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Thousands of high school students return to in-class learning in Chicago this week. Some are excited to spend the remaining weeks with classmates, but for many seniors, it's a bittersweet return.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Yolanda Reed, a part-time special education assistant in Los Angeles, about the demands of school support staff that led to a three-day strike.

With Thanksgiving just two weeks away, food and family are on many people's minds. But turkey and travel will carry a hefty price tag this year. The annual inflation rate in October was 7.7%.

Traffic congestion is back to pre-pandemic levels as many workers return to the office, but transit ridership is still down substantially. Projections show it will take some time for riders to return.

Amazon has begun mass layoffs, following job cuts at Meta, Twitter and several other tech companies.

David Halberstam, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, died in a car crash Monday in California. He rose to prominence during the Vietnam War and went on to dissect many of the institutions of America in the second half of the 20th century.

President-elect Barack Obama urged passage of a huge government stimulus package Thursday. Tax cuts and government spending would be part of the plan and are meant to boost the struggling economy. Friday's unemployment numbers, expected to be the worst in months, may help bolster his argument for immediate action.

Fewer than half of older adults who need mental health care or treatment for substance abuse get it. Many therapists don't feel qualified to treat older people, and insurance coverage is spotty, too.

Many Girl Scout councils are raising the price of their popular cookies from $5 to $6 a box. The increase offers Girl Scouts and their customers a bittersweet lesson in inflation.

Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. Dan Goldman are back in the U.S. after sheltering in place as violence erupted in Israel on Saturday. Flight disruptions have left other U.S. citizens unable to get home.