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Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court confirmation hearing begins today. Trump continues campaigning after his coronavirus diagnosis. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff talks about the election.

Hospitals in Montana are straining. The state racked up hundreds of COVID-19 cases in September. New restrictions could be imposed as Governor Steve Bullock tries to unseat a Republican U.S. senator.

Gen. Mark Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells NPR that the military "will obey the lawful orders of civilian control of the military."

Fans can bring remembrances to the aquarium, which will cut its admission to $16 over the weekend to match Winter’s age.

A look at the week's COVID-19 and vaccine news, including new information from the variant out of the United Kingdom.

The contaminants may have been accidentally mixed into the product during the manufacturing process, Kraft Heinz says. No illnesses have been reported.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has begun a three-nation Africa tour. His visit comes as eastern Africa is in turmoil — with civil war in Ethiopia and a military coup in Sudan.

A rare mineral from Earth's lower mantle has been discovered inside a diamond from Botswana. The find breaks open a window into deep-Earth chemistry.

Bill McBride's Vader Vault now includes about 70,000 pieces of Darth Vader memorabilia. Toys, paintings, helmets — and all sorts of other items — collected over the past 30 years.

Tallahassee, Gainesville and a handful of South Florida municipalities are challenging a state law that gives the governor and Cabinet the ability to override local decisions on law enforcement budgets.

The rally took place on the second day of a special legislative session to pass a package of bills that push back on federal vaccine and mask nadates.

The Navajo Nation Museum is bringing a newly voiced version of the classic spaghetti Western to the Navajo Nation.

President Biden and congressional Democrats are trying to show voters the benefits of the infrastructure bill that's now law, and the Build Back Better plan they are trying to pass.

The Florida Department of Education is trying to quash a federal cease-and-desist order issued in a fight over local school mask mandates.

Puerto Rico declared bankruptcy four years ago. Officials and creditors have reached a deal, and a federal bankruptcy judge is considering whether to approve it.

With the passing of 9-year-old Ezra Blount, the Astroworld death toll has risen to 10. Scott and Live Nation, the organizers of the festival, have been sued by numerous parties.

The Kids Count report shows that Hillsborough, Pinellas, Pasco, Sarasota and Manatee made progress on reducing the number of children living in poverty and in homes with high housing costs.

Thousands of migrants are camped along the border of Belarus and Poland, trapped between the countries. EU officials accuse Belarus of luring them across the border.

A wayward roadrunner is on the mend at a bird rehabilitation facility in Maine after traveling across the country for four days in a moving van.

"Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" premiered on Nov. 16, 2001. To celebrate, we're dusting off our Pensieve and revisiting NPR's coverage from 20 years ago.

Physicians and other health professionals issued a call Monday — hours before a special session in Tallahassee — for Florida lawmakers to reject any bans on COVID-19 mask and vaccines mandates.

There’s no accurate count of the number of Native American women who go missing or are murdered every year in the United States.

They say it's Gov. Ron DeSantis' efforts to enhance his standing as a potential 2024 presidential candidate.

Journalist Dawn Turner revisits her own past, and tells the story of her sister, who died at 24 from chronic alcoholism, and her childhood best friend, who served 20 years in prison for murder.

President Biden praised the bipartisanship work to craft and pass the bill. But Republicans who supported the measure continue to face blowback.