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Workers at a Starbucks in the area of Buffalo, N.Y. have voted to unionize — in a first for the coffee chain. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Dave Jamieson, who covers labor for HuffPost.

President Biden toured areas of western Kentucky damaged by a series of powerful tornadoes on Dec. 10 and 11. The president promised the federal government would be there to help people.

NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary remembering other events in 1971. The band T. Rex overhauled their musical style and released Electric Warrior, an album that became the cornerstone of glam rock.

Jane Campion's Western plays out like a tightly wound psychological thriller, featuring Benedict Cumberbatch as one of the scariest characters you're likely to meet this year.

George Floyd's death was viewed as a reckoning for many police departments and communities grappling with civil rights abuses. But those fighting for change say results have proved to be difficult.

Wildland firefighters will soon see big increases in pay and other benefits from the infrastructure bill. But firefighters are split on whether the changes are enough to keep them on the job.

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Harvard Business Professor Willy Shih about Dollar Tree increasing its prices by 25% and what that says about the state of the U.S. economy.

The Women's March group is organizing protests across the United States in support of abortion rights: a response to the recent restrictive law passed in Texas.

UCLA, Virginia, Boston College and Miami bow out of their bowl games because of an insufficient number of players. Rosters also are depleted by injuries and players opting out of games.

How effective would new U.S. sanctions be on Russia? NPR's Rachel Martin asks David Cortright, professor of policy studies at Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs.