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The use of 4,514 megawatts topped the previous record of 4,428 megawatts on June 25, 2019.

The nonvenomous Diamond Python was hiding behind the cumin. One shopper just happened to be a trained snake catcher. She captured the python and let it slink away into nearby woods.

Fanatics is expected to be the new partner with MLB to manufacture trading cards, edging out baseball's long-time partner, Topps.

Beachgoers can expect dangerous rip currents from Hurricane Grace and Tropical Storm Henri along both Florida coasts.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner about the decision of several Democratic lawmakers to break rank and return to the state capitol.

What happened? Here are six lessons learned from Israel's experience — and one looming question for the future of the pandemic.

Live music's return continues to take hits due to rising COVID-19 rates around the world. K-pop superstars BTS, Garth Brooks and Nine Inch Nails are among the latest acts to cancel their tours.

Many experts say the evidence doesn’t justify widespread booster shots for adults.

The most critical question in Afghanistan today is whether the Afghan military can keep the country safe from the Taliban. An NPR team went looking for the answer, and two of the group were killed.

Kevin Parker brings his "Tame Impala Soundsystem" to life in a Tiny Desk from Australia.

A photo circulating on social media shows COVID-19 patients lying on the floor of the antibody treatment clinic at the Jacksonville Public Library...

The governor described the announcement as a “massive hammer" for an industry that is already short-staffed.

Nursing home operators acknowledge that large numbers of staff members are not getting the shots but fear a federal vaccination mandate could drive away workers in a tight labor market.

The country's top market watchdog has promised tougher scrutiny of virtual currencies, but we still don't know what will be unveiled.

A presidential spokesman says media outlets that receive funding from abroad need to be reined in to protect the government from hostile foreign powers.

As COVID-19 surges across the country, medical workers are under increasing strain. One of the hardest-hit states is Alabama, where doctors express frustration at a crisis they say was preventable.

The lab has access to a high-security facility that Pfizer needed to prove its COVID-19 vaccine was working. Now the scientists there are testing the vaccine's effectiveness against viral variants.

Chuck Close was known for his giant photorealist portraits of friends and colleagues in the art world. Late in life, Close faced accusations of sexual harassment.

For some Vietnamese-Americans, the news out of Afghanistan has brought back memories of the fall of Saigon in 1975, when South Vietnam's capital was overrun by Communist forces.

Patients at high-risk of developing severe COVID-19 — including those with obesity or lung disease — can get the treatment, which DeSantis has been touting.

The long-planned trip is now complicated by the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which is drawing comparisons to the fall of Saigon in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

The Biden administration has a warning about what could come next in Afghanistan. A political standoff in Texas is over. Doctors in Alabama say they're exhausted by a crisis that was preventable.

NPR's A Martinez talks with Rev. Moneka Thompson, a staff chaplain at the UAB Hospital in Birmingham about the COVID-19 surge in her state, where ICU beds are completely full.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Associated Press reporter Paul Weber about the Texas House achieving a quorum after some of the Democrats who left Texas to block a GOP voting bill returned to Austin.

With the constant stream of data about COVID-19, it can be hard to make sense of all the numbers. We look at the base rate fallacy, and how some people are making this mistake when assessing risk.