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There's no link between COVID-19 vaccines and death. But a new NPR analysis finds stories implying a connection have gone viral this year at a dramatic rate.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul about the summit between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly and Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner discuss how Russia is covering the Biden-Putin summit and how Putin may navigate accusations of cyberattacks and human rights violations.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who chaired the hearing, said being distinct from Facebook isn't enough to cut it for the three tech giants. "That bar is in the gutter," he told the company officials.

As unvaccinated COVID-19 patients fill ICU and acute care beds in Colorado, patients with other ailments are being turned away, and health care workers are reaching a new breaking point.

Staff from NPR Music highlight the sleeper hits that got lost in the deluge of new music in 2021.

Armando Iannucci, the architect of HBO's Veep, returns to the network with a satirical look at the nascent space-travel industry. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to him about Avenue 5.

Clive Wilkinson says it's really not a good thing for employees to work at a place that has catered meals, private parks, massage tables and a laundromat ... because why would you ever leave?

These devices measure blood oxygen levels and can help identify when patients are dangerously ill. But research shows they can deliver misleading results for people with darker skin.

With Ukrainian forces pleading for greater military assistance from the U.S. and the western alliance, NPR's Leila Fadel talk to Pentagon spokesman John Kirby about why a no-fly zone is off the table.

A Texas rapper sets his rhymes to country beats. Host Jennifer Ludden talks with singer Cowboy Troy about the hybrid music style he calls "hick-hop." Troy's new album is called Loco Motive.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress, writer and entrepreneur Brooke Shields about her effort to embrace aging and how she's trying to help other women do the same.

Daniel Duron got a rare opportunity to work on his bachelor's degree while in prison. Early release means he'll have to finish his final semester as a college student on the outside.

Festival promoters are allowing lifesaving medication as fentanyl deaths surge, but volunteers are often left to distribute it, and more controversial forms of harm reduction aren't openly allowed.

Not just for the super fit, gravel bike racing has exploded into one of the most popular forms of biking in the U.S. Organizers have worked so that everyone feels included and welcome.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Sallie Krawcheck, CEO and co-founder of Ellevest, about the company's 2022 survey of women's financial health.

Those who know Wakefield say her high standards and problem-solving skills make her a good fit for the job of helping “reset” the agency after its failures handling the COVID pandemic.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actor Brooke Shields about embracing aging.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Tolulope Kolade, founder of voiceover talent firm CodedVoiceovers, about Nigeria's decision to ban foreign talent in advertisements beginning next month.

More than two years into the pandemic, hospital budgets are beginning to crack. One of the biggest drivers of financial shortfalls has been the cost to find workers.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Ambassador Roger Carstens, special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, about the aim of repatriating Americans wrongfully detained abroad and those taken hostage.

The women's race starts Sunday in Paris and lasts for 8 stages, ending July 31. The last multiday women's race was held in 1989.

From 2017 to 2021, Sir Mark Lowcock was the U.N.'s "relief chief," the world's most senior humanitarian official. He talks to NPR about what inspired him and why crises are getting worse.

As the country faces a rise in infections driven by the BA.5 subvariant, about 70% of people 50 and older who got a first booster shot haven't received the recommended second one, according to the CDC.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Farnaz Fassihi of The New York Times, who has pieced together an extensive chronology of the 72 hours after a Ukrainian airliner was shot down in Tehran.