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NPR Will Repeatedly Check In With Voters In Charlotte, N.C.

NPR is repeatedly visiting several cities which will play a big role in the 2020 presidential election. First stop: Charlotte to see where voters are on the issues and on the candidates.

Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden looks on as U.S. Rep. and House Majority Whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., announces his endorsement of Biden at Trident Technical College on Wednesday in North Charleston, South Carolina.

Joe Biden Gets Boost With Endorsement Of Influential South Carolina Democrat

The support of Rep. James Clyburn, one of the most influential African Americans in South Carolina politics, is not a surprise but hints at an effort to win over black voters.

Hartford is home to the Connecticut State Capitol and state legislature — as well as to major U.S. insurance firms. In 2019, those insurers spent what it took to defeat Connecticut's version of a "public option" in health care, despite strong support among the state's lawmakers.

Insurers Sank Connecticut's 'Public Option.' Would A National Version Survive?

Even in a solidly blue state where voters were demanding relief from the high cost of health care, the idea of a government-run public option for health insurance faced a "steam train of opposition."

Demonstrators rally for better wages outside a McDonald's restaurant in Chicago in December 2013.

'Gives Me Hope': How Low-Paid Workers Rose Up Against Stagnant Wages

When some fast-food workers in New York went on strike one morning in 2012, they had no idea it was the beginning of an unusual movement that would propel an economic revolution.

The Trump campaign shared its plans for new Black Voices For Trump field offices, showing off campaign gear like hats, shirts and tote bags.

Seeking Black Voters, Trump Campaign To Open Offices In 15 Black Communities

The Trump campaign is hoping to boost support from African Americans in November. It will open offices in 15 cities with large black populations.

KETR Presents Black History Month Specials Friday, Saturday

KETR celebrates Black History Month with two evenings of special programs, coming up this Friday and Saturday, Feb. 28-29.Friday's programs will focus on…

Stocking up on medical supplies and food could be helpful if the new coronavirus spreads in your community and you want to avoid store lines where you could be at risk of infection from others.

A Guide: How To Prepare Your Home For Coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week urged the American public "to prepare in the expectation that this could be bad." Here are some of the steps you might consider.

The new coronavirus has yet to sicken American health workers, as it has in China. But deaths of hospital workers in Asia have heightened scrutiny of the U.S. health care system's ability to protect people on the front line.

As U.S. Preps For Coronavirus, Health Workers Question Safety Measures

The plight of Chinese health care workers contracting the coronavirus has prompted front-line medical staff in the U.S. to wonder if they're protected. Hospitals say they're taking steps to prepare.

The Freeman Room in the Ashley House in Sheffield, Mass., includes a portrait of Elizabeth Freeman.

In The 1700s An Enslaved Massachusetts Woman Sued For Her Freedom — And Won

Elizabeth Freeman used the colonists' ideas of equality and independence to sue for her freedom. Her lawyer was Theodore Sedgwick, who would later become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

In 'Minor Feelings,' Asian American Racial Trauma Is Laid Bare

Cathy Park Hong's essays serve as a major reckoning, pulling no punches as the author uses her life's flashpoints to give voice to a wider Asian American experience, one with cascading consequences.

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