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NPR's Noah Adams continues his series on low-wage workers. On a visit to Pennsylvania, he found Mexican immigrants at work harvesting mushrooms.

The white supremacist suspect in Buffalo is 18 years old. Some news organizations and commentators have called him a "teenager" and "child" rather than a "man."

The annual music awards show also featured controversial appearances by Travis Scott and Morgan Wallen.

Two days since Hurricane Wilma hit southern Florida, many residents are feeling frustrated and angry at the pace of recovery efforts. Thousands have spent hours in line waiting for ice, water and food, while millions more wait for power to be restored in their homes.

Eleven days after her return, runaway bride Jennifer Wilbanks is still making headlines. Other missing women, such as Lori Hacking and Laci Peterson, sparked similar media frenzy. But not all such cases get the same level of coverage. Ed Gordon discusses the investigation of Tamika Huston, a missing African-American woman in South Carolina, whose story has failed to make national headlines. Guests: Kelly McBride, ethics group leader at the Poynter Institute, and Sylvester Monroe, editor of the Atlanta & the World section of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In the wake of the media frenzy over the "runaway bride" saga, Allison Keyes reports on the story of Tamika Huston, the African-American woman who's been missing from her home in South Carolina for the past year. Is race an issue in how each case was handled?

The U.S. stock of flu vaccine was cut nearly in half Tuesday as Britain shut down a major vaccine supplier. Facing a record shortage, authorities are urging healthy Americans to defer getting shots so that medication will be available for those most at risk. Hear NPR's Melissa Block and Dr. Jerry Avorn of the Harvard Medical School.

Israeli authorities released a 17-year-old Palestinian activist after eight months in prison. She's praised by supporters as an icon of resistance but Israelis accuse her of encouraging violence.

Prosecutors release court documents in suspect Payton Gendron's first appearance in federal court on hate crime charges.

Rapinoe has been an outspoken advocate for LGBTQ rights, pay equity and the Black Lives Matter movement. She was recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Originally broadcast Nov. 9, 2020.