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
Reality Show Host Wants To Help Bars Survive COVID-19 Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer is probably best known for telling owners what's wrong with their bars. Now, he wants to help them survive the pandemic.
Riots That Followed Anti-Racism Protests Come At Great Cost To Black-Owned Businesses The Black Lives Matter demonstrations have brought huge protests against racism. But alongside the protests came riots — at a great cost to some Black-owned businesses. Stacey Vanek Smith
Media Titan Sumner Redstone, Who Made Viacom A Global Empire, Dies At 97 "Content is king," was Redstone's mantra. Known for his shrewd deal-making and public family feuds, the powerful corporate leader reigned over an astonishing wealth of networks, studios and brands. Elizabeth Blair
Payroll Tax Delay To Boost Take-Home Pay, But Don't Spend It Yet President Trump has directed the Treasury Department to stop collecting payroll taxes this fall in an effort to boost workers' paychecks. But the move is temporary, and could spark headaches in 2021. Scott Horsley
Millions Turn To Stock Trading During Pandemic, But Some See Trouble For The Young Stock trading has become easier and cheaper than ever. And people stuck at home during the pandemic have flocked to it. But have venues like Robinhood made it too risky for inexperienced investors? Jim Zarroli
California Judge Orders Uber And Lyft To Consider All Drivers Employees Uber and Lyft have been fighting California over whether drivers are employees, entitled to benefits, or independent contractors. A state judge ordered them to consider all those drivers employees. Bobby Allyn
Millions Of Americans Are In Danger Of Being Evicted During Pandemic Federal and state eviction bans, put in place during COVID-19, have lapsed. President Trump said his administration would take measures to stop evictions, but he didn't spell out what that means. Jim Zarroli
Ohio UPS Store Owner Goes Above And Beyond To Deliver Package NPR's Lulu Garcia Navarro speaks with Ardeshir Agahi, who drove from Ohio to Florida to deliver an urgent package to one of his UPS customers.