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For a long time, coal was king in eastern Kentucky. But the industry today is hemorrhaging jobs. The region is now struggling to rebuild its economy and find new jobs for unemployed miners.

John McWhorter of Columbia University says the way we use words changes, like how "literally" can now mean "figuratively." That example, he says, is a contronym, a word with two opposite meanings.

The Hillary Clinton camp went after Donald Trump for sticking to his hard-line immigration stance. Renee Montagne talks to columnist and commentator Cokie Roberts and GOP strategist John Feehery.

Angela Merkel's approval ratings are plummeting over her government's disjointed refugee policy. Voter anger over the issue led to a stinging rebuke in the state where she has her political base.

President Obama is in China for the G-20 summit. Steve Inskeep talks to Robert Daly, director of the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Scott Horsley.

President Trump visited California on Monday for a briefing on the wildfires. He has blamed the fires on poor forest management, while Democratic challenger Joe Biden has focused on climate change.

Half or more of U.S. households say the financial impact of the pandemic has been serious. An NPR and Harvard survey found Houston households were affected the most, especially Blacks and Latinos.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Shannon Pettner, battalion chief with the Sweet Home, Ore., fire department, about wildfires that keep burning in the state.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Bob Woodward about discovering how close the U.S. came to nuclear war with North Korea in 2017 and his ultimate takeaway after interviewing President Trump.

Connecticut has built a safety net that will send a child-behavior expert to any daycare or pre-K in the state that's having trouble with a disruptive child.