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"Black individuals make up about 21% of all renters, but they make up 35% of all defendants on eviction cases," says Peter Hepburn, a researcher for Princeton University's Eviction Lab.

President Trump took to social media to complain about the pandemic relief bill. NPR's Noel King talks to Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about his critique, and what could happen next.

Footwear companies face big costs in potential new tariffs on more Chinese imports. Almost all shoes sold in the U.S. are made overseas. Only about 200 factories remain. One man tried to change that.

Same stage in Miami. Many of the same questions. But different Democratic candidates vying to become the next president of the U.S. during the second night of the first Democratic primary debate.

The larger-than-life British politician is expected to replace Theresa May as prime minister.

Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a "natural" plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in the early days.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Olympic track runner Alysia Montano about how sport endorsement companies treat maternity leave.

Religious and ideological opposition to vaccines has fueled the current measles outbreak. But there's another factor driving low vaccination rates in some communities: poverty.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with ProPublica reporter, Alec MacGillis, about what is going on at the Department of Housing and Urban Development after news that the agency approved the purchase of a dining set that cost $31,000 in taxpayer money. He says the morale levels among employees at HUD are at an all-time low.

Charlottesville, Va., is bracing for the anniversary of last summer's deadly white nationalist rally.