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Mary Louise Kelly talks with Elizabeth Kolbert, author of Under A White Sky. The book tackles the ways humans have sought to control nature — only to create unintended problems for future generations.

The Writers Guild of America declared victory after grappling for nearly two years with Hollywood's biggest talent agencies over how agents make their money.

The Biden administration will start processing some claims from asylum-seekers stranded in Mexico. But many are still worried about their fates.

After former President Donald Trump stalled the asylum system, President Biden is re-opening the border. But big questions remain about how to rebuild the system without triggering a new crisis.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Marion Koopmans, a Dutch virologist on the World Health Organization team that traveled to Wuhan, China, to investigate the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak.

They say the proposal would force them to spend a lot of money notifying voters to renew their absentee ballot requests every year.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with House Democratic Caucus Vice Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., being removed from the House Education and Budget committees.

The British broadcast regulator has canceled the broadcast license for CGTN, the Chinese government's international English language news channel.

Seattle is trying to ensure equitable access to vaccines by setting up clinics in communities of color. Nationwide, not all jurisdictions even track racial and ethnic data about vaccine distribution.

Congressional committees now move to the next stage of finalizing the details of President Biden's $1.9 trillion bill. Democrats are using a process that can pass the legislation on a party-line vote.

Scientists are looking at a possible link between the mutations in the U.K. and South Africa — and those in a patient in Boston who had living, growing virus in his body for five months.

Broward Health Medical Center is part of the North Broward Hospital District, which decided this week to hire Shane Strum, Gov. DeSantis’ chief of staff, as its CEO.

The federal insurance exchange, HealthCare.gov, has reopened for changes and new sign-ups until May 15. But states with their own exchanges have different rules. Here's what you need to know.

The U.S. Census Bureau said Friday that data Florida lawmakers will use to redraw legislative and congressional boundaries won’t be delivered until September.

Among the latest batch of new emoji is an unassuming blue pickup truck. The story of how that symbol got onto our devices offers a window into the big and sometimes dark money that companies are spending to influence the way we communicate.

Since 2002, the prison has housed members of al-Qaida and the Taliban. At its peak, Guantanamo Bay had almost 680 people detained at the installation.

Only about 1 percent of people vaccinated in Sarasota County are Black. Advocates say the distribution process puts underserved communities at a disadvantage. They're fighting to change that.

Abdulrahman Zeitoun was arrested just after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. The Syrian immigrant had lived in the city for more than 20 years. Author Dave Eggers says Zeitoun found himself in "a perfect intersection" between a natural disaster and the war on terrorism.

The U.S. is striving to vaccinate as many people as possible against COVID-19 — and keep them up-to-date with boosters. But some states are lagging behind. See how yours is faring.

Drew Garza welcomed the Biden White House lifting a ban on transgender recruits. But Garza and other would-be transgender recruits are waiting for the formal requirements and rules for their service.

Jason Rezaian, a Washington Post columnist held captive in Iran for more than a year, talks to NPR's Steve Inskeep about another American sentenced to 10 years in an Iranian prison Emad Shargi.

The process of trying to get vaccinated can be confusing. A new platform from the federal government and private sector partners makes it easier to find a provider where you live.

NPR'S Ailsa Chang speaks with Minneapolis City Council member Jeremiah Ellison about the mayor's announcement regarding new use of force rules for police going into effect on Tuesday.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about her new database, Array Crew, and how it may help diversify who works on the sets of Hollywood productions.

The Biden administration has taken its first steps to reopen diplomacy with Iran.