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Mannequins in a clothing shop are posed to show solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on Juneteenth in Washington, D.C. The day in 1865 that the last enslaved Black people learned they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation is now a federal holiday.

Juneteenth Is A Federal Holiday Now, But What That Means For Workers Varies Widely

Day off? Extra pay? Or business as usual? Federal workers usually get holidays off, but the short notice on Juneteenth has created some exceptions. And companies aren't required to observe holidays.

Costco Builds Nebraska Supply Chain For Its $5 Rotisserie Chickens

Costco is building a facility in Nebraska to process chickens from hundreds of nearby farms for sale as rotisserie chickens. The warehouse retailer sells 60 million rotisserie chickens each year.

When Is It OK To Wear The Clothing Of Another Culture?

The line between appreciation and appropriation can be hard to pinpoint. Experts weigh in on the writer's dilemma: Should her husband have worn a Filipino barong to a family party?

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle greet well-wishers in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in March.

A Royal Wedding With Global Appeal

Interest in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle transcends borders in a way that past royal weddings have not, writes Autumn Brewington, who anchored The Washington Post's royal wedding blog in 2011.

Is COVID-19 Spread By Talking? That And Other Questions Are Answered

NPR's Noel King talks to Dr. Harvey Fineberg of the National Academies Standing Committee on Emerging Infectious Diseases and 21st Century Health Threats. He has advised the White House on COVID-19.

Decades ago, people with leprosy were confined to a hospital in Carville, La. The fear of being forcibly isolated in this place led many patients to avoid seeking treatment and hide their disease. In the 1950s, the Daughters of Charity worked at the hospital and the research lab it housed.

Lessons From Leprosy For Coronavirus: Quarantine And Isolation Can Backfire

One thing the history of leprosy tells us: When you restrict people's freedoms, they go underground, and fail to seek treatment.

Denver Voters Withdraw Registrations In Response To Trump's Data Request

President Trump's commission on voting and elections requested voter data from across the country. Amber McReynolds, the director of elections in Denver, tells NPR's Kelly McEvers that people are calling her office in droves to withdraw their voter registrations because they are afraid of their private information going to the commission.

The Story Of The Chitlin' Circuit's Great Performers

Before the Civil Rights movement, segregated American cities helped give birth to the Chitlin' Circuit, a touring revue that provided employment for hundreds of black musicians. Rock historian Ed Ward profiles two recent books which illuminate the conditions these musicians endured.

The LouseBuster uses heated air to dry lice out and kill them, along with their eggs.

The Key To Keeping Lice At Bay? A Lot Of Hot Air

When kids are infested with head lice, a certain amount of panic — even desperation — can spread through a household. Parasite expert Dale Clayton knows that nightmare all too well, but now he also has a solution — using hot air to dry lice out and kill them and their eggs.

4 Foods Americans Don't Eat Much Anymore

Open a cookbook from the Gilded Age, and you just might be surprised by what our forebears passed around the table.

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