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A new study looks at how kids diagnosed with cancer react to a COVID-19 infection compared to the general population of youngsters.

The American dream of owning a small home with a backyard is being put on hold. In 1982, 40% of houses built were entry-level homes. By 2019, the annual share had fallen to 7%.

The agreement could push the fight over how to raise the nation's borrowing limit to December.

The latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist survey finds that 45% of U.S. adults approve of the job President Biden is doing, while 46% disapprove. That's a little better than his numbers last month.

20 years ago, Philadelphia high schooler Amir Sidiqi befriended his English teacher, Kevin Haney. That friendship came in handy when Sidiqi and his family were recently stranded in Afghanistan.

A vaccination goal set by the Biden administration is not met, just as the Delta variant begins to increase infections in the U.S; plus, a promising jobs report and more movement on infrastructure.

During the pandemic, mutual aid groups helped cover where social services fell short. One such group in San Diego was created after seeing connections between homelessness and racial injustice.

The first payments have gone out to parents. Tens of millions of families will receive up to $300 per child. The tax credit is part of the stimulus package that Democrats passed in March.

When the pandemic hit, states began leasing hotel rooms for unhoused residents. California went a step further and bought some of those hotels, opening nearly 6,000 new units for the homeless.

Under President Biden, the Standard and Poor's 500 is set to post its best performance in the first 100 days of any president since Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term.