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NPR's Rachel Martinez speaks to U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy about the White House's new testing and masking efforts that are aimed at stopping the omicron surge.

In a move that marks the end of an era, destruction of the country's last chemical weapons stockpile starts this summer in Kentucky. It comes after years of debate over how to do it safely.

Now that special counsel Robert Mueller has delivered his report to the attorney general, we look at how politicians and the president are reacting.

Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin's executive order that sought to allow parents to opt out of classroom mask mandates was one of the first actions he took after his inauguration Jan. 15.

Many low-income families who want their children to keep learning remotely are losing access to a federal program that helped them pay for meals.

We're all feeling too much. Mitski's music can help. On her sixth album, she embraces dramatic emotions — and even in the depths of inner dysregulation, her clarity is remarkable.

Pediatric hospitalizations remain high in Florida. Doctors say extending vaccine eligibility to little ones could help protect them in the future.

Mississippi voters approved a medical marijuana initiative in November 2020 but the state Supreme Court invalidated it six months later, ruling the measure was not put properly on the ballot.

Biathlon is the only Winter Olympics sport in which the U.S. hasn't won a medal. Innovations since the last games have Americans hoping to break through in the skiing and target shooting event.

It's now been a year since the American Hospital Association alleged price gouging and asked the White House to investigate and act. Bidding wars among states have only escalated.

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff about the latest efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine.

This year's MacArthur Fellows — recipients of what's commonly called the Genius Grant — include artists, scientists, dancers and more. They'll each receive a no-strings-attached $625,000 award.

The backyard wood structure looks like something you'd find in a secret garden or a little hut in the forest. The artist and his husband have gained lots of fans on social media.

Writing letters to strangers in almost all 50 states became an outlet to process anxieties about the pandemic. And a reminder of all the ways we are connected.

Missouri's acting health director resigned after state GOP lawmakers complained he was not conservative enough.

Many cities hold arts festivals during the summer. Rome joined the party last Saturday as part of a larger effort to radically revamp traffic and make the area around the Coliseum and other monuments more welcoming for pedestrians.

Sheila & Joe is a film about two people separated by incarceration who met, fell in love and committed their lives to one another through hundreds of pages written over thousands of days.

Jeff Sedlik's Miles Davis portrait shows up all over the Internet, rarely with his permission, and there's not much he can do to protect himself. Enter the CASE Act, which sounds dull ... but isn't.

President Biden pledged to put a Black woman on the Supreme Court, which some Republicans say is discrimination. The situation shows how the parties view representation substantively and politically.

The U.S. has hit more than 900,000 deaths from COVID-19 — yet another once-unimaginable new toll. And the number of people dying every day is still rising.

NPR's Tamara Keith talks with Irish comedian Maeve Higgins about her new book Tell Everyone on this Train I Love Them, which is a series of reflections on the various imperfections of America.

New guidelines detail how film, television and commercial production can reopen in Los Angeles County.

A judge says the Oscar-winning actress's discrimination and retaliation suit against Netflix can move forward.

The divided court struck down the state's new maps for congressional and General Assembly seats. The ruling is a major victory for Democrats and their allies.

The annual drawing challenge began a decade ago as a way for one artist to strengthen his ink-drawing skills. Now, millions of drawings showcasing portraits, animals and more are shared each year.