A federal labor official is recommending a dismissal of Amazon's objections after a lengthy hearing on the company's appeal against the historic union win at a warehouse in New York's Staten Island.

The latest report cards from top U.S. retailers show shoppers are making fewer purchases and fewer trips to stores. But when they check out, they tend to spend more because things cost more.

Here's what we learned from a hectic spate of financial report cards shared by top U.S. retailers.

NPR's Alina Selyukh talks with Julie Ha, co-director of the documentary "Free Chol Soo Lee," about a Korean-American man's arrest for a murder he did not commit, and the effort to help him.

NPR's Alina Selyukh talks with pro-climber Tommy Caldwell about how a warming climate is changing the outdoor sport and making it even more dangerous.

NPR's Alina Selyukh speaks with Pashtana Durrani, executive director of LEARN, an education nonprofit in Afghanistan that helps Afghan girls access education.

June 29, 2022, was 1.59 milliseconds shorter than average. But was it the "shortest day ever?" Not quite!

Social media - yeah, we're looking at YOU, TikTok! - has accelerated trend cycles. Researcher Mandy Lee explains what that means for fashion consumption.

NPR's Alina Selyukh speaks with Christina Farr, a principal at OMERS Ventures and former technology and health reporter, about Amazon's potential acquisition of One Medical.

As the war in Ukraine grinds on, NPR's Alina Selyukh talks with Oleg Itskhoki of UCLA about the effects of sanctions on the Russian economy.

This year's back-to-school shopping season lands as the U.S. sees the highest inflation in four decades. How will high prices affect spending?

This year's back-to-school shopping season lands in the middle of the highest inflation in four decades — how will this affect spending?

How healthy is the U.S. economy? How much people spend and what they buy plays a huge role.

Big box stores are working through an unexpected glut of inventory: TVs, kitchen appliances, hoodies and other hot pandemic items. Part of the problem is the bullwhip effect.

Canceled concerts, lawsuits, existential turmoil. As Russia has cracked down on anti-war speech, the country's music scene reaches a particularly high pitch.

Ukraine's culture minister declared victory in "the war for borsch" as Russia also claims the hearty beet soup. UNESCO says the invasion threatens Ukraine's borsch culture with "extreme urgency."

The clock ran out on Russia's payments. But there's a twist: Russia does not consider itself in default because the country has the money, just its payments have been blocked by Western sanctions.

The Swedish furniture giant previously shut Russian stores and now says it cannot see a way to resume operations "any time soon" as the war in Ukraine continues.

More couples — including those who stayed in Russia and those who fled — are urgently marrying, for reasons both practical and deeply emotional.

A third of Ukrainians have called Russian their mother tongue. Russian statues and cultural markers abound. Are these influences inherently toxic? The war is prompting emotional conversations.