The price of eggs has risen by about 28% in the past year, largely due to outbreaks of avian flu. Those prices could continue to climb during the holidays, as demand for baked goods increases.
As part of NPR’s "We, The Voters" series — we went to Nevada to talk to residents about their housing situation, the state’s affordable housing crisis and what factors are driving it.
Springfield has become a lightning rod in a pitched battle over immigration. Meanwhile, Dayton has welcomed immigrants for more than a decade, to fill vacant jobs and revitalize old neighborhoods.
New White House rules would close a tax loophole that lets Shein and Temu cheaply ship from China to American shoppers. The Biden administration says it undercuts U.S. workers, retailers and manufacturers.
Tenants and former tenants of public housing developments showed up at the Atlanta headquarters of the Department of Housing and Urban Development last week demanding leaders address their concerns about poor living conditions.
In an effort to address its shrinking population and aging work force, over 15 years, China will raise the retirement age for men to 63, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs.
Consumer prices in August were up 2.5% from a year ago — the smallest annual increase since February 2021. Falling inflation clears the way for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates next week — likely by a quarter percentage point.
