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Community organizer Rita Martinez died last month of COVID-19 at age 65. Martinez spent decades fighting for the rights of Chicano and Indigenous people in Pueblo, Colo.

The Grammy-winning chart-topping rapper behind "Old Town Road," has just released C Is for Country, a children's book that's emblematic of his efforts to reach a younger audience.

The U.S. has brokered a deal between Saudi Arabia and Qatar, ending a long feud that undermined the Trump administration's strategy in the Persian Gulf.

NPR shares the latest news from a polling station in two runoff elections in Georgia that will determine control of the U.S. Senate.

COVID-19 can damage the brain, causing long-term problems with thinking and memory. New research suggests the damage comes from the immune system's reaction to the coronavirus, not the virus itself.

Health experts are hopeful that vaccines will stop the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. But what about the rest of the world?

The mayor of Washington, D.C., called up the National Guard, and warns residents to avoid the city's center ahead of pro-Trump protests on Wednesday — the day Congress certifies election results.

As the nation falls far short of a goal to get 20 million vaccinated by the new year, we look at where bottlenecks are occurring in various parts of the country.

The president of the Florida Education Association says DeSantis "turned his back on educators in Florida."

The rest of Georgia voters head to the polls Tuesday to select their senators in two runoff elections. Control of the U.S. Senate hangs in the balance. Republicans currently have both seats.

As hospitals and long-term care facilities roll out COVID-19 vaccines, many in private practice and those who work for staffing agencies, are struggling to get the shot.

The counties were taking reservations by phone after websites crashed Tuesday but stopped after all time slots were filled by the afternoon.

Host Bradley George and Zac Anderson of the Sarasota Herald-Tribune have a wide-ranging conversation that touches on the new leaders of the state legislature as well as the amendments approved by voters in November.

Dr. Nichole Bosson of the LA County Emergency Medical Services Agency explains Monday's orders not to transport some patients and to limit oxygen use amid Los Angeles' massive COVID-19 surge.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Erin Brodwin of Stat News about why Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JP MorganChase health care company Haven is closing.

Voters in Georgia headed to the polls on Tuesday in the runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate. NPR speaks with some of them.

The British government has denied reports that it would soon shut down London, although the coronavirus is spreading faster there than in the rest of the United Kingdom.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Muslims in Dearborn, Mich. on the third anniversary of President Trump's ban on immigrants from mostly Islamic countries. They also react to recent U.S. Mideast policy.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with E.J. Dionne of The Washington Post, whose book Code Red is out next week, and Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review and Bloomberg Opinion about impeachment and Iowa caucuses.

The situation in President Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate is fluid. Senators narrowly voted to not call witnesses — and Sen. Roy Blunt says the final vote is expected next Wednesday.

Ukrainians once viewed the United States as a model of democracy and clean government. After their country got wrapped up in the U.S. impeachment scandal, some are having second thoughts.

Wall Street Journal reporter Andy Pasztor joins NPR's Ailsa Chang to discuss his reporting on Southwest Airlines' lapses in its airplane maintenance records.

The leaders of Hungary, Israel and the Philippines have exploited the coronavirus crisis to consolidate their hold on power and weaken institutions that could curb them.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti about the latest measures his city is taking to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

As a virus makes copies of itself, errors may creep in, changing its genetic makeup. Researchers are trying to determine if the changes are significant in the new coronavirus.