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Los Angeles Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff will face Republican Steve Garvey, a former LA Dodgers player, in a general election runoff to decide who will represent California in the U.S. Senate.

Wages rose faster for low-income workers than for any other group in 2019. The gains are partly explained by the tight labor market. But increases in minimum wages also contributed to the gains.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Marc Goldwein, a policy official at the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget, to parse out the reality versus the rancor in the government budget battle.

Former President Donald Trump faced some tough questioning from Latino voters Wednesday night. He largely sidestepped those questions in his answers and instead stuck to his broader campaign themes.

Buttonwood is a 180-year-old riverfront “summer home” in the City of New Castle and is associated with a 19th century Delaware Supreme Court Chief Justice.But it has fallen into disrepair and faces several obstacles to avoiding demolition by neglect.In this week’s Enlighten Me, contributor Larry Nagengast explains these obstacles as part of his ongoing examination of historic preservation efforts and issues in New Castle County.

The Creative Vision Factory in Wilmington enters its 11th year using art to help those facing mental health issues and addiction.And this week, contributor Larry Nagengast examines how its evolved over the past decade – as well as the challenges it faces moving forward.

As the new school year begins, school districts across the state are struggling to fill teaching positions.Delaware took one step toward addressing the issue in this year’s state budget with a nine percent pay raise for teachers, but higher salaries are only part of the solution.Delaware Public Media’s Rachel Sawicki reports this week on why hiring teachers is so difficult and what’s being done to fill in the gaps.

Delaware’s unemployment rate sits at 6.8 percent for the month of October, the first time it’s been below seven percent since December 2008.The 6.8…

Fewer Americans are sitting down to the traditional home-cooked dinner these days, and that has renowned cookbook author Marion Cunningham worried. With her latest book, Lost Recipes: Meals to Share with Friends and Family, Cunningham offers simple recipes in hopes of luring more of us back to the kitchen. Read recipes for garlic-crumb-stuffed artichokes and Bess Truman's Ozark pudding.

House lawmakers reached a deal on a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by supporters of then-President Trump and to recommend changes to further protect the complex.