Tovia Smith

Business owners who rely on seasonal foreign workers coming to the U.S. on H-2B visas are struggling to find help they need for what's expected to be a busy summer.

Americans are deeply divided on the idea of "vaccine passports," but it's not a red-blue divide. A range of voices across the spectrum are both for and against.

After being hard hit by the pandemic, Cornwall's Tavern is slowly returning to life. "It's great to get some energy back," co-owner Pam Beale says. "People come in and you can just feel it.'

As restrictions on outdoor dining loosen, the owners of Cornwall's in Boston are feeling hopeful for the first time in a while. They closed right before St. Patrick's Day 2020. Things are looking up.

Biden's effort to change the way cases of sexual assault and harassment are handled by schools is drawing both cheers and fears. The move comes less than a year after Trump enacted the rules.

With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are turning their focus to those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories.

With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are turning their expertise to those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories.

It's Tom Brady's tenth Super Bowl, but his first without the New England Patriots, which he left last year for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pats fans are divided on whether to root for him on Sunday.

Some Massachusetts voters hope that the Biden administration will do better on protecting the environment and managing the pandemic. But some say they fear President Biden may be too moderate.

After Wednesday's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, the response from people around the country who voted for Trump is mixed, with some blaming him and others saying the protesters hurt their cause.

Following Wednesday's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, NPR talks with Republican voters across the country about their reaction to the events and President Trump's role in the chaos.

"We're really busy. It's been unbearable," sighed Manny Huenchunir, a Postal Service truck driver who was unloading and reloading crates of mail at a post office outside Boston on Tuesday night.

With Christmas around the corner, many Americans tracking their packages find them stuck in the same spot for days. The U.S. Postal Service blames increased volume and the pandemic.

Instead of banning indoor dining due to COVID-19, Massachusetts is squeezing restaurants with ever-tightening restrictions. At Cornwall's Tavern, it becomes a question of whether to take a break.

"That's a wonderful sentiment," says Abbi Gold, 59, a Democrat from Arizona. "It's probably a really sweet pipe dream." Hoping to help, many are ramping up trainings for cross-the-aisle conversations.

For some women, the election of the nation's first female and first woman of color to be vice president is a move in the right direction. Others say it's a reminder of how much more lies ahead.

During a bruising political season, many Americans are dropping friends and family members who have different political views. Experts say we should be talking more, not less.

Even in this blue state, President Trump is getting both criticism and kudos over how he is handling his COVID-19 diagnosis, and his managing of the pandemic as a whole.

Some voters are denouncing President Trump for the way he handled his COVID-19 diagnosis, while others are defending him, reflecting the political divide over how he's handled the pandemic as a whole.

As colleges crack down on students accused of violating strict pandemic safety rules, students are lawyering up to fight their punishments.