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Immigrants make up a large share of workers caring for older adults and people with disabilities. Now some who had legal authorization to live and work in the U.S. are losing those protections. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
In his last Jackson Hole address as Federal Reserve chairman Friday, Jerome Powell will address the economic outlook and the Fed's long-term balancing act between fighting inflation and unemployment. The speech comes as the central bank is under mounting pressure from the White House to lower interest rates. Kent Nishimura/Getty Images North America hide caption
Walmart employee Tim Taylor adjusts items for sale in the back-to-school section of a store in Dallas. LM Otero/AP hide caption
Walmart says tariff costs are rising 'each week' and will continue
The demarcation line marking the border between Canada and the United States is seen in the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel in May. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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President Trump is calling on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign after allegations Cook made false statements on mortgage applications. Drew Angerer/Getty Images North America hide caption
Trump calls for resignation of Fed governor in latest line of attack
Cobalt-free batteries reign in Chinese EVs. Why not the US?
Clouds pass over the Walmart store Aug. 14, 2025, in Manchester, N.H. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
The Home Depot logo is displayed outside a store in Los Angeles where immigration agents arrested day laborers after jumping out of a rental moving truck. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Home Depot stays quiet as immigration raids target day laborers
An Air Canada plane gets a pushback from its gate at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Dorval, Quebec, on Tuesday. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press via AP hide caption
An exhaust pipe atop a truck in Austin, Texas. Under the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency is seeking to repeal past findings that greenhouse gas emissions pose a threat to public health. Brandon Bell/Getty Images hide caption
Businesses face ‘chaos’ as EPA aims to repeal its authority over climate pollution
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Bowen Yang poses for photographers upon arrival at the BFI Flare Opening Gala for the film The Wedding Banquet in London, March 19, 2025. Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP hide caption
'SNL' castmember Bowen Yang shares a piece of 'cultural contraband' from his youth
Newsmax will pay $67 million to Dominion Voting Systems to settle a lawsuit over the network's coverage of the 2020 presidential election. In this photo from April 3, 2025, Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani join others at the opening of trading at the New York Stock Exchange. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
Elias Sayour and his team, who are working on a cancer vaccine. Nate Guidry/UF Health hide caption
An Air Canada agent, left, talks with a man as Air Canada flight attendants strike at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/AP hide caption
An aerial view of the Columbia River is shown on Friday, July 18, 2025, near Crescent Bar, Washington. KUOW Photo/Megan Farmer Megan Farmer/KUOW hide caption
AI is driving a data center boom in rural America. Locals are divided on the benefits
Air Canada flight attendants picket at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on Saturday. Sammy Kogan/The Canadian Press/AP hide caption
Former NPR diplomatic correspondent and international editor Ted Clark died last week at age 79. Doby Photography/NPR hide caption
Ken Thomas and his wife Delilah have invested in energy-saving windows and insulation for their Boca Raton, Fla. home. But in the dog days of summer, their electric bill can still top $400 a month. Ken Thomas hide caption
Here's what’s pushing power prices up and how people are coping with utility bills
Employer-sponsored retirement funds may soon have options like private equity and cryptocurrency funds, alongside the typical stock and bond funds. tdub303/Getty Images hide caption