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GOP Insists It Won't Give In On Tax Cuts

Before adjourning for midterm elections, Congress may decide how many Bush-era tax cuts get extended. House Minority Leader Boehner told CBS on Sunday he could see voting for what most Democrats want -- extending the cuts only for those with household income under $250,000. On Monday, other Republicans insisted they won't give in to Democrats.

Tracy Chevalier's 'Remarkable' Real-Life Heroine

Remarkable Creatures, the new novel by Tracy Chevalier, focuses on the life and work of 19th century fossil hunter Mary Anning, and how her discoveries helped change scientific understanding of the world. Chevalier is the author of Girl with a Pearl Earring.

Melissa Brown landed a job as a full-time accountant after participating in the Georgia Works program. Brown has an accounting degree, but had trouble finding work in the field because she didn't have a lot of experience.

On-The-Job Training While Unemployed

An innovative program in Georgia allows workers to continue to get paid weekly unemployment benefits while receiving up to six weeks of on-the-job training. Thousands of people have been hired after participating, and experts say it's a model that other states should consider.

Linda Young (from left), Jamie Brewer and Julie Bordewyk turned $100 into $12,000 during a family weekend at the local gymnastics club. The money will help pay for cancer treatments for 6-year-old Ryan Ter Haar, whose brother, Andrew (pictured), came for family night.

In Recession, Church Multiplies Money For Needy

Fair Haven Ministries, a church in a suburb of Grand Rapids, Mich., is taking lessons from a parable — to give away money in hopes that it will multiply and come back. One congregant used $100 to raise money to pay the hospital bills of a child with brain cancer.

A restaurant displays a "Now Hiring" sign on Aug. 4, 2020, in Arlington, Va. Employers are boosting wages to recruit workers as staffing shortages continue to linger. That's raising the prospect of continued high inflation and aggressive interest rate hikes from the Federal Reserve.

Why there are growing fears the U.S. is headed to a recession

With inflation at a four-decade high, a growing number of forecasters worry the U.S. economy may be headed to a recession as the Fed gears up to raise interest rates aggressively.

A woman shops at a clothing store in midtown Manhattan in New York City. The Commerce Department says retail sales in March grew 7.6 percent compared with a year ago.

Economic Doubts Linger Despite Sales, Profit Growth

Some positive corporate earnings reports and upbeat retail sales figures have bolstered Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's assessment that the economy is on the road to recovery. But many analysts aren't ready to say the economy is healthy

Lockdowns have been eased in the United Kingdom, but now there's a new variant called delta plus emerging. Will it take off the way delta did?

People wonder if they should keep calm and carry on in the face of delta plus variant

A new coronavirus variant — known as delta plus — has cropped up in the U.K. There's concern it could be more dangerous than the highly contagious delta variant. What does the science actually show?

'The Sugar King Of Havana,' Cuba's Last Tycoon

Few people have heard of Julio Lobo, but his history is intertwined with that of his home country. Lobo was Cuba's richest businessman until the revolution drove him into exile.

A new report suggests that abuses of power surrounded Andrew Cuomo's book deal

NPR's Audie Cornish talks to Eric Lach, a reporter at The New Yorker, about a new report that reveals details around Andrew Cuomo's many abuses of power.

Colorado, Guns And Politics

In Colorado's 6th Congressional District, likely Democratic candidate Jason Crow is campaigning for more gun control against battle-tested, and NRA-endorsed, incumbent GOP Rep. Mike Coffman.

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