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There's been a massive ramp up in production of COVID-19 vaccines. Yet low income nations still aren't getting enough. Analysts say it's because wealthy countries are buying way more than they need.

More than four decades after the cult leader planned nine vicious murders, he is still part of American culture. Jeff Guinn's new biography digs through details of Manson's troubled childhood, with access to family members and photos never reported on before.

Members, bills are dying.Those four words --- or something like them --- have long been used by legislative committee chairmen and presiding officers to…

A COVID aid bill that President Biden says is crucial to dealing with the next phase of the pandemic has been stalled as Republicans try to force the CDC to keep border restrictions in place.

We take a look at the fallout from Thursday night's CNN Presidential Debate, especially for President Biden, whose performance was seen as worrisome to some.

The USDA Rural Development is a lifeline to economically depressed rural towns where Trump is popular but the Trump Administration has damaged the agency.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology at the University of Washington, about the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Chris Marsicano of Davidson College in North Carolina about how higher education institutions might go about divesting from Israeli interests, as demanded by protesters.

President Trump has been announcing new trade deals with foreign countries. But these frameworks are NOT binding — leaving businesses with lots of uncertainty.

Polycystic ovary syndrome is getting a new name. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Dr. Melanie Cree, of Children's Hospital Colorado, about how the new name might help patients get better treatment.

This week, U.S. officials said they disrupted a Russian propaganda operation that used fake social media accounts posing as Americans. Artificial intelligence is making the Kremlin's efforts easier.

School districts across the country are looking for ways to fill the gaps from distance learning. The superintendent of Virginia's Richmond Public Schools has a plan that could be approved this month.

In the 1990s, the singer-songwriter's debut album helped usher in a new wave of female musicians and established her as a folk powerhouse. Over the next decade, Jewel's repertoire expanded to include pop and country music. Her latest album, Sweet and Wild, holds true to her newer sound but revisits her folk roots with a bonus disc of acoustic versions.

Nominations for the 95th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday. A number of films are up for top awards.

Based on co-writer Griffin Matthews' experiences in the country, Invisible Thread explores the connection between an American gay couple and a group of Ugandan orphans.

On a flight home, Caitlin Shetterly told the man next to her that after 9/11, flying made her nervous. Then the man told her something she'll never forget: "Most people are good."

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with journalist Beth Macy about the Hulu TV series Dopesick, based on Macy's critically acclaimed book on the origins and course of the country's opioid epidemic.

In a state where every vote matters, both Democratic and Republican campaigns are not only trying to win in counties where they're strongest, they're also trying to lose by less.

Harvest Moon: One World and Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town are the latest installments in a beloved, long-running series of farming sims — but fans may want to stick with older games.

A lawyer, who's a young mother, is the face of this summer's protests in Moscow calling for free elections. Opposition candidates are banned from running in next month's city council elections.

The Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing began with a series of fireworks across the city. NPR's Howard Berkes describes the ceremony, which took place in the stadium known as the Bird's Nest, to host Madeleine Brand.

Many businesses are closing, a university is locking down and weekend festivities have come to a halt in two Tennessee towns preparing for white nationalist rallies.

Twenty of the 50 U.S. hospitals that charge the most for their services are located in Florida — and all but one of them are for-profit, according to a...

Motown's success has made its musical catalog one of the most recognizable in American history. Oliver Wang says it takes some guts to tackle these iconic tunes, but the producers have pulled it off.

As an impeachment inquiry against President Trump has accelerated, his rhetoric has gotten more heated. An analysis shows he's using even stronger words about his political opponents than before.