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NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Zeke Emanuel, who organized an effort backed by over 50 medical groups for health care and long-term care employers to require their workers get COVID-19 vaccines.

For those who rely on technology to speak, there are a limited number of voices. "Perfect Paul" sounds robotic, and "Heather" can seem too old for some. Now, a researcher is using sound samples from people who have never been able to speak to create new, personalized voices for them.

The state reported 31,758 new cases Friday and 32,850 Saturday, a 320% surge in weekly numbers. The surge has come with a rush to get tested ahead of the holidays, and that trend continued after Christmas.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of Alaska about why he wants to see aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan and border security money tied together in one funding package.

At least three promising antiviral treatments for COVID-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter.

The lieutenant governor picks: Bryan Avila for Republican Byron Donalds and Gwen Graham for Democrat David Jolly. Who are they, and what does the lieutenant governor actually do?

Ellsberg died June 16 at age 92. We listen back to a 2017 interview with him, and speak with New York Times correspondent Charlie Savage about Ellsberg's most recent document leak, at age 90.

County Commissioner Kevin Van Ostenbridge called the County Clerk of Court's allegations "politically motivated."

Huge crowds packed arenas to watch the world's best pedestrians walk in circles for six days at a time. And trainers encouraged the athletes to drink champagne — at the time considered a stimulant.

From a white-knuckle Wall Street chronicle to a modernized Shakespearean war story, the films on David Edelstein's best-of-the-year list tell solid stories new and old.

The Cougars are an inner-city football team that defied great odds to win its district championship. NPR's Rachel Martin talks with coach Ed Dunn about a new film that tells the team's story.

The Obama administration projected that within the first month of open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, half a million individuals or families would sign up. Nearly three weeks in, the actual number of enrollments looks to be much smaller. Technical issues have been a big factor.

The news has been heavy the past few years — a lot of us could use a laugh. Some up-and-coming standups performed at this year's Lucille Ball Comedy Festival.

Stu Sjouwerman has given $2.5 million to the corridor — the latest in a string of donations to environmental and animal causes.

Nature and culture set the stage for December events during the two-day expo.

International Paper will close a mill in Courtland, Alabama, that employs more than 1,000 workers. The company blamed a decline in the demand for paper products in the U.S. for the decision. It said the shutdown will be completed in about six months.

The Trump administration urges schools to reopen in the fall. Immigration and Customs Enforcement rules say international students can't stay in the U.S. if their schools are entirely online.

The White House committed to buying a billion rapid COVID tests to distribute in the U.S. The launch of COVIDtests.gov has made it easy for Americans to order free tests, but there are still issues.

Clashes in the West Bank are escalating. Since Oct. 7 – hundreds of Palestinians in the West Bank have been killed, thousands arrested, and many banned from entering Jerusalem. As tensions rise, we discuss the current crisis in the West Bank.

The snake struck a 9-year-old hiker at dusk on a nature trail in Illinois. Expensive antivenin and a helicopter ride to the hospital led to big bills that struck her parents a few weeks later.

For many cancer patients, daily life can feel full of risky choices involving work, family, friends and money. Nearly every option pits the risks of catching the coronavirus against other downsides.

A new law in New Hampshire will require anyone registering to vote for the first time in the Granite State to provide documentation they are U.S. citizens, like a birth certificate or passport.

In his speech, the former president also blasted two South Carolina House members who have been critical of him.

Migrants from Central America who end up in the U.S. must cross the Guatemala-Mexico border, where immigration control is light to nonexistent. Quicker journeys are spurring more illegal immigration.

Chef Tim Ma, owner of Lucky Danger in Washington's Chinatown, walks us through how to fold soup dumplings in preparation for Lunar New Year celebrations.