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Labor Secretary On What Workforce Recovery Looks Like

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh about the country's moderate hiring boom in the month of April.

Robert Lee Johnson in his old neighborhood in Compton. Johnson remembers moving in one day in 1961. "I see moving vans, trucks and everything all down the street," he says. Johnson was 5 years old at the time, so he says he thought "it was moving day for everybody." And he noticed that all the other families moving in were were Black, too.

Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

Owning a home is a part of the American dream. It's also the key to building intergenerational wealth. But Black Americans continue to face discrimination in housing, including through higher costs.

When Eviction Moratorium Ends, HUD Secretary Says Aid Will 'Move A Lot Quicker'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Housing and Urban Development Secretary Marcia Fudge about the Biden administration's plans to provide rental assistance to those who need it.

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson, pictured Friday, celebrated his party's victory in a local election. Johnson's Conservatives fared well in local and regional elections.

U.K. Elections: Conservatives Make Gains; Pro-Independence Parties Win In Scotland

Voters in Scotland gave a majority to parties supporting a push for independence from the U.K. Meanwhile, Boris Johnson's Conservatives won in local elections in England.

Millions of women have left the workforce during the pandemic as schools stopped in-person learning. In an NPR interview, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says the recovery hinges on women returning to work.

Getting Women Back To Work Is Key To A Strong Recovery, Labor Secretary Says

Millions of women have left the workforce during the pandemic as schools stopped in-person learning. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh says the recovery hinges on women returning to work.

Traffic on I-95 passes oil storage tanks owned by the Colonial Pipeline Co. in Linden, N.J. An cybersecurity attack has shut down Colonial Pipeline, a major transporter of gasoline along the East Coast.

Ransomware Attack Shuts Down A Top U.S. Gasoline Pipeline

An attack shuts down Colonial Pipeline, a major transporter of gasoline along the East Coast. A security analyst says the event shows the vulnerability of key elements of the nation's infrastructure.

Food World Ramps Up The War On Meat

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with food writer Mark Bittman about the growing movement to ditch beef.

Nicole Lynn Lewis is the author of <em>Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families.</em>

Fresh Air Weekend: Former 'Pregnant Girl' Helps Other Teen Moms; Alison Bechdel

Nicole Lynn Lewis helps teen parents get the support they need. Kevin Whitehead reviews a collection of Louis Armstrong's studio work. Bechdel takes on exercise trends in a new graphic novel.

Mrs. Mallard returned to Steve Stuttard's ninth story balcony this year to lay her eggs. Stuttard kept watch and helped make sure that all 11 ducklings made it down to the water where they happily swam away with Mrs. Mallard.

Duck Tales: Man Uses Naval Skills To Get 11 Ducklings Down 9 Stories

Operation Mallard 2 is complete after Steve Stuttard helped Mrs. Mallard get her 11 ducklings down nine stories from his apartment balcony to a nearby canal.

A firefighter administers the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination center near Paris on Monday. The European Union has signed a deal to buy as many as 1.8 billion doses.

Ramping Up Its COVID Response, EU Will Buy Up To 1.8B Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine

The agreement provides a significant boost to the European Union's goal of getting 70% of adults vaccinated. Currently, around a quarter of the bloc's population is vaccinated.

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