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The FDA's decision to fully approve Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine has opened the door for a growing number of colleges and universities to mandate the vaccine for their communities this academic year.

Under the growing burden of drought, California is struggling to supply enough water to all of the people currently living there. The state is also working on ways to ensure water for millions more residents expected to live there in the future.

The U.S. Supreme Court starts a new term Monday with a menu of high-profile cases, from abortion to gun rights and religious rights.

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta says U.S. troops hope to begin transitioning from a combat role in Afghanistan to a role that focuses on training Afghan troops instead. The transition could happen sooner than expected — possibly by mid- to late-2013. U.S. troops would still remain in Afghanistan through at least the end of 2014, however. Audie Cornish talks to NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman, who has the latest.

The day after explosions killed three people at the Boston Marathon, the city is trying to recover. The area of the blasts is a crime scene and people are being kept away from it.

The wildly popular digital game Angry Birds has been downloaded more than 50 million times in the past year. In May, Mattel plans to release a board game that aims to capture the same spirit of revenge and the joy of knocking things over.

As public health experts work to investigate the already reported infections, the virus continues to spread throughout the state.

Tiger Woods was involved in a single-car accident in Southern California. A rod was inserted into his tibia to stabilize injuries, and pins and screws were used to stabilize foot and ankle injuries.

The Mountain West has some of the highest rates of depression and suicide. Researchers think the mountains, with a lack of oxygen at high altitude, could be interfering with people's mental health.

Beijing quickly used a new national security law against Hong Kong protesters; 10 were arrested Wednesday. How is the new law changing the legal and political landscape in Hong Kong?

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders helped push Democrats to the left in two presidential campaigns. As chairman of the budget committee, he's working to drive the Democratic Party from the inside.

Regional theme parks are considering selling off property to raise capital. Cedar Fair and Six Flags are in the midst of a cash burn of $25 million a month with attendance dropping due to COVID-19.

Federal health officials have lifted the pause on use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. States can resume distributing it, now with a warning about rare complications involving blood clots.

Momentum on increased Veterans Affairs coverage for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits is building in Congress. None of it soon enough for sick veterans or advocates like comedian Jon Stewart.

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing Roe v. Wade, the court's five-decade-old decision that guaranteed a woman's right to obtain an abortion.

Officials in a North Carolina town say replacing public buses with on-demand shuttles has helped residents. As the model catches on elsewhere, critics warn it could increase traffic congestion.

Oil giant Shell will soon open a chemical plant near Pittsburgh that will turn gas from fracking into plastic. The project is creating hundreds of jobs but some residents worry about the air quality

How NATO is grappling with defense spending as President Trump heads to The Hague to meet with NATO leaders -- days after his strikes on Iran.

In the narrow streets of the Sabra refugee camp in Beirut, there is an apartment without windows. It's a rather gloomy place for a kindergarten, but the only place available for 70 Syrian refugee children from cities like Aleppo, Homs and Deraa. A group of volunteers come to help the children overcome their traumas through music, drawing and theater classes once a week. Some kids don't speak for weeks when they first arrive to Lebanon. A recent U.N. report warned that a "lost generation" of Syrian children is growing. The organization Save the Children reports talks about mass destruction of schools and lack of schooling.

Some of the oldest farmland in America is on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. But as sea levels rise, saltwater is killing crops and threatening a way of life.

A corporate finance professor explains how Boeing's troubles stem from the company's fateful shift away from engineering to financial engineering decades ago.

A controversial Missouri law aiming to block local law enforcement from enforcing federal gun laws has police frustrated and heading to court.

Bikers claim that many who were arrested in the Waco, Texas, brawl last week were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. But police say the bikers were "known criminal gang members."

KUER's Saige Miller discusses Utah's election results.

Wichita Independent School didn't have enough players to field a football team this year. So the school announced alternative Friday evening activities for their students.