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Would-be home buyers are battling high prices and high interest rates, but some are finding a way to make it work.

Tough housing market is luring buyers without kids and higher incomes

A report from the National Association of Realtors shows the average home buyer this past year had a six-figure income. Others face challenges in a period of high prices and costly home loans.

The family-owned Wholesum Harvest had to meet a checklist of more than 300 standards — including many worker protections — to become the first American farm certified by Fair Trade USA. Workers at its Nogales, Ariz., tomato farm recently received a check for more than $30,000 — workers will collectively decide how to spend it.

Not Just For Foreign Foods: Fair-Trade Label Comes To U.S. Farms

Since 1998, Fair Trade USA has been certifying farms overseas that met its standards for workers and the environment. Now, the group is looking closer to home, starting with an Arizona organic farm.

Hillary Clinton addresses supporters at Long Beach City College on the final day of California campaigning last week in Long Beach, Calif.

In Wake Of Orlando Shooting, Clinton Suggests Broader Terrorist Watch Lists

In an interview with NPR, Hillary Clinton said expanding the watch lists might be appropriate. She also said federal-local coordination needs to be improved.

Westchester County Exec To Sign Measure About Co-op Sales

The Westchester County executive is set to sign a measure that will create new rules to govern the purchase and sale of co-op apartments. The idea is to…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaking during a COVID-19 briefing on Sept. 30, 2021.

Hochul to propose closing loopholes in NY's gun laws

New York Governor Kathy Hochul plans to introduce gun control legislation Tuesday, three days after a shooter in Buffalo killed 10 people in a grocery store and injured three others.

Vermont Group Calls for Government Transparency

A Vermont-based public policy group is calling for greater transparency and accountability in state government.The Campaign For Vermont unveiled its…

The Great Halifax Explosion

A gripping narrative history of the largest manmade detonation prior to Hiroshima: in 1917 a ship laden with the most explosives ever packed on a vessel…

College Golfer Plays Like A Pro On PGA Tour, Paid Like An Amateur

Lee McCoy, a top college golfer at the University of Georgia played among the pros on Sunday. Unfortunately, having entered as an amateur, he had to leave the big prize money on the table.

Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a military officer at the National Security Council, departed after testifying on Oct. 29.

READ: Testimony Of Alexander Vindman, The White House's Ukraine Specialist

Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman is a foreign affairs expert who serves on the National Security Council. He has been described as having told investigators he worried immediately about the Ukraine affair.

Sukey Lewis

Sukey Lewis is a criminal justice reporter and host of On Our Watch, a new podcast from NPR and KQED about the shadow world of police discipline. In 2018, she co-founded the California Reporting Project, a coalition of newsrooms across the state focused on obtaining previously sealed internal affairs records from law enforcement. In addition to her reporting on police accountability, Lewis has investigated the bail bonds industry, California's wildfires and the high cost of prison phone calls. Lewis earned a master's degree in journalism from the University of California at Berkeley.

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