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John Combs is a "people greeter" at a Walmart in Vancouver, Wash. But he has been told that come April 25, his job is going away. And he is not alone.

Walmart Is Eliminating Greeters. Workers With Disabilities Feel Targeted

NPR has found that Walmart is changing the job requirements for front-door greeters in a way that appears to disproportionately affect workers with disabilities.

Mobula Munkiana in Cabo Pulmo National Marine Park, east coast of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula.

Spirit Of Discovery

Airs Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 11 p.m. & Sunday, June 23 at 1 p.m. on KPBS TV + June 23 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2

Goodloe Sutton, shown here at an awards ceremony in 1998, has turned over control of The Democrat-Reporter to Elecia Dexter.

Alabama Publisher Who Called For KKK To 'Ride Again' Is Replaced By Black Woman

The new publisher and editor of The Democrat-Reporter, Elecia R. Dexter, took the reins on Thursday, after Goodloe Sutton doubled down on his incendiary comments.

Controversial Serena Williams Cartoon Ruled 'Non-Racist' By Australia's Press Council

The cartoon, published last September in Australia's Herald Sun, sparked a fierce backlash, with critics calling it a sexist and racist caricature of the tennis star.

Blake Mycoskie attends the TOMS' End Gun Violence Together Rally, Feb. 11, 2019 in Washington, D.C. Mycoskie, the founder of TOMS shoes, is one of four business leaders asking Congress to pass a bill requiring background checks on all gun sales.

CEOs Urge Congress To Expand Gun Background Checks

The heads of four U.S. companies are lobbying for a law requiring background checks on all gun purchases. One of them, the founder of TOMS shoes, concedes his company will lose business as a result.

A medical worker puts on protective gear at an Ebola treatment center in Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Officials want to train workers at all health facilities to take precautions.

Why Does Ebola Keep Spreading In Congo? Here's A Major Clue

Responders are zeroing in on an important source of new infections in the towns of Katwa and Butembo.

Demonstrators throw stones at a line of Venezuelan National Guard troops along Venezuela's border with Brazil, at the Brazilian city of Pacaraima on Sunday.

Pence On Venezuela: 'We Will Keep Standing With You Until ... Libertad Is Restored'

"The struggle in Venezuela is between dictatorship and democracy," U.S. Vice President Pence said in Colombia. He was there to support Juan Guaidó, who has declared himself Venezuela's interim leader.

Former Paradise resident Patrick Cole talks with a Cal Poly student about her redesign concept in this undated photo.

Architecture Students Reimagine Paradise In Aftermath Of Camp Fire

A group of architecture students from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo are back at the drawing board after presenting their plans for a reimagined Paradise at CSU Chico on Friday.

President Donald Trump speaks during an event in the Rose Garden at the White House to declare a national emergency in order to build a wall along the southern border, Friday, Feb. 15, 2019 in Washington.

Worker Visas In Doubt As Trump Immigration Crackdown Widens

Immigrants with specialized skills are being denied work visas or seeing applications get caught up in lengthy bureaucratic tangles under federal changes that some consider a contradiction to President Donald Trump's promise of a continued pathway to the U.S. for the most talented foreigners.

When Kelly O'Brien went to work at Fidelity Investments a year and a half ago, she was excited to learn the company would contribute to her student loan payments.

A New Benefit: Some Companies Help Workers Pay Down Student Loans

Some employers are offering benefits that pay down student loans. They say it's a popular way to recruit younger workers who are struggling with college debt.

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