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Vice President Harris went to a grocery store pharmacy Thursday to see first-hand the challenge of getting more vaccines into arms.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman, editor of the Black Agenda, about celebrating Juneteenth without misappropriating the holiday.

Saturday he kicks off a tour in support of a new album, a collection of original compositions that he's been refining for years. It's called "In These Times."

"Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982" is nominated for a Grammy for best historical album.

Press one. Press two. Try to find a human, but you can’t. Welcome to the nightmare that is customer service.

In this week's StoryCorps, we hear from a man who was badly injured in a car accident. He can't walk or talk and communicates through a computerized voice. He thanks his mother for taking care of him.

David E. Harris became the first Black pilot to fly for a commercial airline when American Airlines hired him in 1964. Announcing Capt. Harris' death, American's CEO called him a "trailblazer."

Utah college students are reacting to the killing of right-wind activist Charlie Kirk. NPR talks with students at Utah Valley University, where Kirk was shot, and nearby BYU.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the curriculum would give students "a frame of reference so that they can better appreciate what we have here in America.”

In the pages of a DC Comics anthology series, Tim Drake — the third young man to assume the role of Batman's sidekick, Robin, has a "lightbulb moment" realization — but his journey is only beginning.

Henri was downgraded to a tropical depression Sunday night after knocking out power in over 100,000 homes, stretching from New York to Rhode Island.

It’s been decades since the government set how much money someone with a disability can keep in savings and still be eligible for Supplemental Security Income benefits.

The New York Times literary critic takes readers on a journey through his food and book-obsessed childhood, infusing it along the way with the words of the great writers who have moved him.

FDA advisers recommended the agency authorize new COVID-19 vaccines targeted at omicron to protect people against what could be another winter surge.

Nguyen and his family fled their village in South Vietnam in 1975. Now his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel has been adapted into a series on HBO and MAX. Originally broadcast in 2016.

Water levels in the Biscayne Aquifer have fallen dramatically... and there are still close to 4 months left of the dry season.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Corine Dehabey, who helps run a refugee resettlement organization in Ohio, about the implications of President Biden's reversal of the Trump administration's travel ban.

A newly-approved drug, Wegovy, has shown to have significant weight loss benefits. But it's unclear if insurers will cover the cost of the medication for the millions of Americans who might need it.

Jeb Bush is betting a lot on New Hampshire, so he's spending three days on a bus tour of the state as he tries jumpstarting his campaign. Bush has been battling his protégé, Sen. Marco Rubio, in the campaign lately. Rubio has surpassed Bush in many polls and is starting his own campaign tour in New Hampshire this week.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Chief August Creppel about the extensive damage caused to the Houma Nation by Hurricane Ida.

This week, oil prices plunged, falling below $43 a barrel. A year ago, a barrel of West Texas crude oil was selling for more than twice that. Consumers in most of the country are reaping the benefits. But the downside of low prices means tough times for oil field workers. In a small Texas city, nearly everyone is feeling the pain of low oil prices.

Steve Inskeep talks to Juan Zarate, former deputy national security adviser for combating terrorism, about what investigators are looking for the day after the explosions at the Boston Marathon.

Guy Raz speaks with Greg Gust, Warning Coordination Meteorologist at the National Weather Service for Eastern North Dakota and Northwestern Minnesota, about new cold temperature warnings. The National Weather Service will start using "extreme cold alerts" rather than "wind chill warnings" in some cases to alert people about dangerously cold temperatures.

Scientists in Switzerland unveiled the results in their search for a subatomic particle that is believed to be key to the formation of stars, planets and eventually life after the Big Bang. Many questions remain about the exact nature of this particle.

South Korea's parliament voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo. This move comes less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol.