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Nearly half a million food workers in California will now earn at least $20/hour. Major national chains like McDonald's are not expected to be affected by the change, but small franchise owners are.

Some voters are convinced that President Biden won't really be on the ballot in November. We explore this phenomenon. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on April 4, 2024.)

Two Howard University students have formed the first figure skating team at an HBCU. The team makes its competition debut this weekend.

At the same time basketball teams are vying to end up in the Final Four, so are LA taquerias, as part of the annual "Taco Madness" competition.

The Palestinian prime minister in the occupied West Bank has announced that he is resigning, as pressure mounts for the moribund leadership to reform and possibly take charge of Gaza after the war.

After tense talks in the Oval Office, congressional leaders said they were hopeful they could reach a deal to avert a partial government shutdown on Friday. But they appeared divided on Ukraine aid.

Why some Southern states are talking about expanding Medicaid to cover low-income residents. They've resisted the option for a decade. (Story first aired on Morning Edition oN February 21, 2024.(

Denver has provided lots of support and shelter space for migrants, many of whom are destitute. But now, as Denver has begun cutting some city services, suburbs are taking steps to keep migrants out.

Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia has been thrust into the spotlight since her husband's death. Now the woman who always insisted her role was as a wife and a mother, considers her new role as a politician.

NPR's Scott Simon and ESPN's Michele Steele discuss the Los Angeles Dodgers' billion dollar offseason, a pigskin holiday feast, and how everyone in the NFL missed Brock Purdy.