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A man looks at an electronic stock indicator of a securities firm in Tokyo, on Tuesday. Shares tumbled in Asia on Tuesday after a wild day for U.S. markets that resulted in the biggest drop in the Dow Jones industrial average in six and a half years.

Asian, European Markets Follow Wall Street, With Stocks Suffering Sharp Losses

After the Dow shed 4.6 percent on Monday, Japan's Nikkei and Hong Kong's Hang Seng both dipped by about 5 percent. European shares were also down sharply in early trading.

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It Was Set To Start

The decision grants TikTok a short-term reprieve, but the wildly popular app's fate still faces an extraordinary amount of uncertainty.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JULY 30: New Yorkers in need receive free produce, dry goods, and meat at a Food Bank For New York City distribution event at Barclays Center on July 30, 2020 in New York City. In addition to unemployment and homelessness, millions of Americans face food insecurity as a result of the economic downturn caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Food Bank For New York City)

A Crisis Within A Crisis: Food Insecurity And COVID-19

Hunger is one of the most urgent — yet hidden — crises facing the nation. In this special episode of All Things Considered, a look at how food insecurity has been exacerbated by the coronavirus.

MINEOLA, NEW YORK - MARCH 30: A Honduran asylum seeker, recovering from fever, checks medications on March 30, 2020 in Mineola, New York. She is one of nine immigrants who share a Long Island rental house and self-quarantined after one became ill with fever, and the rest quickly followed. Most are largely recovered but never received tests for COVID-19. The coronavirus pandemic has been especially difficult for undocumented communities, who lack unemployment protections, health insurance and fear deportation if authorities know their whereabouts. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)

Nearly Two-Thirds Of U.S. Households Struck By COVID-19 Face Financial Trouble

Plus, of all U.S. homes that include someone with a disability, 63% report serious financial hardship during the pandemic, and 37% have used up all or most of their savings.

PA Lawmakers Propose Ban On Hair Discrimination

“It’s so important that we address the right and the dignity behind our natural appearance, and being able to show up as we naturally are."

As New York Budget Crisis Looms, Democrats Seek Alternatives

“If we have to close this deficit without Washington, there's going to be no good way to do it. There's going to be no constructive way to do it.”

Latest COVID-19 Numbers In New York State "Relatively Flat"

The numbers released on Sunday (looking at Saturday’s testing) show the Finger Lakes with a .7% infection rate, up slightly from the .4% of the previous two days.

Lawsuit Changes How New York Absentee Ballots Can Be Rejected

Jennifer Wilson, Deputy Director of the League of Women Voters of New York State, said the success of their lawsuit makes three important changes.

Chemung County Executive Chris Moss. (Natalie Abruzzo/WSKG)

Despite County Criticism, Lawyer For Lighthouse Baptist Church Defends COVID-19 Behavior

A Buffalo lawyer who represents the church claimed it was following county guidelines, but that it can be difficult to keep track of everyone.

A Military 1st: A Supercarrier Is Named After An African American Sailor

USS Doris Miller will honor a Black Pearl Harbor hero and key figure in the rise of the civil rights movement. Miller, a sharecropper's son from Waco, Texas was just 22 years when he created history.

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