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Wednesday 5/8/24: fire department challenges, Camacho's, 'The People's Joker', Everywhere is Queer

We learn about a new initiative to provide mental health services to members of the Milwaukee Fire Department. We visit one of Milwaukee’s longest standing Mexican bars, Camacho's. We speak with the co-writer of “The People’s Joker. ”Plus, tell you about a website and app that helps people find queer-owned businesses.

Memoir, biography or novel? Jason Mott leans into the confusion in his latest book 'People Like Us'

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Jason Mott about his latest novel, "People Like Us," which started out as a memoir. It turned into two parallel stories about two different writers in crisis.

Biden gives a dozen medals to people who helped protect democracy during Jan. 6 riot

President Biden is marking the second anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by awarding medals to a dozen people who he said helped protect democracy that day.

Biden commutes sentences for 1,500 people. Some say he could do a lot more

Biden said he plans to take more steps using his clemency powers in the remaining weeks of his presidency. Some advocates say he could do a lot more.

Commuters wait in line for public buses as they leave work in the business district on Aug. 27 in Beijing. China's Supreme People's Court has ruled that it's illegal for companies to subject employees to the practice known as "996," or working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. six days a week.

Employers Can't Require People To Work 72 Hours A Week, China's High Court Says

In recent years, several worker deaths have been linked to grueling "996" schedules, which are common in the tech industry. The label is shorthand for working 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for six days in a row.

Yesenia Ortiz works at a grocery store in Greensboro, N.C. She says she wishes she would get paid more during the pandemic because of the extra level of risk to which she is exposed.

People Can't See It, But This Grocery Worker Still Wears Lipstick Under Her Mask

As a low-wage worker, Yesenia Ortiz wishes she would get paid more during the pandemic because of the extra level of risk to which she is exposed.

Congressional leaders held a candlelight vigil outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on February 23, 2021 to mark the more than 500,000 U.S. deaths due to the COVID-19 pandemic. COVID-19 was the third leading underlying cause of death in 2020, according to a study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday.

CDC: COVID-19 Was 3rd-Leading Cause Of Death In 2020, People Of Color Hit Hardest

A pair of reports published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday sheds new light on the approximately 375,000 deaths attributed to COVID-19 in the U.S. last year.

People wait in their vehicles Wednesday, at the city of Milwaukee's Menomonee Valley health clinic.

City of Milwaukee COVID testing and vaccination clinics are open Thursday, as many people prepare for holiday gatherings

People rush to get tested for COVID-19. But Thursday's test result may not reflect your status during the holidays.

Official In Ecuador Says Thousands More People May Have Died Than Government Has Reported

Officially, only several hundred Ecuadoreans have died of COVID-19. But in the city of Guayaquil, hospitals, cemeteries and morgues are overwhelmed.

The U.S. hit a tragic milestone Tuesday, recording more than 200,000 coronavirus deaths. Here, Chris Duncan, whose 75-year-old mother, Constance, died from COVID-19 on her birthday, visits a COVID Memorial Project installation of 20,000 U.S. flags on the National Mall. The flags are on the grounds of the Washington Monument, facing the White House.

'Enormous And Tragic': U.S. Has Lost More Than 200,000 People To COVID-19

The U.S. death toll has doubled since May. Some experts predict it could nearly double again before 2020 ends. "We are experiencing a tremendous amount of unnecessary suffering," one researcher says.

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