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The federal government, the nation's largest employer, is urging a return to office for federal employees this fall. A government report found that in the first three months of 2023, building occupancy at 17 federal agency was 25% or less.

Biden wants federal workforce to come to the office more. Some ask why?

As employers including the federal government cut back on remote work, employees who never had any intention of working from an office push back and threaten to retire or resign.

As comic book culture and the superhero genre have gone mainstream, changing audiences are now challenging the companies who own their beloved characters over issues like sex positivity.

A Censored Sex Scene In 'Harley Quinn' Sparks Debate On Depictions Of Female Pleasure

Creators of the HBO Max series Harley Quinn said executives blocked a scene where Batman performs oral sex on Catwoman, sparking a social media conversation about censorship of female pleasure.

Russell Vought, former Trump administration director of the Office of Management and Budget, listens during a news briefing on March 11, 2019. Vought is currently president of the think tank The Center for Renewing America.

If Trump is reelected, the independence of federal agencies could be at risk

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former Trump budget director Russell Vought, who now heads the think tank Center for Renewing America, about reshaping the executive branch if Donald Trump is reelected.

In total, 32 books were removed including titles such as "An ABC of Equality," "Antiracist Baby" and "Speak: The Graphic Novel."

El noticiero semanal: Libros retirados de una biblioteca en Midland, y noticias de agua de todo Texas

El noticiero semanal de Marfa Public Radio es un resumen de las principales historias de la semana de nuestros reporteros y socios de NPR en todo el estado.

The famed architectural firm Burnham and Root designed the iconic entranceway to the Union Stock Yard in 1879. It quickly became the symbol of the market and the meat industry in Chicago.

How Chicago's Slaughterhouse Spectacles Paved The Way For Big Meat

Opened in 1865, Chicago's Union Stock Yard was the greatest livestock market the world had seen. Tourists watched masses of animals move through kill floors, a sight hailed as a miracle of modernity.

'Supersizing Urban America': How U.S. Policies Encouraged Fast Food To Spread

A new book examines how federal government policies made it easier for minorities to open fast-food franchises than grocery stores. Today the landscape of urban America reflects this history.

The celebratory hot dogs await their impending doom.

How force-feeding ourselves hot dogs became a 'sacred American ritual'

Competitive eating has found a particular foothold in the American zeitgeist — even becoming entwined with ideals like patriotism.

This image from Mordechai Bernstein's "In the Labyrinth of Times" exhibit shows the Munich synagogue on the eve of its destruction in June 1938.

Parts of a Munich synagogue demolished by Nazis are found in a river 85 years later

Munich's main synagogue was one of the first to be destroyed in Nazi Germany, under Hitler's orders. No one knew what had become of the rubble — until construction workers made a discovery last week.

Post-Gustav New Orleans Nothing Like Post-Katrina

The brunt of the storm largely missed New Orleans this time around. As Hurricane Gustav was losing steam, people who stayed behind as others evacuated surveyed the damage.

Health Savings Accounts Are Back In The Policy Spotlight

Republicans hope to expand the use of health savings accounts to encourage consumers to be more judicious in using their coverage. How do the accounts work?

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