrington) in a scene from SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS "This Promised End."

SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY-PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS: This Promised End

Airs Friday, Nov. 8, 2019 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV

Kim Thompson, the health director of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, says the clinic isn't ready for novel coronavirus cases yet, but they're trying to get there.

Tribal Programs That Prepare For Public Health Crises Readying For Coronavirus

Native health services are preparing for the eventual arrival of the coronavirus on reservations and in Native communities, but the system is already strained.

With physician offices not seeing patients with COVID-19 symptoms in April, Timothy Regan said he had little choice when Denver Health directed him first to its urgent care facility and then to its emergency room. "I felt bad, but I had been dealing with it for a while," he says.

ER Visit For COVID-19 Symptoms Stuck Man With A $3,278 Bill

A dad in Denver tried to do everything right when COVID-19 symptoms surfaced. But he got a surprising bill from his insurer, which had waived cost sharing for treatment of the coronavirus infection.

NPR's Nina Totenberg with the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 2018.

A 5-Decade-Long Friendship That Began With A Phone Call

NPR's Nina Totenberg first encountered law professor Ruth Bader Ginsburg in 1971. They became close friends after Ginsburg moved to Washington to serve on the federal appeals court.

Friday Business Report: Stock Market Tumbles

We take a look at what could be behind Wall Street's biggest weekly loss in six months in tonight's Friday Business Report.

Tronc cited financial pressures in gutting the New York Daily News, a major force in local coverage. It has won Pulitzer Prizes and been a thorn in President Trump's side.

Tronc Slashes 'New York Daily News' Staff By Half

Tronc cited financial pressures in gutting the newsroom of the punchy New York City tabloid, a major force in local coverage. It has won Pulitzer Prizes and been a thorn in President Trump's side.

Mobile Phone Data Show More Americans Are Leaving Their Homes, Despite Orders

Emerging data suggest that though people altered their habits during the first month of America's response to the pandemic, that cooperation has since leveled off and — eventually — decreased.

Workers assemble cars at Ford's newly renovated assembly plant in Chicago. Factories lost 12,000 jobs in December. The manufacturing sector has been hard hit by the trade war as well as slowing demand overseas.

U.S. Job Growth Cools In December As Employers Add 145,000 Jobs

December's job growth is down slightly from the three previous months, when employers added an average of 200,000 jobs. But the unemployment rate held steady at 3.5%, matching a 50-year low.

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