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Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is set to announce that the state will remove the controversial Robert E. Lee statue from its base in Richmond.

With a closely divided Congress, which could include Republicans holding the Senate, President-elect Joe Biden's economic agenda may depend a lot on what his incoming administration can do on its own.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Anthony Foxx, Lyft's chief policy officer, about the ongoing debate over classifying drivers as independent contractors and the economic impact of the pandemic.

The 2020 holiday office party is going to look different this year, with big in-person events a no-go and most people working remotely. So some employers are finding ways to party on.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Daryle Williams, an associate history professor at the University of Maryland, about the Enslaved.org initiative aimed at documenting the lives of enslaved people.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has announced the company is shifting its focus toward the metaverse, part of a bid for younger users who now prefer TikTok to Facebook or Instagram.

A scented room spray has caused a cluster of rare bacterial infections in the South and Midwest. 3,900 bottles of the room spray are being recalled, and users are being warned to bleach their sheets.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Fla., who chairs the House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, ahead of the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Liz Dozier, former high school principal and CEO of Chicago Beyond, about relying less on School Resource Officers and more on counseling programs to improve security.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with actor Juliette Binoche about her movie, The Truth – the first directed in the west by renowned Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-Eda.