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Juvenile incarceration is down, but many young people still in facilities have gone months without seeing their families.

The House is expected to approve the COVID-19 relief bill. Texans are no longer required to wear masks in public. Biden is expected to hire two critics of big tech for roles in his administration.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with a group of diverse Jewish voices — Sarah Hurwitz, Eli Steinberg and Rebecca Pierce — about the types of conversations they've had in the wake of anti-Semitic attacks.

Many are worried that Florida’s powerful investor-owned utilities are pushing regulators to scale back the state’s rooftop solar policy, as JEA did, or get rid of it all together. If successful, the rooftop solar industry across the Sunshine State could start to look a lot like it does in Jacksonville.

The designer who has been pushing fashion boundaries for decades reveals more about the woman behind the brand — the whimsy and fun, but also difficult times, from relationships to health challenges.

Lawmakers consider President Biden's $2 trillion infrastructure proposal. More police officers in Minneapolis testify against Derek Chauvin. Vaccine hesitancy may compromise herd immunity.

Joe Biden heads to Europe for his first international trip as president. Do COVID-19 vaccines hold up against variants? Operation Trojan Shield tricks suspected criminals into giving up information.

The U.S. Agriculture Department is sending aid for debt relief to struggling farmers of color beginning this month. But many Black farmers distrust the department after decades of failed promises.

President Biden and Russian President Putin meet in Geneva. No major breakthroughs are expected. Israel says its fighter jets struck Hamas targets in Gaza. The strikes are the first since a ceasefire.

The U.S. Senate will take up a plan to overhaul elections. The Supreme Court gives college athletes a boost in their push for better compensation. The COVID-19 Delta variant is spreading in the U.S.

Monday is the White House deadline to get a deal with Republicans on infrastructure. Vice President Harris is on her first foreign trip as VP. A massacre in Burkina Faso has left 130 people dead.

Obstetrical emergency departments are a new aspect of some hospitals that can inflate medical bills for even the easiest, healthiest births. Just ask baby Gus' parents about their $2,755 ER charge.

A record 4.3 million workers in America quit their jobs in August. Some share their stories and an economist explains what this means for the U.S. economy.

Sasha Issenberg, author of The Engagement, a history of marriage equality, says he doesn't see the Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges being overturned anytime soon.

We have the latest on the impact of Hurricane Dorian on Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Also, a preview of the next Democratic debate and what Brexit means for Ireland.

Jury finds rally organizers liable for the violence in Charlottesville, Va. A federal jury finds CVS, Walgreens and Walmart helped fuel the opioid crisis. More people are flying this Thanksgiving.

The U.S. weighs sending 5,000 troops to Eastern Europe to counter Russia. COVID cases decline sharply in areas of the Northeast and Midwest. Sarah Palin faces off against The New York Times Monday.

The Muppet Movie is an unusually silly and unusually profound musical. At 40 years old, the music still astounds, provokes and entertains.

The trailblazing U.S.-born star and civil rights activist was given France's highest honor on Tuesday when she was inducted into the Pantheon. She first achieved fame in Paris in the 1920s.

Read recommendations cited by the 9-11 Commission in its final report on the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on America.

In several states, abortion access looks very different now than it did last week. President Biden is in Germany for the G-7 meeting. Ukraine's president asks the G7 for more weapons to fight Russia.

Making the transition from career-woman to full-time mother can be challenging. Women in the Black community say finding support for their decision to stay at home with their children can be particularly hard.

Rents are up 15% nationwide and as much as 30% in some cities. Inflation and rising interest rates are also pricing many buyers out of the housing market — increasing the pressure to rent.

How do President Trump's supporters evaluate his first weeks in office? NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro checks in with a few of them: Becky Ravenkamp, Dan Meyer and Kevin Eisbrenner.

For bands on tour, one positive COVID test can spell disaster. With audiences increasingly unmasked and institutional support drying up, safety is left mostly to the artists themselves.