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Now that more Americans can work from anywhere, many are planning to move
As many as 23 million Americans are planning to relocate as telework becomes the new normal, according to a new survey.Ken Wramton | Getty ImagesAs coronavirus cases continue to spike and working from...
Oct 31, 2020
U.S. adds almost 100,000 new coronavirus cases in single day
A medical worker administers a rapid COVID-19 test in Oakland, Calif., earlier this month. Coronavirus cases are once again surging across much of the country, reaching almost 100,000 on Friday.Bloomb...
Oct 31, 2020
England faces new lockdown as UK virus cases pass 1 million
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Saturday announced a new month-long lockdown for England after being warned that without tough action, a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals...
Oct 31, 2020
Anxious about the election? Your kids can tell. Here's how to talk about it
LA Johnson/NPRElection Day is nearly upon us. Then again, you probably didn't need us to tell you that. Your sweaty palms suggest you're like many Americans who, no matter which candidate th...
Oct 31, 2020
Minnesota ballot-tracking website restored after going down; database issues slow voting
A website that Minnesotans can use to track their absentee ballots went down for more than an hour Saturday morning, along with other parts of the state's online voter registration system, with just t...
Oct 31, 2020
In reversal, Walmart puts guns back on display
A U.S. flag waves over a Walmart parking lot in August in Oklahoma City. The company sells firearms in about half of its 4,700 stores in the United States.Sue Ogrocki | APWalmart is returning guns and...
Oct 30, 2020
StoryCorps: Pulling off a Halloween prank during a deployment in Iraq
"I think in a lot of ways, we survived that deployment in Iraq by sharing humor with each other," said former Army Spc. Garett Reppenhagen, seen at home in Colorado Springs, Colo.Courtesy of...
Oct 30, 2020
StoryCorps: A mother and daughter team up as poll workers to make a difference
Cherie DeBrest, left, and daughter Naima are planning on working at the polls on Tuesday in Philadelphia.Courtesy of Naima DeBrestCherie DeBrest, 50, cast her first ballot nearly 30 years ago and has ...
Oct 30, 2020
Actor Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond, dies at 90
Updated: 10 a.m.Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as the suave and fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role to carve out an Oscar-...
Oct 30, 2020
It's too late to mail ballots — but not to vote. Here are your options
Minnesota's secretary of state said Thursday it's too late for voters to mail back their absentee ballots if they want to make sure their votes count, after an appeals court ruling indicated...
Oct 30, 2020