South Dakota Governor Rejects Trump's Plan For Expanded Unemployment Benefits South Dakota's governor has rejected President Trump's executive action to boost unemployment benefits. Critics say that move is shortsighted in a state where tens of thousands of remain out of work. Scott Horsley
Loans For First-Time Homebuyers See Record Delinquencies It's a sign that minority, lower income, and first-time home buyers are getting hit hard financially amid the pandemic. But a vast majority are protected by Congress from foreclosure. Chris Arnold
The House Dress Is The Fashion Statement Of 2020 Can a simple dress become a coping mechanism for the pandemic age? Billowing linen, cozy cotton, flowing silk — the house dress is a perfect fit for the housebound quarantine life. Alina Selyukh
What's the plan for all these empty offices? Offices all over the city are sitting empty while workers Zoom from home in their shorts. So what’s going to happen to all that space? We'll ask Seattle Times real estate reporter Katherine Khashimova Long. Patricia Murphy
How The COVID-19 Pandemic Is Deepening Economic Inequality In The U.S NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Heather Boushey, President and CEO of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, about how the pandemic is compounding economic inequality in the United States.
COVID-19 Pandemic Deals Blow To French Winemakers Wine producers in France say there's been an alarming drop in consumption during the pandemic and some wines produced this year might end up distilled into raw alcohol for hand sanitizer. Eleanor Beardsley
Midsummer Shopping In Recovery Mode: July Retail Sales Rise 1.2% People particularly stocked up on electronics and appliances, took more trips with stops at gas stations, and cautiously went out to eat as more stores and restaurants reopened. Alina Selyukh
New California Financial Watchdog Would Take Aim At Predatory Lenders Amid Pandemic California may be on the cusp of creating a watchdog agency. Proponents say federal regulators aren't doing their job, leaving leaving millions of Americans vulnerable during the coronavirus crisis. Chris Arnold
As Journalists Work From Home, Their Newsrooms Are Shutting Down In closing five of its newsrooms permanently, Tribune Publishing said it saw "no clear path forward in terms of returning to work." But affected unions argued the closures were unnecessary. Ashish Valentine
New Jobless Claims Dip Below 1 Million For 1st Time Since March Initial unemployment claims had been above 1 million for 20 straight weeks. The total receiving unemployment also dipped, to 28.3 million, as of July 25. Scott Horsley
